Cases Grid View

About Cases Grid View

By default, the cases are displayed in tabular format. If you select to view cases in the Inbox view, the selection persists, even if you log out and log in to Predix Essentials.

In the Grid view, you can view the cases in a compressed layout as columns.
Note: Even though you have access to assets and enterprises of another tenant, for the cases to appear in the Grid view, you must have access to at least one asset of the same tenant to which you belong.
By default, the Cases grid view is refreshed only when you select . However, you can enable auto-refresh for the view to be automatically refreshed in specific intervals by selecting the time interval in the drop-down list box next to . You can select one of the following values in the drop-down list box:
  • 30 Sec
  • 1 min
  • 5 min
  • 10 min
In the drop-down list box, you can select Off to disable the auto-refresh for the view.
The following table describes the available columns.
Column HeadersDescription
Analysis LinksThe number of analyses for the asset, along with a link to access each analysis. If the asset contains only one analysis, you can select the link to access the analysis directly. If the asset contains multiple analyses, you can select the link to access the list of analyses and then access each analysis.
Asset AliasThe alias for the asset name.
Asset ID The ID of the Asset for which the case is created.
Asset Name The name of the asset for which the case is created.
Case IDThe ID for the case.
Closed OnThe time when the case was closed.
Closure CodeThe closure code of the closed case.
Created By The name of the person who created the case.
Creation Time The time when the case was created.
Customer NameThe name of the person who owns the asset.
External Case IDThe External ID for the case.
Last UpdatedThe time when the case was last updated.
NameThe name of the case.
Owned By The name of the user or user group that owns the case.
SeverityThe severity of the case, where 1 being the most severe.
Site Name The name of the site where the asset is located.
StatusThe status of the case, such as open, awaiting, and closed.
VisibilityThe visibility of the case, for example, Limited or General.
Note: You must have the View Limited Visibility Cases permission along with Cases, View Case Details, or Edit Case Details permission to view a case with Limited visibility. With the View Cases permission, you can view only the cases with General visibility.
Note: Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping is not enabled in the newly added columns on the Cases grid page that are listed below:
  • Analysis Links
  • Category
  • Likelihood
  • Urgency
  • Fault Mode
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Recommendation

You can export these fields in the .csv report.

Toggle the Cases Inbox View

You can switch between the cases inbox and cases grid anytime while viewing the cases.

Procedure

  • To access the Cases grid view:
    1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
    2. Select .
      The currently filtered cases and information associated with the cases appear in a table.
  • To switch back to cases inbox view, select .

Access Cases of an Asset in Cases Grid

About This Task

The Asset Hierarchy section in the cases grid provides you with an option to select an asset such that you can view the cases related to the asset. You can select multiple assets and the cases associated with the selected assets appear in the cases grid. The Asset Hierarchy section contains all the assets for which you have access permission.
Note: The selections in the Asset Hierarchy section persists even if you sign out and sign in to Predix Essentials. This is valid only if you use a single device to access Predix Essentials.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
  2. Select , and then select the case filter set.
    The cases for the selected filter set appears.
  3. Select .
    The Asset Hierarchy window appears, containing the list of assets in a parent-child structure.
    Note: The hierarchy contains all the assets for which you have access permission.
    Tip:
    • You can search for an asset within the hierarchy.
    • You can filter the assets based on its category.
      To filter the assets, perform the following steps:
      1. Select Filter.

        The ASSET CLASSIFICATION section appears.

      2. In the Select Asset Classification drop-down list box, select the category of the asset, and then select Apply.
  4. Select the check boxes corresponding to the assets for which you want the associated cases.
    Note: When you select a parent at any level in the Asset Hierarchy window, the subsequent child elements are also selected by default.
  5. Select Apply.

Results

The cases grid is refreshed, and the cases associated with the selected assets appear.
Tip:
  • To collapse the Asset Hierarchy section, select .
  • You can apply your favorite filters to the list of cases.

