To open the String Filter Dialog, click Configure on the Sort or Filter sections of the Reports Generator dialog.
The following dialog box appears:
In the String Filter, strings can be defined with simple queries.
To define a query, chose a condition from the drop down menu and specify an alphanumeric string
The options in the drop-down menu are:
include all - Includes all names (documents, folders or types - according to what sorting criterion is being used)
not activated - the filter is not being used
equals - Only includes names equal to the string entered by user
does not equal - Includes all names not equal to the string entered by user
is greater than - Compares each letter from the beginning of the word until the first difference. Words will be included if the first letter that deviates from that in the string is of a higher value, that is, later in the alphabet. For example, Guide is greater than Guard
is greater than or equals - Same as above, but will also permit two equal words.
is less than - Compares as above. Word will be included if the first letter that deviates from that in the string is of a lower value, that is, earlier in the alphabet. For example, Snail is less than Snake
is less than or equals - Same as above, but will also permit two equal words.
begins with - Includes all words starting with the given string
does not begin with - Includes all words except those starting with the given string
contains - Includes all words containing a given string.
does not contain - Only Includes words which do not contain the given string
When the 'And' button is selected, both the top and the bottom conditions have to exist.
With the 'Or' button selected, it's enough that one of the conditions exist.
Example:
To include only those files which start the string 'cs' but do not contain 'rcs':
