DW Spectrum User Manual
DW Spectrum enable users to search and filter data in various forms (Audit Trail, Event Log, Device List, Users etc). The common UI element is a search box. Type any characters there to activate a search. Search results appear in the form immediately as characters are entered. This is because Camera ID strings are so long and contain so many characters they could flood search results without this limitation.
The search functionality in the Resource Tree is a little different than everywhere else in DW Spectrum . The Resource Tree display can be filtered in two ways, by type and by text, and these two filters can be applied separately or together. Note that server and device IP addresses are always displayed in search results. By using this function, the following items can be searched for: Servers, Devices (I/O modules, cameras, etc.), Layouts, Showreels, Video Walls, Web Pages, Users, Local Files, and Groups.
Filtering by Resource Type
Only one resource type can be selected at a time. The type filter can be applied by clicking on the magnifying glass (
) in the Search field to open a dropdown menu. When a type filter is applied, the tree structure changes – all elements become grouped by type, and are displayed without nested elements of a different type (for example, cameras under layouts under users).
You can select a group from the search results (Shift + Click) or select multiple items sequentially (Ctrl + Click). You can add items from the search results to the existing layout (Enter) or open all selected items into a new layout (Right-click > Open in New Tab). Note that the cursor must be in the search field for these add-to-layout functions to be available.
Filtering by Text
Any text entered in the Search field filters the existing resource display. Multiple keywords are treated as a Boolean "AND". For example entering abc def returns only resources which have abc and def. If the filter returns a large number of results, only the first 64 results will be displayed. Camera ID fields are only searched if a query is 4 symbols or longer.
Search Syntax
Search syntax in DW Spectrum search fields is generally the same across all DW Spectrum resources, but additional search features are available in a few places.
The standard search syntax includes the following:
•Single word search (not case-sensitive)
•Two word search (not case-sensitive and the search terms’ order does not matter)
Search Fields That Use the Standard Search Syntax
oResource Tree
oEvent Rules (Indexed field: Source)
Note: Events with more than one camera set will show up in your search results if one of the cameras match the search term, but the exact camera name will not be visible until you click on the list of cameras for that event.
oEvent Log (Indexed field: Description)
oCameras list (Indexed fields: Name, Vendor, Model, Firmware, IP, and MAC address)
oAudit Trail (Indexed fields: Camera name, User, IP, Activity, Description, Session ends)
Search Fields That Do Not Use the Standard Search Syntax
The following places in the Desktop Client have an exception or additional search features.
•User Manual
oTwo word search terms will provide results for both search terms together and separately.
oAn asterisk (*) can be used in any position to any number of symbols.
oA question mark (?) can be used to substitute a single character.
oA hyphen (-) can be used in front of the second search term to search for lines that contain the first term but not the second term.
oUnlike two-word searches across our other resources, only results matching the search terms' exact order will show up.
oA question mark can be used to substitute a single character.
oAn asterisk can be used in any position to any number of symbols.
•Bookmark Log – (Indexed fields: Name, Description, and Tags)
oQuotations can be used to find results with the search terms in the order specified.
•Notification Panel, Bookmarks tab (Indexed fields: Name, Description, and Tags) and Objects tab (Indexed fields: Object type and Object text attributes)
oQuotations can be used to find results with the search terms in the order specified.
