Working in Change Set and History Tables

The procedure is the same for change set tables with modified elements (overview) and logged operations (log) of a change set, and the history table of modified elements.

Display

The details of a change set or history are shown in tables in the same way and also have similar columns.

The Change Set '{0}' shows the modified elements in the Overview table and the logged operations within a change set in the Log table.

The history table displays logged history of operations of the selected model elements; it can also display changes to their content and recursive changes.

You can adopt the current settings for the columns displayed, their order and grouping of entries separately for each table as standard in the context menu. If you do not do this, all settings will be lost. You can also reset to the default settings after changes have been made to table layout.

Model elements that do not currently exist in the model any more as they have been deleted are marked with a tick in the Deleted column. Information about the corresponding windows (e.g. in the Properties tool window) cannot be shown for these elements, as is the case for model elements which still exist.

The table shows the entries that existed when the table was opened. Select Reload Content (F5) to refresh the display.

Context

You can group entries to make the table clearer. The column order remains the same.

You can adopt the current grouping of entries for the table type as the default so that you can use them again in the future.

How to proceed

  1. Drag the column titles in the top-most area and drag them to one after another to position them how you want to group them. You can see whether a column title is inserted before or after an already existing column title.

    The entries are grouped accordingly.

  2. Drag a column title from the grouping and drop it on the column head when the mouse pointer becomes a cross (X).

Context

You can set the order of the columns.

You can adopt the current order of columns for the table type as the default so that you can use them again in the future.

How to proceed

  • Drag the column title and drop it in the column head where you want to insert the column. You can see whether a column title is inserted before or after another column title.

    The column order is set accordingly.

Context

You can fix columns to the left edge so that these will not be moved if you click on the horizontal scroll bar.

Set the column order accordingly so that you can fix the columns you desire.

You can adopt the current fix for the left table type as the default so that you can use it again in the future.

How to proceed

  1. Drag the fixed column splitter to the right next to the column to be fixed if you want to fix the column to the left edge.

    Fixed columns are not moved if you click on the horizontal scroll bar.

  2. Drag the fixed column splitter to the left edge again to remove the fix.

Context

You can hide columns by accessing the context menu in the column's header.

You can adopt the current column display for the table type as the default so that you can use it again in the future.

How to proceed

  1. Click on the respective column in the context menu in the column's header that you wish to hide.

    The column disappears and the column to the right moves along.

  2. Click on the respective column in the context menu in the column's header to show the column.

    The column appears again.

Context

Entries are sorted in ascending order according to the Modification Date column if no explicit sorting is set.

You can sort the entries in the table after each column into ascending and descending order.

You can adopt the current sorting of entries for the table type as the default so that you can use them again in the future.

How to proceed

  1. Click on the column's column title which contains the entries you want to sort. Sorting changes to the following order with each click of the mouse: ascending, descending and not explicitly-sorted.

    The entries are sorted as either ascending, descending or not explicitly-sorted. Existing groupings are not removed.

  2. Remove explicit sorting to return to the descending Modification Date column.

    Entries are sorted as descending according to the Modification Date column.

Context

You can constrain what is shown using the filter row below the column header. The list is narrowed to rows which correspond to the filter entered.

  • You can enter a string of characters in the filter field for all columns apart from the Deleted column so that only entries which contain this string are displayed.

  • You can also set time frames as filters in the End Date and Modification Date date columns. To do this, use the "<" and ">" special characters.

    Example 1: "03.05."shows entries from May 3rd

    Example 2: ">03.05.2014" shows entries from May 3rd and newer

    Example 3: ">03.05.2014 <17.05.2014" shows entries between the 3rd and 17th of May, 2014

  • Use the Deleted column to filter currently-deleted model elements, elements which are not deleted or to not filter.

You can adopt the current filtering of entries for the table type as the default so that you can use them again in the future.

How to proceed

  1. Enter a date with leading zeros in the filter field for the respective date column to narrow the entries to a particular time frame. You can also use the ">" (from) and "<" (to) special characters for this if required.

    The entries are narrowed according to the filter as soon as a permissible filter is set.

  2. Activate or deactivate the check box in the Deleted column's filter field to narrow the entries to deleted or not deleted elements.

    Only the entries for deleted or not deleted elements are shown.

  3. Enter the special character in the respective filter field to narrow the entries to certain special characters in certain columns.

    The list is narrowed to rows which correspond to the filter entered.

Context

You can make current settings for the columns shown, their order and grouping of the entries for the table type, i.e. change set or history, a default so that you can use it again in the future.

You can also reset to the default settings after changes have been made to table layout.

How to proceed

  1. Select Adopt Table Layout as Default in the context menu if you want to use the current settings for the columns shown, their order, sorting and grouping of the entries for the table type in the future.

    The layout is stored and tables of this type are opened in this layout.

  2. Select Restore Default Table Layout in the context menu if you want to revert the current settings for the columns shown, their order and grouping of the entries back to the default.

    Table layout is reset to default.

Prerequisites

The table editor contains entries.

Context

You want to find certain entries in the table.

How to proceed

  1. Select  Design>Find>Find in Table (Ctrl+Shift+F).

    An input field for searching for the string, an arrow icon () for navigating through the search results and an icon for closing the search area appear above the columns. The and icons show you that there are no further search results above or below, respectively.

  2. Enter the string you are looking for in the <Search> input field.

    All table cells which contain the string are highlighted and can be navigated through using the and icons.

Prerequisites

The table editor contains entries.

Microsoft Excel is installed.

Context

You want to export the table entries to Excel.

How to proceed

  • Select Export to Excel in the context menu.

    Excel is opened and all entries are shown in a table.

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