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Configuring SmartFilter Properties

There are a number of changes you can make to the appearance and behavior of a SmartFilter instance through the Properties dialog box. This section discusses the options available to you.

To open the dialog box, choose Instance Properties from the menu-button menu. The dialog box appears as shown here:

Data

This area identifies the data source, and the fields to be filtered:

Style

You can define the amount of control the user has over the filter operation by setting the Style value. The Style you choose applies to all fields unless you modify the setting for a particular field.

The possible values for Style are:

String Operators

When these check boxes are enabled, setting them overrides any conflicting setting in Style.

Operator View As

By default, the SmartFilter lists the operators for Explicit fields in a combo box. You can force the options to be listed as radio buttons instead. To choose a representation, set the appropriate radio button.

Size & Position

Allows you to set three visual characteristics of the SmartFilter instance:

Field Properties

Each filterable field has several default properties that you can change. Note that such changes have no effect on the database, the data stream, or how the data-display object treats the field. All changes are local to the SmartFilter.

To begin, select the field whose properties you wish to change:


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