Search and Filter

Realisor contains functions that allows different ways to interact with the map enabling you to search for, filter, group and hide nodes. These functions are found under the 'Search' tab along the top of the screen. Within the 'Search' tab, there are several criteria that can be used to search or filter search results to be displayed on a Realisor map. Nodes can be searched for using text, node type and group criteria. Each of these will be covered within more detail within this module.

 When the Filter option is selected, this hides the nodes that do Not meet the criteria that is specified in the search criteria. Filter can be clicked on or off, which turns the filter on and off and allows nodes to be hidden and displayed. The Search function highlights the nodes on the map and displays in the left hand toolbar the nodes that meet the criteria given.

Using Groups

In order to search using Groups, we have to use to Group Criteria option. Click on one or more of the Group headings (Group 1, Group 2 or Group 3 on the left hand side) to activate/deactivate the Group.
Using the drop down logic options ‘In/Not In’, ‘And/Or’, this sets up the conditions that will be used to filter the nodes.
Once the conditions have been established, select ‘Filter’. This will causes nodes that do not satisfy the conditions to be hidden. For example, selecting 'In', 'First Category' and 'Second Group' and selecting 'Group 1' means  that on the map you will see only the nodes within that group. Even though criteria has been set for 'Group 2' because this is not active, the nodes will not be displayed.


Using Node Type Criteria


Within the Search tab there is the option to display only nodes of a certain type.
The default setting is that all nodes are selected, so all nodes will be displayed. Deselect the nodes you do not wish to display and select Filter. This will show only the node types selected.
In this example, the node types ‘Capability’ and ‘Outcome’ have been selected, so only these nodes will be displayed. To add other nodes to this map, simply click the node type and these will be displayed.To show all nodes again, simply click Filter.








Using Text Criteria


The fields that can be searched in the ‘Text Criteria’ function are the node ID, the node Title and Node Description. Each of these has drop down options for you to select – ‘Contains’, ‘Equals’, ‘Starts With’, ‘Ends With’.

Put in the data that you wish to search the nodes for and select Search or Filter, depending upon whether you wish to select the nodes or hide the nodes that do not meet the criteria.  Filter can be ‘clicked on and off’

Views

Realisor has the functionality to enable you to select certain views of the map rather than viewing an entire map at once. Views are an easy to use and versatile tool that allows you to dynamically change the view of the front of the map, pick out important nodes for certain users or simply want to work on a certain portion of the map without the visual clutter of other nodes. Once you have created a view, you can select which nodes you wish to remain visible in the view and arrange them as required.


Creating a view is done in the left hand side toolbar. Click the green plus symbol under views to create a new view. You are able to edit the name of this view by clicking in the box and typing a new name for the view.

You are able to switch between views by selecting which view you want to use in the sidebar. ‘Use Main View’ takes you back to the default view – the main map.
If you no longer have use for a particular view, the view can be removed. To do this, simply select the view from the left hand side bar and click the red minus button.

Once you have selected the view you wish to use by clicking on it in the left hand sidebar, you are able to toggle the visibility of the nodes on the map to determine which nodes are visible within that view. Right clicking the node and selecting ‘Hidden Node’ hides the node and any links from this node in that view.

If you have hidden a node in error within a View (using the right click option 'Hidden Node'), you are able to toggle the visibility back on. This is done through using the ‘Show Ghosts’ button within the ‘Map View’ tab. Clicking on the ‘Show Ghosts’ button reveals a ‘faded’ version of the hidden nodes.

This enables you to distinguish which nodes are hidden within the view and enables you to toggle the visibility back on if required.

You are able to change the position of any of the visible nodes within the view but any changes made using the 'AutoLayout' functionality will be visible across all of the views.

For a short video demonstrating this, please click here