Filtering a PPR Context

You can assign filter to PPR root nodes using the filtering commands.

  1. Click a PPR root node.
  2. From the toolbar of the Authoring panel, click Show Advanced Filter Panel .
    The Advanced Filter panel opens.
  3. You can:
    • Retrieve and apply a saved filter by clicking Open a filter of <Object Name>. For more information, see Retrieving and Applying a Saved Filter
    • Select the context for the filter by clicking Selection. For more information, see Selecting the Context for the Filter.
    • Filter the structure using attribute criteria by clicking Attribute. For more information, see Filtering a Structure Using Attribute Criteria.
    • Filter the structure using configuration criteria by clicking Configuration. For more information, see Filtering a Structure Using Configuration Criteria.
    • Copy a filter from another revision by clicking Copy filter from another revision of <Object Name>. If there are any existing filters for other revisions of the selected root object, it opens the 3DSearch results to a list of all previously saved filters so that you can select which one to copy filter specifications from.
    • Copy a filter from any filter by clicking Copy filter from any filter. If there are any existing filters, it opens the 3DSearch results to a list of all previously saved filters so that you can select which one to copy filter specifications from.
  4. Click Save to save the filter.
    The Save dialog box appears.
  5. Enter the required information and click Save.
    The Propagate Filter panel opens.
  6. Click Propagate to apply the filter to the other selected objects in the list. You can manage the selection by clicking the object in the list. Likewise, click Don't propagate if you do not want to apply the filter to other objects.

    Tip: You can also use the Propagate Configuration Filter command to apply the filter to other objects later.

    The filter is assigned and a gray filter icon appears on the PPR root node to indicate that the filter is applied to it.

    In addition, a red filter icon appears on the PPR root nodes where the newly created filter has been propagated. Save these filters to apply them.

    Note: The red warning icon appearing next to the PPR context indicates that it has been modified.
  7. If you clicked Propagate in the previous step, then save the propagated filters.
    1. Click a PPR root node with the red filter icon.
      The Advanced Filter panel opens.
    2. Click Save.
      The red filter icon turns gray.
    3. Repeat these steps individually for each PPR root node.
  8. Click the PPR context object and click Save to save the filtered structure.
    The red warning icon disappears.

You have defined filters on the PPR root nodes of your PPR context.

Tip: You can open the filtered PPR context in native apps by selecting and dragging the PPR context and dropping it into a 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps session.