Lists

Many pages in the Fabric Services System UI display lists of objects. Wherever they appear, these lists include standard controls to help you sort and filter lists to focus on the information you need.

Table 1. List controls
#	Control type	Description
1	Region selector	Most lists display a set of objects associated with a particular region. Use this drop-down to change the region whose information is currently displayed. Note: Each use account can be associated with one or more regions by an administrator. Only the regions your user account is associated with are available for selection in the Region selector's drop-down list.
2	Category filter	Some pages in UI can display two entirely different types of the same data. For example, the Inventory page can display a list of either physical hardware, or virtual hardware used in fabric simulations. The category field allows you to indicate which type of data you want the page to display.
3	Custom filters	You can build custom filters with multiple parameters using this control, as described in Customizing filters.
4	Column filters	You can constrain the list to show only items that match the values you specify in one or more column filters. Filtering is not supported for columns of check box values. If the column filter is a field, type letters and numbers that you want matched in the values in that column. If the column filter is a drop-down list, select a value that you want matched in the values in that column. If the column filter is a calendar control, click the calendar icon and select a date that you want matched in the date values in that column. If the column filter is a range control, click the range icon and enter minimum and maximum values to define a value range. Values for the column must fall within that range.
5	Column sorting	Click a column title to cycle between three sorting states: Ascending order ( ) Descending order ( ) No sorting The system does not support sorting for columns of check box values.
6	Lists Menu	Click the icon to open a list of common list controls that allows you to control the behavior of most lists in the UI:
	Clear Sorting	Clears all sorting that has been set for all columns of the list.
	Clear Filters	Clears all filters that have been set for all columns of the list.
	Manage Columns...	Opens a list of all columns in the list, which you can then enable (to show) or disable (to hide). These selections persist for subsequent visits to the same page.
	Autosize All Columns	Sets the width of each column in the list to the minimum width required to display the heading without wrapping its text, and at least as wide as the filter text field for that column.
	Export to CSV, Export to XLSX, Export to XML	Exports the entire table to either a Comma-separated Values (CSV) list, a spreadsheet in XLSX format, or a spreadsheet in XML format.
	Compact Rows	Reduces the white space allocated to each row, fitting more rows onto each page.

Customizing filters

You can define one or more filters to limit the set of rows displayed in any list. The fields on which you can filter, and the values to match in those fields, are determined by the system.

Figure 2. Adding custom filters to a list

To add a custom filter to a list:

In the panel across the top of the list, click the Add Filter icon ( ).
In the Filter drop-down list, click a field name from the list.
In the Filter field, click a value for the field from the resulting drop-down list.
This is the value that must be matched in that field in order for a row to qualify for inclusion in the list.
To add another filter, repeat steps 1 through 3.
Continue adding filters until your custom filter is as precise as you need.