Events view upgrades—more filters, new filters, filters everywhere!

Previously, the primary filters in AM.NET’s Event View did not match the filters in AM4’s Event Summary. Users relied on setting the primary filter and then refining their search through the grid filter row.

Unlike AM4, however, the filter row does not allow you to select multiple values. For example, you could either view events for all companies or you could use the filter row to view events for one selected company. You could not, however, view events for two selected companies as you could in AM4.

So, we added a solution. AM.NET’s event view now contains the same primary filters as AM4’s Event Summary. To see the new filters, expand the Events View Explorer by either dragging the splitter to the right or by double-clicking the splitter.

The Events View Explorer reveals additional filters.

We also added a third filter option to the Events View: the Filter Editor. The Filter Editor allows you to add specific secondary filters to the event view in addition to the filter row. To use the Filter Editor:

Select the field by which you want to filter.

Select the filter condition.

Finally, select the value to match.

To add criteria, click Add Criteria and select an operator to join the conditions.

NOTE
The visibility of the Filter Editor is based on a system parameter and is NOT visible by default. If you would like it turned on, please contact Steve.

These enhancements will be available when your society receives the latest release 28 hotfix.

New Year news

A few tidbits for the New Year:

First, the AM.NET help file now contains documentation for Names File Maintenance and addresses.

Second, we are working hard on release 29 and hope to start loading it in mid-February.

Third, there are some issues with keyboard shortcuts for tab edit controls. We know about these and are working on them. They will be fixed in release 29.

Fourth, you can now flag the text on each tab of the Events File Maintenance Marketing tab as either HTML or plain text. Previously the text was exclusively HTML. A setting in AM.NET’s system parameter table flags this option so please contact CDS to make this change.

Finally, we are currently reviewing the event registration routine: how it works, the screen layout, and several other factors. If you or anyone in your CPE department has any feedback regarding event registrations—including any changes you might like to see—please let us know.