Refining the Inventory View
You can use the following methods to refine the inventory on the Inventory view to pinpoint the data you want to examine:
| • | Filtering by Inventory Name |
| • | Filtering by Inventory Details |
| • | Focusing Column Content |
| • | Removing All Filters |
For instructions on accessing the Inventory view, see Opening the Inventory View.
You can filter the inventory on the Inventory view by the name of the inventory item.
To filter inventory by the inventory name, do the following:
In the Enter Inventory Name field at the top of the Inventory view, enter a string by which to search inventory names.
If necessary, click the search icon next to the field to initiate search.
To remove the string and restore the full list of inventory items, click the X in the field.
Filtering by Inventory Details
The Inventory view enables you to filter inventory by details that include:
| • | Inventory attributes such as inventory name, priority, age, review status, confidence level, and notifications |
| • | Attributes of the tasks, security vulnerabilities, and licenses associated with inventory |
| • | Attributes of security vulnerabilities associated with inventory |
The filter criteria you set persist if you change the major context of the Inventory view (see Switching the Context of the Inventory View).
To filter the inventory by inventory details, do the following:
| 1. | Click the Advanced Search button at the top of the Inventory view. The Advanced Inventory Search dialog is displayed. |
| 2. | Select criteria by which to filter the inventory on the view. For details about the criteria fields, see Advanced Inventory Search Dialog. |
Once you have set the criteria, the Inventory view is refreshed to apply the filters.
Note:If you select to filter by license or security-vulnerability criteria on the Advanced Inventory Search dialog, the filtering process might take longer than usual.
Focus the column content as needed on the Inventory view to see the values most pertinent to you.
To focus column content, do the following:
| 1. | Hover over the right side of any column header, and click its dropdown menu. |
| 2. | From the menu, do any of the following: |
| • | Re-sort the values in the column in ascending or descending order. |
Note:Currently you can re-sort the values in the Project, Inventory Name, Priority, #Files (hidden by default), Status, and Created On columns.
| • | Select Columns to display or hide any columns in the view. |
Your column configuration persists when you change the major context of the Inventory view (see Switching the Context of the Inventory View).
The following procedure removes all current criteria configured on the Advanced Inventory Search dialog and switches the context of the Inventory view to show all projects.
To remove all filters and switch to the All Projects context, do the following:
Click the Show All Items button at the top of the Inventory view.
Note:This button does not display if the Inventory view is already using the All Projects context.