Defining Conditions with Multiple Criteria

The Define Search Conditions - <Info Area> dialog box is displayed upon defining a condition.

For further details, see Defining Conditions.

You can define additional sub-criteria using the options in this dialog box. Further criteria can be linked using logical operators.

Click on to load and edit existing conditions.

Click on Display as text () to display the contents of the condition as text. This allows you to copy the condition to the clipboard, for example.

Changing the Display

  • Show full operand: Select this option to display the operator as text. Example: The "=" sign is displayed as "equal."
  • Show defaults: The display of default values switches between two display types. Example: "Current date" or "12.03.07".

To further edit the condition, select a line and use the popup menu or the buttons on the right of the dialog box.

Defining further Sub-criteria

You can define sub-criteria in the following ways:

  • Select an info area or field and select Add a new field from the XYZ info area from the popup menu or click on .
  • Select a field or condition defined for a field and select Add new condition for field XYZ from the popup menu or click on .
  • Select a condition defined for a field and select New from the popup menu.

Grouping Sub-criteria with Operators

Hold down the Ctrl key and select multiple fields with sub-criteria to group them. Select the operator:

  • AND: Select Group with AND from the popup menu or click on .
  • OR: Select Group with OR from the popup menu or click on .

Grouping criteria corresponds to placing them within brackets in a logical expression: For example, if you have defined the condition "A OR B OR C", and link the B and C sub-criteria with a logical AND, this results in the expression "A AND (B OR C).

Ungrouping Criteria

Highlight an operator and select Ungroup from the popup menu or click on (Remove group).

Changing Operators

Highlight an operator and select Change operator to from the popup menu or click on .

You can also double-click on the operator.

Editing Sub-criteria

Highlight a criterion and select Edit condition from the popup menu or click on .

You can also double-click on the criterion.

Deleting Criteria and Groups

  • Deleting all criteria: Highlight the info area and select Delete all conditions for the XYZ info area from the popup menu or click on . Confirm the prompt.
Note: You can enable the Do not show this dialog box again check box to prevent this prompt from being displayed in future. Should you need to reactivate the prompt, select Extras > Other Options from the menu and enable the Prompt when deleting conditions check box.
  • Deleting all members of a group: Highlight one of the operators in the group and select Delete entire group from the popup menu.
  • Deleting fields: Highlight the field and select Delete this condition for field XYZ from the popup menu or click on .
  • Deleting conditions: Highlight a criterion and select Delete condition from the popup menu or click on .