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You use queries to specify the scenarios and systems that you want to analyze. You need queries for the following areas:

In these areas, you can create new queries and categorize, change, rename, and delete existing queries.

Prerequisites

You have selected the object type for which you want to edit a query. You have done this by selecting one of the following radio buttons in the Statistics and Trends, Potential Savings, or Archiving Information area in the navigation bar under Type Selection:

  • DVM Scenarios

    All technical scenarios of type DVM

  • Technical Scenarios

    All technical scenarios

  • Technical Systems

    Overview of all connected technical systems

Procedure

Defining New Queries

  1. Choose Define New Query.

  2. The system starts a guided procedure that helps you select specific scenarios or systems for the selected object types and define further criteria for the query.

  3. When you have finished defining the new query, the system displays it as a new tab page or as a new link in the link matrix, according to the layout settings you have made under Personalize. For more information, see Adjusting the Layout.

Changing Queries

  1. Choose Change Query.

  2. Enter the new scenario name and confirm your entry.

Categorizing Queries

  1. Under Personalize, choose the Personalize View tab page.

  2. In the Active Queries group box, choose Add Category.

  3. Enter the name for the new category and confirm your entry.

    The category appears in the table.

  4. To assign a query to a category, select the query in the table and move it into the category by choosing Up.

  5. If you want to use the query again later without a category assignment, you can move the query into the Without Category Assignment table area by choosing Down.

  6. If you want to delete a category, select it in the table and choose Remove Category.

Renaming Queries

  1. Under Personalize, choose the Personalize View tab page.

  2. In the table in the Active Queries group box, select the query that you want to rename.

  3. Choose Rename.

  4. Enter the new name and confirm your entry.

Deleting Queries

  1. Under Personalize, choose the Personalize View tab page.

  2. If you want to delete a single query, select it in the table in the Active Queries group box and choose Remove .

    If you want to delete all queries, choose Remove All.

  3. In the Available Queries group box, choose Delete Query and confirm.

Adjusting the Layout

  1. Under Personalize, choose the Layout tab page.

  2. Choose whether you want to display the queries as tab pages or links, by selecting the Tab or Link Matrix radio button.

  3. If you choose the tab page view, you can also display the corresponding category name on the tab pages by selecting the Add Category Information to Query Text checkbox.