Phenix Filtering Syntax

Owned by Mia Nall
Jan 27, 2022
1 min read

In several places within Phenix, you will see options to “Filter Materials”, followed by a text box. This allows you to either view materials will specific Material Attribute values (such as on the Setup>Materials page), or set Changeover Rules to apply only when going to or from Materials with specific Attribute values (on the Setup>Changeover page).

A specific syntax is needed to create these filters. This syntax is explained below.

Syntax

  • Each filter has a specific format: Attribute_Name:Attribute_Value

    • Ex: Filtering for Materials with Material Attribute “Sauce” value of “Alfredo”:

      • Sauce:Alfredo

  • If the name of the Material Attribute or the desired values of the Attribute contain spaces, they must be replaced with the underscore (_) key.

    • Ex: Filtering for Materials with Material Attribute “Pasta Type” value “Half Penne”:

      • Pasta_Type:Half_Penne

  • You can use multiple filters by separating filters with a space.

    • Using multiple filters on the same Material Attribute will show all Materials that have any of those values.

      • Ex: Meat:Pork Meat:Chicken

        • Will show all materials where the Meat Attribute is either Pork or Chicken.

    • Using filters on different Attributes will show all Materials that match all filters.

      • Ex: Meat:Pork Sauce:Alfredo

        • Will show all Materials where the Meat Attribute is Pork, and the Sauce Attribute is Alfredo.