Grid Features

The purpose of this document is to outline the grid components of the Backflow software and their features. Grids are an essential component of the Backflow software; Though they can vary in size and complexity, grids can be helpful for obtaining additional information as well as filtering and sorting what is visible.

Grids can be found on the following screens:

- Control Panel Screen
- Facility Listing Screen
- Facility Screen
- Hazard Listing Screen
- Hazard Screen
- Work History
- Email History
- Notice Queue/History
- Invoice Queue/History

Add and remove columns

Click on the right side of any column header to reveal a drop-down menu.
Click on the ‘Columns’ option to reveal a list of possible columns. If the checkbox is checked, the column will be visible.
Note: Screen size may prohibit use of too many columns due to visibility issues
Click on the column name from the drop-down again to remove it from the grid columns.

Filtering

Click on the right side of any column header to reveal a drop-down menu.
Select the filter box to apply the filter and type the text to filter in the box. Each column on a grid can have one filter applied at a time. In the screenshot below I am filtering the Facility Name column by the keyword “Example”.
Click the filter box again to remove the filter from the column.

Sorting

Click on the right side of any column header to reveal a drop-down menu.
Columns can be sorted in either ascending or descending order by clicking the respective option. An arrow depicting the sort order will appear in the header bar next to the column name. Once a sort is applied it cannot be removed.

Exporting

There are export features available for the grids located on the Control Panel, Invoice Queue, Invoice History, Notice Queue, and Notice History. Contents of the grid are exported to an Excel spreadsheet with column headers in row one. When exporting a grid, any added columns, filtering, or sorting that is applied will also be applied in the export.