Tables appear many places in Catalyst, and they all have many features which overlap.
Here is a quick guide to how you best can search in and customize tables.
This guide will appear in every lesson where a table is involved, so you can easily refer to it when needed.
- New – Create a new entry in the table. May not be available depending on the table.
- Refresh – Refresh the table to update the data.
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Clear filters – Clear any filters or sorting.
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Restore Table – Return the table to the default view. Undoes resizing and only shows the default columns.
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Advanced Menu – Shows a menu where you can. . .
- Clear all filters
- Export visible data as CSV – Exports the visible data in the table with the current filters, sorting, and columns as a CSV file.
- Columns – Toggle the visibility of columns
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Search by Text – Search by text in the column
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Search by Category – Used for columns with a limited number of possible values. Will open a drop-down with all the options to search by.
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Sort by – Opens a drop-down with the option to sort ascending/descending, remove sort, and hide column. The first three options may not be available depending on the column.
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Right-Click – The right-click menu differs for each table, but common for all tables is the option to copy a value from the row.
- Resize any column by dragging the edge.
Tables appear many places in Catalyst, and they all have many features which overlap.
Here is a quick guide to how you best can search in and customize tables.
This guide will appear in every lesson where a table is involved, so you can easily refer to it when needed.
- Special Filter/Create New Entry – Depending on the table, there might either be a special filter type here, or the option to create a new entry in the table.
- Refresh – Refresh the table to update the data.
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Hide/Show Filters – Toggle the visibility of standard filters. These filters are explained in 7. If any filters are active, an "x" will appear which allows you to clear all filters.
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Columns – Toggle the visibility of each column. Click the circular arrow to restore the table's columns and sizing to default.
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Settings – Opens a drop-down containing extra settings:
- Restore Table- Return the table to the default view. Undoes resizing and only shows the default columns.
- Clear Filters – Clears any filters or sorting.
- Export – Export the currently visible data as a CSV or JSON file. This includes current filters and sorting and will only export the visible page.
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Sort – Click on the header of a column to sort from A to Z or Z to A. This is not possible for columns which can be filtered by category.
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Filters – Filter the data and only display entries fitting the criteria. There are three types of filters:
- Filter by text- Type in text and only entries containing that text will be shown.
- Filter by category – For columns with a limited number of possible values, a dropdown will open where you can choose which value to filter by.
- Filter by date – Select two dates and times and only entries between those times will be shown.
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Options – All tables will have an option for copying a specific value from the row. For some tables, extra options are available. These include links to other pages, editing the entry, or deleting the entry. Hover over the icon to see what it does.
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Links– Certain values serve as links, these generally have a blue background. Clicking on them will bring you to the page for that value.
- Resize any column by dragging the edge.
