Create a tag filter

If you have a large number of tags in your Tagname Dictionary, finding the tag for an animation can be cumbersome. For example, you may only want to see the tags assigned to a particular Access Name or Alarm Group. You can configure a filter so that only a subset of tags are shown in the Select Tag dialog box.

You can use the following wildcard expressions in your filter.

• The multiple character wildcard is the asterisk (*). For example, "Asyn*" searches for all tagnames beginning with the characters "Asyn".

• The single character wildcard is the question mark (?). For example, the "Tag?" filter searches for all four-character tagnames that begin with "Tag". The "Tag*" filter searches for all tagnames that begin with "Tag".

• Any sequence of valid tagname characters, together with the two wildcard characters, is acceptable in a filter. Valid tagname characters are: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, !, @, -, #, $, %, _ and &.

Define a search filter

1. In the Select Tag dialog box, select the ellipsis button next to the Filter list. The Define Tag Filter dialog box appears.

   

2. In the Filter Name box, type a filter name.

3. In the Filter Options area, configure the filter criteria. Do any of the following:

   • In the Tagname box, type the tag name.

   • In the Tag Type box, type the tag type.

   • In the Access Name box, type the local Access Name.

   • In the Alarm Group box, type the Alarm Group name.

   • In the Comment box, type the comment expression.

4. Select OK. The Filter Name appears in the Filter list in the Select Tag dialog box. You can select the filter to show the tags meeting the filter criteria.

Delete a search filter

5. In the FilterName box, select the filter.

6. Select Delete.