ezEdit Log Editor

ezEdit provides the ability to create "Cart Categories", also known as Cart Filters. Cart categories are used to define audio categories for filtering inventory lists and to create log color schemes (background and text) that are used in the log display.

The initial display of the Cart Categories page shows a table of available (defined) categories, if any, and a navigator bar which can be used to add, edit and delete cart categories.

You can have as many categories as you wish with multiple cart masks in each category.

Using Cart Categories with Logs

When applied to a displayed log, any cart number that matches any one of the individual cart masks within a defined Cart Filter (Cart Category) will be displayed with the text and background color associated with the cart filter. By using distinctive color combinations, you can more easily spot commercial clusters, for instance.

Using Cart Categories with Inventory Lists

When applied to an inventory list, any cart number that matches any one of the individual cart masks within a defined Cart Filter (Cart Category) will the included in the displayed inventory list. For instance, the sample display shows several filter definitions, including one called "Commercials". You can see from the display that there are two cart mask associated with the Commercials definition. One reads "C???", the other "T???". This filter definition means that, when selected, only carts beginning with the letter "C" or the letter "T" will be displayed in the inventory list.

Maintaining Cart Categories

Add a Filter Name. To add a category, click on the "+" button and type in the name you wish to use for the new category when prompted. You'll also be prompted to enter an initial cart mask. The [Insert] key on the keyboard can also be used to add a category.

Edit a Category Definition Name. To edit a filter name, select the name from the list, then click on the Category Name field and type your changes. Finish by clicking on the "Save Changes" (Post Edit) button. The [F2] keystroke also invokes edit mode. The content being edited will be the column you had selected when the [F2] key was pressed. For more information data navigation buttons, see the topic Using Data Navigators.

Delete a Category Definition. To delete a cart category definition completely, select the category and click on the "Delete" button, represented by a "-" symbol (minus sign). After confirming that you want to delete, the category definition will be removed, including associated cart masks. The [Delete] key on the keyboard can also be used to delete categories.

Editing Cart Masks. To edit a cart mask, [Double-Click] on the mask in the mask column. A dropdown panel displays, providing the means to add, edit, and delete individual cart masks.

A cart mask must be exactly 4 (four) characters in length. The mask table will not allow entries that are too short and will not accept more than 4 characters entered. For information on specific cart mask combinations that can be used, see the topic Cart Masks Explained.

When all editing for a category is complete, save your changes by clicking on the "Save Changes" (Post Edit) data navigation button, represented by a check mark.

Importing and Exporting Cart Filters

For convenience, you can import and export cart filter settings. [Right-Click] on the displayed filters table and select either Import Cart Categories or Export Cart Categories. In either case, you are prompted for a file name to import from or export to.