Working with Tables

Tables present lists of data. There are two types of tables, main page tables and tables on pages. Tables provide many useful functions. For example, you can resize and rearrange their columns, sort their rows and copy the content of the cells to paste it elsewhere.

This page includes the following:

Main Page Tables

Main page tables are lists of items (objects, tasks, executions and so on). The following picture illustrates a main page table:

Screenshot showing a main page table

You can modify main page tables as follows:

  • Sort Rows

    You can sort the rows in a table by the values in any column. When the table is sorted, you see a small arrow in the sort column header, pointing up for an ascending and down for descending sort.

    1. Click the column header.
    2. The entries are sorted in ascending order. This is indicated by an upwards arrow.
    3. Click the header again to sort the entries in descending order. This is indicated by a downwards arrow.

  • Change the Column Order

    Select the column header to drag and drop the column to its end position. An indicator shows where the column will be dropped.

  • Resize the column width

    Put your cursor between the column headers; a separator icon is displayed. Then drag either right or left to change the column width.

  • Show and Hide Columns

    Many tables display only some of the available columns. Click the arrow icon on the upper right corner of the table header to open the list of all available columns.

    The columns that are currently included in the table are checked. The names of mandatory columns are dimmed and checked. You cannot hide mandatory columns.

    • Select a checked column to hide it.
    • Select an unchecked column to show it.

  • Copy and Paste Cell Contents

    1. Select the content of the cell you want to copy and press Ctrl+C (copy) on your keyboard.
    2. Put the cursor in the field in which you want to paste the content.
    3. Press Ctrl+V (paste) on your keyboard.

Scrolling and Returning to the Selected Item

Your lists can contain thousands of items. When you scroll down a list, you will notice that the Automic Web Interface uses lazy loading to optimize resources.

If you select an item in a list, then scroll up or down, and then want to return to the selected item, press the arrow up or arrow down in your keyboard.

Selecting Multiple Rows

Hold down Shift and click the arrow up/down key to select multiple contiguous rows. Rows that are already selected will be deselected.

Hold down Ctrl and click the arrow up/down key to select multiple rows that are apart from each other.

Tables On Pages

Tables on pages contain a toolbar that lets you add, remove and arrange items. This picture illustrates one of these tables:

Screenshot showing a table on a page

The following table functions are available

  • Adding rows

    Click the Add Row button

  • Enabling a row for editing

    Activate the checkbox on the first column of the row

  • Enabling all rows for editing

    Activate the checkbox on the header

  • Editing cells

    First enable the row for editing and then edit the contents of the cell

  • Removing rows

    Activate the row checkbox to make it editable and click the Remove button

  • Cutting/copying/pasting rows

    1. Activate one or more rows.
    2. Click Cut/Copy. This removes/copies the rows and copies them to the Clipboard.

    3. Click Paste. The rows are inserted at the bottom of the table.

  • Copying/pasting the content of cells

    1. Select the content of the cell and press Ctrl+C (copy)
    2. Put the cursor in the field in which you want to paste the content
    3. Press Ctrl+V (paste)

  • Moving rows up/down

    Activate one or more rows and click the button on the toolbar

See also:

User Interface