Adding a Sort Theme Addition

Complete the following steps to add a sort theme addition:

1	Select one or more pipeline segments in the Select ROWs window (Figure 8-6). Click Save to close the window.

2	Click Data Entry > Define Routes to open the Define Routes window. Click the down arrow in the Routes field and select a route in the selection list (Figure 8-40).

3	Click the Customize tab , then the Sorts button to open the Sorts page (Figure 8-45).

4	Click Add to open the New Sort Layout dialog box (Figure 8-46).

Figure 8-46. New Sort Layout

5	Type a name for the theme in the field Enter Theme Name.

6	Select the Public check box if you want the new theme available to all PCS Axis users. When a theme is not public, it is a private theme available only to the user who creates it.

Note: Creating public themes is a function available only to users assigned the SysAdmin user role. Private themes can be created by users assigned the User, Read Only, or SysAdmin user role. See System Security for more information.

7	Select a layout theme with fields you want to copy to the new layout theme. Click the Copy Content check box and then click the down arrow in Copy Fields From Theme and select a theme in the selection list.

8	Click OK to save changes and return to the Sorts page.

9	Verify the name of the new sort theme displays in the field Select Sort Theme. If not, click the down arrow in Select Sort Theme and select the new theme in the selection list (Figure 8-47).

10	Add and remove fields in the new theme as required. If needed, refer to Editing a Layout Theme Addition.

11	Select a sorting method for each field listed in the right pane. To sort grid records in ascending order, click the toggle button to select ASC . To sort in descending order, click the toggle button to select DESC .

12	To change the order of fields listed in the right pane and subsequently in the grid, click and drag a field to a new position in the list. Or, select a field and then click the up or down button.

13	Click Save to save changes.

14	To apply the sort theme in the grid, follow these steps:

a	Click the Options tab to open the options page (Figure 8-47).

b	Click the down arrow in Select Sort Theme and select the sort theme in the selection list.

c	Click Apply to apply changes and return to the grid in Define Routes.

Note: Clicking Cancel allows you to close the Options page without saving changes.

Figure 8-47. Options