The evolving filter view

We’ve done a fairly major overhaul to the navigation and functionality of the filter/table page. The new navigation should make it easier to view the data, pushing the content higher on the page and moving some secondary functions behind a less imposing set of buttons and options.

Some added features include:

  • options to let you quickly filter or sort a results set by any property
  • the ability to save a view to any domain you administer
  • displaying more results per page
  • a cleaner, lighter design that gets out of the way of the data

A couple of useful features are a little harder to find in the new design and are worth pointing out. These features are nifty but perhaps not the most commonly used by all users of the page.

The first tip is how to access the schema from here. This is done by clicking on the linked type name and selecting the ‘type schema’ link that appears.

The second tip is for adding new columns to the view — this is now done by clicking the button that reads ‘Make a view like this one’ and then clicking the orange ‘+’ icon in the lower left — we’re going to be looking at how we can make this clearer in the next release.

For more on these and other instructions, see the help topic: Using the Filter View. And you can expect more changes to come!

One Response to “The evolving filter view”

  1. spatialed Says:

    This is very nice. Great job!

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