Documentation

Customizing the Hubs

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You can customize all thelist-style
hubs in the softwareClients, Sessions,
Invoices, Calls,
Messages, Tasks,
and Production. The
Home
page, Workflow, and
Calendar hubs have different options
to choose right on the toolbar. The hub customization features give you tremendous flexibility and control over how you view your data.

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When you customize a
hub, the changes will only apply to the logged in user. Other
users will not see these changes when using their own Stratus Desktop user login.

Choosing Columns #

You can customize a hub by changing which columns are displayed on the screen.

  1. In the Customize
    group of the ribbon, click Column
    Chooser
    .

  2. The Column Chooser
    will appear, giving you a list of columns that you can choose to display
    or hide.

  3. Click the box to the left of the field name to
    select or de-select the column. Selected columns will appear on the
    hub. De-selected columns will not be displayed.

  4. Click OK
    to return to the hub.

After you have selected the columns you want to view, you can change
the order in which the columns appear on the hub. To do this, click and
drag each column header to the desired location. Note:
Make sure you have selected all the columns you want to view before re-ordering
the columns. If you go back and select a new column with the
Column Chooser, the order of the columns will revert
to the default order.

Filtering the Data #

The hubs include a filter tool to quickly filter your data on-the-fly. For example, you may want to see just those records that are at a certain status. Note: To create advanced filters, as well as filters that can be saved and reused,
use the Filter Builder tool.
For more information, read the Filter
Builder
section.

  1. In the Customize
    group of the ribbon, click Filter
    the Data
    .

  2. A filter symbol will
    appear in each column header of the hub.

  3. You can choose to filter the data for any column
    that is visible. Click the filter symbol in the column you wish to filter.

  4. Choose how you want to filter the column:

    • Simple Filter
      – Simply check or uncheck criteria in the list to include
      or exclude it from the filter. In addition to All
      and Blanks, the software provides
      a list of each unique value that appears in the selected field
      in the data that is currently displayed on the hub. Click OK to see the filter results
      displayed on the hub.

    • Text Filter – Use
      the Text Filter option
      if you want to choose an different operator and/or enter a value
      that’s not on the list. For example, you may want to filter just
      the zip codes beginning with 550. It would be impractical to select
      them one-by-one on the list. Instead, go to Text
      Filters > Contains
      . The Custom
      Filter
      page will open and you can enter a value of “550”
      in the last column. You can add additional conditions here if
      desired. Click OK to see
      the filter results displayed in the hub.

Grouping the Records #

Use the Group By Box tool to group the displayed records by a specific column.

  1. In the Customize
    group of the ribbon, click Group
    By Box
    .

  2. The Group By
    Box
    will appear at the top of the hub grid.

  3. Drag any column and drop it into the Group
    By Box
    to group the records by that column. For example, on
    the Sessions hub you can drag
    the Session Type column to
    the Group By Box to quickly
    sort your sessions by type.

Displaying Totals #

The Invoices hubincludes an option to Show
Totals
. The software displays a total for any column containing dollar
amounts.

  1. In the Customize
    group of the ribbon, click Show Totals.

  2. A total will be displayed for any column containing dollar amounts, such
    as Invoice Total or
    Invoice Open Balance
    . Tip: Use this option
    in combination with the
    Group
    By Box
    and the software will display
    totals for each group.

Splitting the Grid #

Use the Grid Splitter bars to scroll through more columns or rows by dividing the grid either vertically, horizontally,
or both. Hover your cursor over the splitter button next to the
scroll bar. Your cursor will change to a line with two arrows and you
can then click and drag to move the splitter bar.

View either columns or rows in a split screen to scroll
through additional records or columns.

Additional Options #

Right-click on a column to see additional options, including:

  • Sort Ascending

  • Sort Descending

  • Summary – Total, Average, Minimum, Maximum, and
    Count

  • Group By This Field

  • Group By Box

  • Clear All Group Bys

  • Filter The Data

  • Clear All Filters

  • Hide This Column

  • Column Chooser

  • Best Fit

Right-Click Options

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