Apply Filters to Cases

You can apply default or custom filter sets to cases.

About This Task

You can use filter sets to narrow queue entries into a manageable set. In addition, you can manage queue auto-refresh settings to control the appearance of new cases, and designate frequently used filters as favorites for quick application to the queue. Auto-refresh takes existing filters into account when adding new cases, assigning them to the correct queue.
Note: The filters applied to the cases inbox or grid is persistent even if you navigate out of the Cases module, therefore not requiring you to select the filter attributes again until you log out of the application. This is valid for a given user session.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
  2. Select , and the select a filter set, such as My Cases or Unclaimed.
    The filter is applied to the cases inbox or cases grid.
    • To apply a new filter from the Filter Cases window without saving it as a new filter set, select More Filters, make your filter selections, and then select Apply.
    • To add a custom filter set as your favorite:
      1. Select More Filters to access the Filter Cases window.
      2. Select next to the filter name, and then select Favourite.
    • To remove a favorite filter, select next to the filter name, and then select UnFavourite.
    • To modify an existing filter with new filter options:
      1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases..
      2. Select , and the select More Filters.
      3. In the Filter Cases window, select the name of the filter that you want to modify.
      4. Add, remove, or modify the filter options.
      5. Select Save.
    • To delete an existing filter:
      1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
      2. Select , and the select More Filters.
      3. In the Filter Cases window, select for the filter that you want to delete.
      4. Select Save.

Refresh the Cases Grid

Refreshing the cases grid retrieves the newly created cases and displays them in the grid depending on the filter and sort criteria.

Before You Begin

You must have the Cases, View Cases, or Edit Cases permissions.

About This Task

You can refresh the cases grid manually or specify a time interval for automatic refresh. Automatic refresh updates the cases list at regular intervals depending on the time specified and displays new cases as they become available. Disabling automatic refresh prevents new cases from loading unless you manually refresh the list. The selection persists even if you log out and log in to the application.

Procedure

To refresh the cases grid manually:

  • In the heading, select .

To enable automatic refresh:

  • In the heading, select the drop-down arrow, and then select the time interval when the cases grid should be refreshed.

Results

The cases grid refreshes and displays the latest cases.

To disable automatic refresh, in the heading, select the drop-down arrow, and then select Off.

Access Case Details from Grid View

When in grid view, you can access the details for a case.

Before You Begin

You must have permissions to access the Cases module.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
  2. Select a Cases Inbox filter, then select a case.
  3. Toggle the Cases Inbox icon () to change to grid view.
  4. In the table, select the Name of the case to view.

Results

The Case Details page opens in a new tab.

Sort and Filter Columns

Sorting and filtering columns allow you to categorize and find the required data easily.

Before You Begin

You must have permissions to access Cases.

About This Task

Sorting of a column in a grid is not affected by a filter. For example, if you sort the grid by Name column and then filter by Name and Case ID, the sort order should remain unchanged.
Note: If you apply a filter to the grid or sort the grid, the setting is persistent even if you sign out and sign in to Predix Essentials. This is valid only if you use a single device to access Predix Essentials.

