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In SimpleOne, records are presented in two ways: in lists and in forms. Each representation consists of a number of elements and provides various ways to interact with records. In this article, the list interface is described.

The list interface includes the following elements:

1. Columns – names of columns of the current table. Click a column name to open the context menu.
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3. List Image Added – click the icon to select the number of items diplayed per page.
4. Gear icon Image Removed Image Added – click this icon to change the set and order of columns displayed.
5. Search boxes – click the magnifier icon to the left of column names to open the list search boxes. Here, enter the value that a column should contain to find certain records.
6. List of records – records included in the table displayed in rows. You can select records using the checkboxes on the left to delete them or (in case it is a record picker) to select them for the list type field. By default, the records in lists are sorted by the ID column in descending order.
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8. Cell – the column value of a certain record. You can change the value using inline editing.

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Edit field values of records in the list view without openning a record form.

To edit a field in the list view, follow these steps:

1. Double-click the cell containing the value you need to change.
2. Depending on the type of chosen column:
   • enter the value.
   • select value from the drop-down list.
   • select a record from the dictionary by clicking the magnifier icon Image Removed (reference columns)
   • define the date and time by clicking the calendar icon Image Removed (date and time fields)
3. Click Image Removed to apply the changes (except for the choice-like columns).

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1. DOC0000960: Lists Interface.

See the List Interface article to learn more about the available actions for users.

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Configure the record number

To configure the number of records displayed in the lists, set the options in the simple.list.record_count_options.

To set the default number of record to be displayed in the lists, select the preferred option in the Number of records on lists field of the Preferences menu.

To set the number of record in specific lists, click Image Added and select the desired number of record to display per page. The selected user options will be saved in user preferences.

The list.pagination.enable_pages_calculationproperty enables the counting of items for pagination.

Thelist.per_pageproperty allows you to customize the number of records for the list by default.

1. Navigate to System Properties → All Properties.
2. Find the property record you need using the list search boxes or the condition builder and open it.
3. In the Value field, enter the necessary value.
4. Click Save or Save and exit.

Configure the inline editing

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You need to select a relevant application in the Admin Preferences to edit records. Otherwise, the fields will be read-only.

You can lock selected columns for editing to protect them from being changed, bypassing client scripts.

To lock columns for editing, follow these steps:

1. From the table form view, click Configure inline editing.
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   A modal window appears.
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2. Depending on your purpose, you can lock:
   • a single column: start typing in the input field and select an item from the auto-suggest list.
   • multiple columns:
     • click the magnifier icon Image Removed Image Added right to the input field. In the window that appears select the checkboxes corresponding to the columns you wish to lock and click Select items.
     • to remove a column from the input field, click the close button on its badge.
   • all columns except for the selected ones: select Lock all columns except those specified below.
   • all columns: switch Lock all columns.

3. When all settings are done, click Apply.
   

   Note
   Unless Lock all columns is switched, you must fill in the Columns field to click Apply.

   
   

To revert the changes you have made, click Reset settings and click Reset in the dialog box that appears. The Reset settings button is only available if you made any configuration changes previously.

Tables can contain a lot of records, and it gets difficult to navigate through them and find the records you need. SimpleOne provides several ways to find, filter, group, and sort records with the:

items in the column name context menu (to call it, click the column name).

Condition builder

The condition

• Sort ascending – sorts records by the column value: from smallest to largest (including choices if they have numeric value), from A to Z, from earlier dates to later dates.
• Sort descending – sorts records by the column value: from largest to smallest (including choices if they have numeric value), from Z to A, from later dates to earlier dates.
• Group: {column} – divides records into groups by the selected column.

items in the row context menu (to call it, right-click the cell).

Condition builder

Condition builder is a tool that helps to create conditions to select fields with specific values and sort them in a particular order. 

It is available for the following elements:

• lists (click the funnel icon Image Removed Image Added above the table).
• forms in Condition fields.
• record picker window (click the magnifier icon Image Removed Image Added by the reference fields).
• Related Lists area (click the funnel icon Image Removed Image Added above the table).

To create filters, complete the following steps:

1. Click the funnel icon Image Removed Image Added to open the condition builder.
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2. Add complex conditions using the AND and OR buttons actions in the condition builder toolbar.
3. ClickRun to apply filters and get the selection of records.
   • You can also delete them by clicking Clear All.

On lists and in dictionaries, you can find breadcrumbs by the funnel icon Image Removed. They represent applied conditions:

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See the Condition Builder article to learn more.

List search boxes

Search boxes appear above a table in the list view. To display them, click the magnifier button Image Removed at the right corner on the top of the list.

You can find the record you need by typing some characters, a word or several words. The search returns records that contain the specified input, that is, the condition equals:
[Column] contains [value]

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Grouping on lists 

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Grouping records on lists allows you to divide all records into groups based on the defined column of any type. As the result, the list of records is divided into sublists. That is, records with the same value form a group with the corresponding heading. The function provides information on the number of records included.

is available only on lists. Records in related lists cannot be grouped.

To configure grouping, click the column title by which you need to group the records, then select Group: {column name}.

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For example, you need to group columns from the Columns (sys_db_column) table by the Column type field. After configuring the grouping, the list looks the following way:

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In the list view, the following options to operate the groups are available:

the

number of groups displayed on the page

, set the list

_groups.per_page property

value.

To set up properties, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to System Properties → All Properties.
2. Find the property record you need using the list search boxes or the condition builder and open it.
3. In the Value field, enter the necessary value.
4. Click Save or Save and Exit.

Create a report

Use the title context menu by right-clicking the list titles and selecting one of the following options:

• Pie Chart – present data with the circular statistical graphics. See the Reports article to learn more.
• Bar Chart – present data with rectangular bars.

Import and export

Use the title context menu by right-clicking the list titles and selecting one of the following options:

• Export Excel – export the list into an Excel file , to use it later for various purposes. See the Quick Export (outdated) article to learn more.
• Export to JSON – export the list view into a JSON-formatted file, to use it later for various purposes.
• Import from JSON – import a JSON-formatted file, to file to insert records to the database directly. See the Quick Import article to learn more.