Filtering and Sorting Assets
To quickly find targeted assets from a large number of assets in SFx Asset Management, you can easily utilize the various types of filters and sortings.
Filtering Assets
In Card View or Table View, click the
icon on the Asset Dashboard. By default, there are 6 filter conditions displayed.Select one or more filters and click Apply to filter assets. Or click on the See All Filters link on the lower right to open the All Filters dialog, and then select one or more filters and click Apply to filter assets. See Supported Filters for details.
The following figure demonstrates how to search for assets with PRO subscription, Not installed Sensors, and on the Operating status.
Tip
You can start a fuzzy search by typing a keyword in the search box under the filter name of Asset Name, Plant, Location, Model, and Controller Model. The assets of which names contain the keyword are automatically listed.
You can change the display order of the filters. Click the
icon and drag the filters to adjust their locations, and then click Save.You can search for assets of which Plant, Location, Model, and Controller Model property is null by selecting (Blanks) from the drop-down list. The (Blanks) option is only available when at least one asset is assigned with a null value of the selected property.
To reset the filters or clean up the filter result, click Clear.
Supported Filters
The following fields can be used as filters:
Asset Name — Filter assets by asset name.
Plant — Filter assets by the name of the plant where assets serve.
Location — Filter assets by the location where assets are located.
Asset Type — Filter assets by asset type, such as CMM or laser tracker.
Model — Filter assets by the model type of assets.
Controller Model — Filter assets by the controller model type of assets.
Operational Status — Filter assets by the real-time working status of assets. See Asset Status for details.
Sensors — Filter assets by whether a specified sensor is installed on an asset or an internal sensor is built in an asset or not.
Subscription Package — Filter assets by subscription package name.
Overall Status — Filter assets by the real-time overall health status of assets. See Overall Status for details.
Last Certification Date — Filter assets by last certification date.
Recommended Certification Date — Filter assets by recommended certification date.
Note
This value is correlated with the Last Certification Date, and should be 12 months later than the Last Certification Date.
Sorting Assets
In Card View or Table View, click the
icon on the Asset Dashboard.Select a property from the Sort By list. See Supported Sorting Conditions for details.
Note
The ranking order for some properties is pre-defined, such as Pulse and Operational Status.
Click Sort Z-A to sort assets alphabetically in descending order if you prefer.
Tip
In Table View, you can also click a table column header to sort the assets alphabetically in ascending or descending order. Five columns are clickable, including Asset, Plant, Location, Model, and Type.
Note
The sorting menu and the filtering menu will not be expanded at the same time. When you click one, the other will be automatically hidden.
To reset the filters or clean up the filter result, click Clear.
Supported Sorting Conditions
The following fields can be used as sorting conditions:
Asset Name — Sort assets by asset name in alphabetical order.
Plant — Sort assets by the name of the plant where assets serve in alphabetical order.
Location — Sort assets by the location where assets are located in alphabetical order.
Asset Type — Sort assets by asset type in a pre-defined order.
Model — Sort assets by model type of assets in alphabetical order.
Controller Model — Sort assets by the controller model type of assets in alphabetical order.
Operational Status — Sort assets by the current operational status of assets in a pre-defined order.
Sensors — Sort assets by whether a specified sensor is installed on an asset or an internal sensor is built in an asset in a pre-defined order.
Subscription package — Sort assets by subscription package name in alphabetical order.
Overall Status — Sort assets by the real-time overall health status of assets.
Last Certification Date — Sort assets by last certification date in ascending or descending order.
Recommended Certification Date — Sort assets by recommended certification date in ascending or descending order.