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Dynamic Filtering Usage

June 28, 2017 Eagle Eye Networks

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From any view, enter text to filter results in real time.

Dynamic Filter Text Entry
Dynamic Filter Text Entry

The name, tag, address, and location are used to filter. The results are displayed as text is entered and remain persistent until the text is cleared. Clearing the text can be done by pressing “Esc” on the keyboard, or by clicking the “x” which appears when text is entered.

Example Filter in Layouts
Example Filter in Layouts

The results can be saved by clicking the “+” button to the right of the text entry bar.

Clear & Save
Clear & Save
Save Dialogue
Save Dialogue

The text entered to perform the filter becomes the suggested name when you press the button to save. The options to save are as a filter or as a layout. This makes creating layouts very efficient. Saved filters are accessed by clicking the bookmark button to the right of the text entry.

Save Dialogue Bookmark
Save Dialogue

Recalling a filter does not offer the option to save unless the filter text is changed.

Example of zip code filter in Tags view
Example of zip code used to filter in Tags view
Example of zip code filter in Maps view
Example of zip code used to filter in Maps viewThere are a few differences between a saved filter and a layout. The main difference is that a layout is fixed. It will not change unless it is edited (by adding or removing cameras). When editing a layout, the order and size of the previews can be set. The saved filter is dynamic. For example, if you have a filter that uses a zip code, recalling that filter will show the results of any new cameras that are added within that zip code. When viewing filter results in layouts or tags view, the order and size of the previews cannot be changed. They are shown in alphabetical order and sized evenly just as viewing tags. A filter can be deleted by clicking the “x” to the right of the filter name.
Delete Filter
Delete Filter

Leaving blank space between words treats the space as ‘or’ so that a text entry of ‘lobby parking’ would show any cameras that had ‘lobby’ orparking’ as part of any camera metadata.

Example of ‘or’
Example of ‘or’

Putting words in quotes will use the space between as ‘and’ so that ‘“parking rear”’ would only show cameras that had both “parking” and “rear” so that a camera with name or tag “rear parking” would be shown but a camera named “rear building” or “front parking” would not be seen.

Example of ‘and’
Example of ‘and’

Dashboard Update:

Cameras are grouped together by the bridge they are attached to.  The bridge is shown first followed by the cameras underneath it.  The bridge name can be used to quickly perform a filter to see the previews of all cameras on a bridge.

Filter Example - Dashboard Bridge Cameras
Filter Example – Dashboard Bridge / Cameras

Location

Set the location of a bridge by opening bridge settings and selecting the location tab. Information entered here is used by dynamic filtering. If cameras are not added to a map, they may still be filtered and viewed using location information from the bridge on the dashboard, and in layouts, tags and notifications views.

Bridge Settings Location
Bridge Settings / Location

Tags

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