1.3.4.2. Filter (Faceted search)

The Filter dialog area provides a large number of facets.

Immediately after starting PARTdataManager the Filter dialog area is still empty.

As soon as you select a catalog or a subdirectory in the structure tree, the filter categories are displayed according to the respective catalog (directory). If you perform a full-text search [Full-text search] with an asterisk "*", the possible common categories of all installed catalogs are displayed.

After each filter action the still possible filters are calculated anew and shown together with the new search result.

The two following figures show the list of all facets:

Facets upper part

Facets upper part

Facets lower part

Facets lower part

Single Features
  • The options are shown in a list with checkboxes.

    Scrollable lists

    Scrollable lists

  • All selected filters are shown in an overview on top for quick removal or jumping into the respective category.

    Furthermore a selected filter is shown on top in its respective category.

    Display selected filters

    Display selected filters

    In order to delete a single filter, click on the desired filter's x-mark or in order to remove all filters on the x-mark on the right.

  • The number of remaining results after each dynamical adjustment is shown in brackets. (The real number could slightly differ due to complex value ranges in tables.)

    Display of possible remaining filters

    Display of possible remaining filters

The single filters
  • Catalogs

    • QA seal [QA Seal] (gold, silver)

    • Manufacturer

  • Keywords

    Keywords can be connected with AND or OR . In order to switch click on the button.

    Keywords

    Keywords

    • AND: All values must appear in every search result [All values must appear in each search result]

    • OR: One of the values must appear in the search result [The search result must contain one of the values]

  • Enrichments

    • Filter search across all catalogsFilter search across all catalogs [Filter search across all catalogs]

    • Available in all formats

    • BIM enhanced

    • Electro enhanced

    • Piping enhanced

    • Simulation enhanced

    • TGA-VDI enhanced

  • Delivery countries

  • Units (mm, inch, FEET)

  • File types

    • 3D native (All Formats)

    • Assistants

    • 3D imported (All Formats)

    • Documents

    • Autodesk Revit file

    • DXF

    • etc.

  • Classifications

    Examples:

    • Clamping element, quick change

    • Handle (control elem., unspecified)

    • Bushing, standardized tool parts, tool and die)

    • etc.

  • Standards: ANSI, DIN, ISO, etc.

  • Certificates

    • RoHS certificate (restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment)

    • REACH certificate (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals)

    • EMAS certificate (Environmental Management and Audit Schemes)

    • ISO 14001 certificate (environmental management)

    • WEEE (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment) certificate

  • ERP status (e.g. material, usage status, etc.)

    ERP variables are displayed over all catalogs.

    LinkDB filters work like others, but are colored.

    LinkDB filters should be configured by Consulting, as some LinkDB fields could not make sense possibly.

    ERP state

    ERP state

Variable filters

The common variables of the current results are displayed below the facets mentioned above.

Filter for table variables (selection either by slider or checkbox)

Filter for table variables (selection either by slider or checkbox)

  • For numbers sliders or checkboxes are used, for text checkboxes are used.

  • Parameters are displayed according to the frequency of occurrence in the catalog. However, they can also have been set by catalog modeling (explicitly added).[12]).

  • Description texts of variables can be different even inside a catalog, so the most frequent are directly shown and the rest in a tooltip.

    Variable description texts in tooltip

    Variable description texts in tooltip