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Topic Grid

The Topic Grid is the list of Topics that the User can see. Its concept is based on an email inbox.

The Topic Grid can be viewed within Clarive in three modes:

  • Open - Show only topics with statuses that are not "Final".

  • Closed - Show topics with statuses that are set as "Final".

  • All - Show all topics in the grid.

Topic status can be made "Final" by an administrator in the Statuses admin panel.

Searching

The Topic Grid can be also filtered by using the Clarive Search Syntax.

Sorting

By default the Topic Grid sorts by most recently modification date.

To change the sort direction, click on the icon and click on one of the options. Each click will reverse the sort direction (ascending/descending).

Filters

To filter which Topics are shown in grid, use Filter icon.

Quickfilters

There are six quickfilters to make you easier filter topic grid.

Categories and statuses in the quick filters are now sorted by their order position (seq field) instead of alphabetically. This allows administrators to control the display order of categories and statuses based on importance or frequency of use rather than alphabetical order.

Also if you click on a status, the topic grid will show you only the topics with that given status. Same behaviour for labels, if you click on a label, the topic grid will filter only topics that have same label assigned.

Advanced filters

Here you can customize your topic grid in an advance way. You can add as many conditions as you want using Add button.

When viewing topics filtered by category (e.g. from the categories panel), advanced filters also support CI (Resource) fields configured in the category. CI fields appear in the filter field dropdown alongside standard fields and support is, is not, and is empty operators. Selecting is or is not displays a dropdown with available CI options (shown with name and icon) that match the field's configured CI class and role.

Customize columns

You can customize your topic grid view adding or removing columns. To do it, just click on + icon in last column header and check or uncheck columns.

Change status

You can change topic status from topic grid hovering your mouse on the current topic status. This will show you the list of available statuses that the topic can change to.

Of course, you can change the status for multiple topics by just using the select tool. Check the topics you wish to change and use the change topic icons above of the table to change multiple topics.

Open Kanban

Select topics and click on the Open Kanban button on the Action bar shows the Topics Grid in Kanban view

Topic Preview

The Topic Grid includes an inline preview panel that allows you to view topic details without leaving the grid. Click on any topic title to open the preview panel on the right side of the grid.

When the preview panel is open:

  • The grid narrows to show Status, Title and Actions columns.
  • Selection checkboxes and row expansion are hidden.
  • The preview panel displays the full topic view with all interactive functionality (edit, change status, deploy, etc.) at a reduced scale.
  • Clicking a different topic row updates the preview.
  • Use Arrow Up/Down keys to navigate between topics.

The preview header bar shows:

  • Breadcrumb of the currently previewed topic.
  • Back button (arrow left) to navigate to the previously previewed topic. Only visible when there is navigation history.
  • Maximize button to open the topic in full view. When the "Open links in a new browser tab" toggle is enabled, it opens in a new tab instead.
  • Close button to close the preview and restore the grid to normal mode.

Topic links clicked inside the preview (e.g. parent topics, child topics) will navigate within the preview panel. Non-topic links (e.g. jobs, revisions) also open inside the preview panel.

The preview panel is resizable by dragging the divider between the grid and the preview. The panel size is saved per user, so it will be restored on the next visit.

Changing the page, filters, or sorting in the grid will close the preview and restore the grid to its normal state.

Tooltips:

  • Hovering over a topic title shows: Click to open in preview.
  • Hovering over a topic badge shows: Click to open in window.

More? You can use our topic grid tour clicking on i icon in the breadcrumb to know more about topic grid.