Procedure

  • To sort a column:
    1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
    2. Select , and then select a case filter set.
      A pane that contains a list of cases appears.
    3. Select .
      The cases grid for the selected filter set appears.
    4. Select the heading of the column that you want to sort.
      The column is sorted in reverse order.
      Note: The columns are sorted alphanumerically, first by symbols, then number, and then uppercase and lowercase letter.
      Tip: To reverse the order, select the column heading again.
  • To filter a column:
    1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
    2. Select , and then select a case filter set.
      A pane that contains a list of cases appears.
    3. Select .
      The cases grid for the selected filter set appears.
    4. In the heading of the page, select .
      The Filter boxes appear for each column in the table.
      Note: For all the columns containing timestamps, a drop-down menu appears in the Filter box. When you select the menu, a window appears, allowing you to specify a date range based on which the data in the table is filtered.
    5. In the Filter box for the column based on which you want to filter the table, enter a few characters.
      Tip:
      • In Internet Explorer, double-click the Filter box, and then enter the text.
      • As soon as you enter three characters, entries are filtered in the column. As you continue to type, the entries are further filtered, narrowing the results.
      For example, to find the cases that are in closed state, in the Filter box of the STATUS column, enter CLO. The grid is filtered and the number of filters applied appears.
      • To filter data by specifying a filter criterion in a column containing timestamps, select the drop-down menu that appears in the Filter box for the column, specify the dates in the FROM and TO date fields, and then select Apply.
      • To narrow the filter results when filtering one of the following columns, select in the column heading, and then select one or more options in the drop-down combo box:
        • CLOSURE CODE
        • SEVERITY
        • STATUS
        • VISIBILITY
        In the drop-down box, you can specify the following filter criteria:
        • Starts With
        • Ends With
        • Contains
        • Does Not Contain
        • Equals
        • Does Not Equal
      • To narrow the filter results when filtering one of the following columns, select in the Filter box, and then specify the filter criteria:
        • ASSET ALIAS
        • ASSET NAME
        • CREATED BY
        • EXTERNAL CASE ID
        • NAME
        • OWNED BY
        • SITE NAME
      The filtered data is displayed in the table.

Reorder Columns in Cases Grid

You can customize the cases grid by reordering the columns.

Before You Begin

You must have permissions to view and edit cases.

About This Task

You can change the order of the columns by dragging the columns in the grid. You can also use the Table Settings window to reorder the columns. After you have reordered the columns in the cases grid, the setting persists even if you do any of the following:
  • Change cases
  • Navigate away from the Cases module
  • Change the cases filter set
  • Log out and then log back in

Procedure

  • To reorder the columns by dragging:
    1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
    2. Select , and then select the cases filter set for which you want to reorder the columns in cases grid.
    3. Select .
      A pane that contains a list of cases appears.
    4. Select the name of the column header that you want to move, and then drag the column either to the left or to the right in the table.
      The column position is rearranged based on where you dropped it in the table.
  • To reorder the columns using the Table Settings window:
    1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
    2. Select , and then select the cases filter set for which you want to reorder the columns in cases grid.
    3. Select .
      A pane that contains a list of cases appears.
    4. Select .
      The Table Settings window appears.
    5. In the RE-ORDER column, hover over the row that contains the name of the column whose position you want to change in the table, and then select one of the following buttons:
      • : Moves the columns to the left in the table
      • : Moves the columns to the right in the table
    6. Select Apply.
      The column position is rearranged in the table.

Freeze Columns in Cases Grid

About This Task

You can freeze the columns in the Cases grid to keep the columns visible on the left of the grid while you scroll to another area of the grid.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
  2. Select , and then select a case filter set.
    A pane that contains a list of cases appears.
  3. Select .
    The case grid for the selected filter set appears.
  4. Select .
    The Table Settings window appears.
  5. In the FREEZE COLUMN LEFT column, select the check box corresponding to the name of the column that you want to freeze.
  6. Select Apply.
    The selected column is locked and remains visible even when you scroll to another area of the grid.

Group Columns

Grouping of columns organizes data in different levels. You can save the customized grouped grid view as your preferred view. You can filter data in the grouped columns.

About This Task

You can group the following columns:
  • ASSET ID
  • ASSET NAME
  • CLOSURE CODE
  • SEVERITY
  • SITE NAME
  • STATUS
  • NAME

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
  2. Select , and then select the case filter set to access the cases grid in which you want to group columns.
    The cases grid for the selected filter set appears.
  3. Select a column header, and then drag it to the Drag a column header here to group by that column box.

Results

The selected columns are grouped. The setting persists such that the grouped columns are available the next time you access the application. You can expand each group to access the cases that belong to the group. Additionally, the number of cases that belong to a group appears next to the name of the group.

