Above the object list is the action bar with which you can carry out various actions.
Create an Object
Various options are available for the creation of a new object:
New
orNew object
create a new object which you can edit via forms.New object from template
changes to the dialog which creates one or more objects from a template.Create new templat
e is similar to the first item, but the stateTemplate
is preselected so that the object becomes a template after saving.
Edit an Object
When you want to edit an object, select the object to be edited with the corresponding checkbox and click the Edit
button. When you select more than one object, the list editing function is started.
Duplicate an Object
Use the Duplicate button
to duplicate an object with its attributes.
Objects: Archive, Mark as Deleted, Restore or Delete Irrevocably
You can click the corresponding buttons to Archive
, Delete
, Restore
, Purge
and Quickpurge
when you want to change the state of one or more objects or you even want to delete them irrevocably.
Print Preview
A pop-up window showing the list with an optimized view for printing opens by activating the Print Preview
button. The list is supplemented with attributes which are displayed on the summary page of the corresponding object.
Print preview of the web browser
The applied web browser can also generate a print preview. Here the superfluous elements of the Web GUI are not displayed:
- Firefox:
File → Print preview
- Chrome:
Menu → Print…
orSTRG+P
Export Object List as CSV File
You can download the displayed object list as a file in CSV format with the Export as CSV
button and then process it with third-party applications.
Link to this Page
To reload the page and thus the object list you can use the Link to this page
button. This button is also useful to get the unique URL. However, it should correspond to the URL shown in the address bar of the web browser.
Change of State
If you want to display only objects with a certain state, you can select the corresponding state with the drop-down menu on the right side of the action bar. You can see how many objects are in the respective state by the indications enclosed in parenthesis. As standard, the selected state is set to Normal
. A change to another state is saved and therefore affects all other object lists..