To filter object types

Purpose

When the object type drop-down menu in a list form contains more than 10 items, you can use a filter to reduce the number of items.

You can also set defaults for list forms in custom workspaces, to reduce the number of items in the object type drop-down menu and to set the default object type; see To customize list forms .

Steps
 

Open a list form and click the Filter for Object Type icon; see Figure 1-1, List form . The Select Object Type form opens.


Configure a simple search using column headings; see To perform a simple search from an object list form .

Alternatively, you can configure an advanced search; see To perform an advanced search from an object list form .


Click Search. A filtered list of object types is displayed.


Select an item from the list and click OK. The Select Object Type form closes and the selected item is displayed in the Object Type field.

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