View Notes in Cases Grid

About This Task

In the Cases grid, you can view the public notes related to a case.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
  2. Select , and then select a case filter set.
    A pane that contains a list of cases appears.
  3. Select to view cases in a grid view.
  4. In the NOTES column of the grid, select for the case whose notes you want to view.
    The public notes related to the case appear in a tooltip.

Add or Remove Columns in Cases Grid

You can show or hide certain columns in the cases grid view.

Procedure

  • To add a column using the Show Columns drop-down list box:
    1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
    2. Select .
      The currently filtered case inbox appears as a table.
    3. In the Show Columns drop-down list box, select the check box for the column that you want to add to the cases grid.
      The selected column appears in the grid.
      Note: You can enter the name of the column in the Search box to search for it in the drop-down list.
  • To add a column using the Table Settings window:
    1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
    2. Select .
      The currently filtered case inbox appears as a table.
    3. Select .
      The Table Settings window appears.
    4. In the SHOW COLUMN column, select the check box for the column that you want to add to the grid.
    5. Select Apply.
      The selected column appears in the grid.
  • To remove a column using the Show Columns drop-down list box:
    1. In the Show Columns drop-down list box, clear the check box for the column that you want to remove from the case grid.
      The column is removed from the grid.
  • To remove a column using the Table Settings window:
    1. Select .
      The Table Settings window appears.
    2. In the SHOW COLUMN column, clear the check box for the column that you want to remove from the grid.
    3. Select Apply.
      The selected column is removed from the grid.

Generate a PDF Report for a Case

Before You Begin

You must have one of the following permissions to export the details of a case to a PDF file:
  • Cases
  • Create Cases
  • Edit Case Detail
  • View Case Detail

About This Task

You can export the details of a case to a PDF file. The PDF report contains the details of the case, and you can thereby easily print or share the information from that PDF. You can export the following sections of the Case Details page:
  • CASE INFORMATION
  • INTERPRETATION
  • ANALYSIS
  • EVIDENCE
  • NOTES
  • COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
    Note: You can view the Cost Benefit Analysis option only if Cost Benefit Analysis is enabled for your tenant.
The charts in the ANALYSIS or EVIDENCE section appear as images in the PDF file. However, if you select more that 10 cases for exporting, the ANALYSIS and EVIDENCE sections of the cases do not get exported to the PDF.
Note: If an analysis or evidence of a case contains multiple cards, only the charts of the first card appear in the generated PDF report.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, navigate to Cases.
  2. Select , and then select the case filter set that contains the case for which you want to generate a PDF report.
    A pane that contains a list of cases appears.
  3. In the table, select the check-box for the case that you want to export, and then select Export PDF Report.
    The Export Cases to PDF window appears.
    Note: You can select the check-box for multiple cases to export multiple cases at a time.
  4. In the REPORT TITLE box, enter the name of the PDF.
  5. Select the sections that you want to include in the report.
    Note: By default, all sections are selected. The Case Info option is unavailable for selection and by default, it is included in every report that was generated for the case. To cancel the selection for a section that you do not want to include in the PDF report, select the section to remove the check mark.
  6. Select Export.

    A message appears indicating that the PDF export job has been submitted successfully. The status can be checked by selecting the Report option () in the Cases page.

    Note:
    • You can view the recently exported files (last five files exported) by selecting the report option in the Cases page.
    • You can download () the PDF or select retry () on the failed tasks to regenerate the PDFs.
    • You can select Show All to view all the PDFs exported in the last 30 days.
    • You can find the cases included in each of the PDF generation task by selecting the report name.
    • You can have only 10 PDF export jobs running at any given time. You will not be able to export the PDFs including analysis and evidence section if 10 PDF export jobs are In Progress state.

Results

The PDF file is downloaded on your computer based on the web browser setting.