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Information valid from AMI version 8.0 initial release |
Summary
The Working List gadget provides a quick way to create lets you create and refine a collection of objects to work with. A in a List structure.
Enter a list of object IDs or object names can be entered into the text area , allowing to add those objects to be added as children to of a selected object structure point in the List structure.
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Basic Options
Filter by Object Type
Optionally filter Filter your list to process only include objects of a certain typespecific object type. If your List of Objects includes an ID or name of an object which is not of the specified type then that object will be ignored.
List Elements as
Specify whether your list contains object IDs or object names Object IDs or Object Names.
If you use Object Names then your default language version will be used to match objects.
Delimiter
Specify which character or characters divide up separate the elements of in your list. The comma character is selected by default. Note that there is also a 'Use whitespace' checkbox, which when checked will
Select the Use whitespace characters as delimiter checkbox to treat any tabs or newlines (but not spaces) in the list as delimiter characters, allowing . This allows you to copy and paste cell values from third-party applications such as third-party spreadsheets.
List of Objects
Enter your list of object IDs or object names here.
Apply Selected Results To List
The Working List Gadget allows you to manipulate lists in a few different ways. In this section of the interface you can specify what AMI should do with the objects you have entered.
List
ChooseApply to list
Either select an existing object in the List structure to operate on. Selecting 'or select New...' will allow you to add add a new object in the List structure and apply link your objects to that new list .
Top Level List / Apply to sublist
If the gadget has Use sublists enabled, two drop-downs are available: Top Level List and Apply to sublist. These allow you to select a list structure point.
Top Level List lets you choose one of the immediate children of the list defined in the gadget.
When you've selected an object in Top Level Lists, the Apply to sublist shows that object's children. Either select one of these or select New... to create a new child of the Top Level Lists object.
Copy Descendants?
If this checkbox is setselected, descendants of the objects are also added to the target list.
Show
Resultsresults
Choose when to see a summary of what happens when you click the select Apply button.
- Always
- Only when there are errors
- Never
Select list after applying changes?
If checkedselected, the selected list will become the current object context when the operation completes.
Add / Remove / Replace / Intersect
Choose what Select the action to perform on your selected list...:
- Add: Link —Link your objects as children to the selected list object.
- Remove: If present, remove —Unlink your objects from the children of the selected list object, if they're linked there.
- Replace: Remove —Unlink all of the existing current children of the selected list object, and replace them with your objectslink the objects in your list.
- Intersect: Any —Any children of the selected list object which are also present in your list of IDs or names will be preservedremain linked, but all other children will be removedunlinked.