Select attributes to display as viewer columns

For collections of Elements, Element Searches, Event Frames Searches, and Transfer Searches, you can select attributes to display as columns in the viewer, in addition to default properties.

1. In the navigator pane on the left, choose one of the following actions:

   • To select attributes for Elements and Element Searches collections, click Elements ().

   • To select attributes for Event Frames Searches and Transfer Searches collections, click Event Frames ().

2. In the browser, click the collection for which you want to select attributes.

3. At the far right of the viewer, click .

4. Click Select Attributes.

5. In the Select Attributes window, choose from the following options to select the attributes that you want displayed in the viewer:

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   Add attributes from a template	Select the Add Attributes from Template option. Select a template from the list.
   Add attributes from an element or event frame Note: You cannot add attributes from a Transfer Searches collection	Select the Add Attributes from Element/Event Frame option. Choose from the following actions: To search for an element or event frame, click and enter criteria to locate attributes in the Element Search or Event Frame Search window. To select an element or event frame from the browser tree, click and select from the Element Browser or EventFrame Browser window. Click OK.
   Add other attributes	In the Others field, enter attribute names separated by a semicolon, or click and enter criteria to locate attributes in the Attribute Search window. Click Add.

   Selected attributes are displayed in alphabetical order in the left-hand Attributes or Attribute Templates list. For added convenience, you can group them by category or template by selecting one of the Group by check boxes. You can also filter them if necessary with further search criteria.

6. From the Attributes or Attribute Templates list, select the attributes you want to display in the viewer.

   1. Use standard Windows selection keystrokes (such as SHIFT+<click> and CTRL+<click>) to select contiguous and non-contiguous attributes in the list, as described in Select multiple objects in the viewer.

   2. Click to move selected items or to move all items to the right-hand Attributes list.

7. Optional. Adjust the order that attributes will be displayed in viewer columns:

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   Move an attribute up the list	Select an attribute below the top row and click .
   Move an attribute down the list	Select an attribute above the bottom row and click
   Remove an attribute from the list	Select an attribute and click .
   Remove all selected attributes	Click .

8. Optional. You can add additional attributes as required, for example from another template. Repeat steps 5 to 7.

9. Click OK to complete the attribute selection.

   The selected attributes are displayed as columns in the viewer.

10. Optional. You can control which selected attribute columns are displayed in the viewer:

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    Remove an attribute column	Click . Click Attribute Columns. Clear the attribute you want to remove.
    Remove all attribute columns	Click . Clear Show Attribute Columns.