List tools

Grids/lists feature throughout Case Manager. There are tools to manage the list itself as well as tools to manage items in the list. The Case List has access to most of these tools, see Case List as a grid. This page summarises tools for managing the list itself.

Each grid in Case Manager offers a slightly different selection of appropriate functions, however broadly speaking you can use list tools to:

• Filter the list (at various levels of complexity) so it displays certain records only, see Filter grid.
• Sort the list according to your priorities, see Sort grid.

Filters and sorts can be based on the value of one field or multiple fields.

Other tools enable you to:

• Group the information in the list, see Group list.
• Specify the information (fields) you want included in the list.

You do this by choosing columns for the list.

• Export the list to an Excel file, see Export list.

This is a great technique for creating an ad hoc report.

• Add a new item to the list

Click the New icon to make a new member of the list, i.e. a new case, a new document, etc.



• Refresh the list

To ensure the list is totally up to date when you are sharing a database, click the refresh icon .



• Print the list

In some grids there are multiple print options. e.g. you can print multiple documents at one time.

These functions operate simultaneously. For example, you can choose the columns to display, filter the list and then sort and group it. This enables you to create ad hoc reports. Specifications can be changed on the fly, so that you can find what you need and look at a list from totally different perspectives very quickly.

You can also use the arrow keys to move up and down the list.

Footer totals

Footer totals calculate totals for the records in the column, for example the total amount of unbilled case costs.

Footers appear automatically on the accounting-related grids: costs and accounts. You can select the footer icon to display them in the Case List.

For all other grids you can calculate footer totals by exporting the list to Excel, where they are easy to calculate.

Open in new window

You can open the web version of Case Manager in more than one window so that you can easily multi-task. You can work on a number of different records at the same time, across different cases if necessary.

Show inactive

Certain lists need to display inactive members when required: