Filtering Variables

For easier viewing, you can filter the list of a variables in a report package. The default filter is All, meaning all variables—static, reference, and shared—are displayed in the variables list.

Filtering categories are:

  • All

  • Static

  • Reference

  • Shared

  • In Use

  • Sourced

To filter variables:

  1. Open a report package, and then open a doclet.

    You do not need to check out a doclet in order to filter variables.

  2. In the drop-down list in the Report Package panel, select Variables.

    Shows the options available in drop-down list in the Report Package. Options are Report Center and Variables.

    The list of variables available in the report package is displayed in the panel.

  3. Choose a filtering option by clicking the links at the top of the variable list:

    A portion of the panel showing the variable filtering options, All, Static, Reference, Shared, In Use and Sourced.

    • All—Displays all variable types.

    • Static—Displays only static variables.

    • Reference—Displays only reference variables.

    • Shared—Displays only shared variables.

    • In Use—Displays only those variables that are in use in the currently-opened doclet.

    • Sourced—Displays only those variables that are in sourced from the currently-opened doclet.

    Note:

    If you do not see all the available filtering options in the Variables panel, try either of these methods in order to view all filtering options:

    • Widen the Variables panel using the Microsoft Office two-headed arrow, as shown below circled in green. Point your mouse at the vertical line between the doclet pane and the Variables panel until you see the two-headed arrow, click it, and then drag to the size you require.


      The Microsoft Office double-headed arrow key used to widen the Variables panel

    • Use the drop-down arrow at the right of the Variables panel, as shown below circled in green, to view, and select from, the remaining available filters.


      Drop-down arrow used for viewing filters that are not showning due to the narrow Variables panel

    Tip:

    To help to locate the variables in use in the current doclet, you may choose the highlight option on individual variables, as described in Highlighting Variables in Doclets