How to Manage Filters and Picklists

The information in this Wiki Page applies to Trainz Plus and TRS22. It describes how to use, create and edit Search Filters and Picklists.

Search Filters provide a way of sifting through the many thousands of installed assets to locate the ones that you want Picklists provide organised lists of commonly used assets that can be grouped together according to any "theme" or common purpose Search Filters and Picklists can be saved and edited For instructions on how to backup a Picklist for safe keeping see  How to Backup a Picklist For instructions on how to move a Picklist to another computer or install see  How to Move a Picklist

Using Existing Search Filters and Picklists

In Surveyor Classic

Surveyor Classic, sometimes referred to as Surveyor 1.0, is supplied in all versions of Trainz

Steps: To use existing filters and Picklists in Surveyor Classic:-
	from the Surveyor Classic screen press  Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F  to open the Content Search Filter Your copy of Trainz has some Content Search Filters and a Picklist supplied as "built in"
	select from the following methods to search the assets:- Content Search Filter:- Steps:  Left Click  on the Down Arrowhead icon to the right of the title Content Search Filter at the top of the window Notes: The first time you open this filter list it will only show the default (installed) Content Search Filters. If you have saved your own Content Search Filters (see  Creating Search Filters) then they will also appear in the list. The results of content filter searches are NOT shown in this window but in the assets lists of the relevant Tool Flyouts - such as the  F3  Objects flyout or the  F4  Tracks flyouts. You must open a flyout to see the search results  Left Click  on the the name of the filter to be used. The filter will be applied as soon as it has been selected and the relevant results will appear in the asset list of any open Tool Flyout OR Picklist Search:- Steps:  Left Click  on the Down Arrowhead at the end of the Pick list box select ( Left Click ) the  Change pick list >  option The menu options:-  Sort Ascending  and  Sort Descending  will sort the contents of the open picklist alphabetically  Display thumbnail view  will display the assets as thumbnails select ( Left Click ) on the Picklist to be loaded Notes: The first time you open the Picklists it will only show a single item, the Default Picklist. If you have saved your own Picklists (see  Creating Search Filters) then they will also appear in the list. The contents of the selected Picklist are shown in the Picklist Section of this Content Search Filter window and NOT in the Tool Flyouts

In Surveyor 2.0  Using Existing Search Filters and Picklists

	Surveyor 2.0 is available in Trainz Plus and TRS22 Platinum only
	All Content Search Filter and Picklist tasks are conducted through the Assets Palette in Surveyor 2.0
	The Content Search Filters used in Surveyor 2.0 are created using Content Manager

If the Assets Palette is not visible on the screen then refer to the Wiki Page  How to Use S20 Palettes

Steps: To use existing filters and Picklists in Surveyor 2.0:-
	in the Surveyor 2.0 screen locate the Assets Palette

Left Click  on the Asset Type data box (showing Ground Textures in the image) or on the double arrowhead as shown on its right to open up its lists of filters. The currently selected asset type (Ground Textures in the image), search filter or picklist will have a in front of its name in the drop down list The list shows all the:- Asset Types (e.g. Track Objects) plus All Content in the top section Search Filters both built in (such as the Faulty and Open for Editing filters) and any that you have created and saved in the middle section Picklists both built in (the Default Picklist) and any that you have created and saved in the lower section to select and open a specific Asset Type, Search Filter or Picklist  Left Click  on its name. The Asset Palette name window display will change to show those assets that match the selected Search Filter or Picklist. For example, selecting the saved Picklist Oz Houses will list all the assets that have been added to that particular Picklist. Likewise, selecting the saved Search Filter Updates Available will display all the assets that have a positive match with the filter settings The assets found by the Search Filter or in the Picklist can be narrowed down further by entering a text string in the Search box. For example typing house (UPPER/lower case is not important) will restrict the list to only showing those assets containing the text string "house" in their names or descriptions The Thumbnail icon next to the Search text box will toggle the list of assets between text and thumbnail views. The thumbnail view works best when the Assets Palette is undocked and resized. See the Wiki Page  How to Use S20 Palettes for more information

In Content Manager  Using Existing Search Filters and Picklists

Content Manager is the asset management program that is supplied with all versions of Trainz

Steps: To use existing filters and Picklists in Content Manager:-
	from the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content
	in Content Manager open the Filter drop down box The list shows all the:- Search Filters both built in (such as the Faulty and Open for Editing filters) and any that you have created and saved are in the upper section Picklists both built in (the Default Picklist) and any that you have created and saved are in the lower section Notes: The Search Filters in Content Manager do not include a separate list of Asset Types (e.g. Track Objects, Scenery Splines) like those found in the Surveyor 2.0 Assets Palette search options. However, you can perform searches of Asset Types by:- constructing Custom filters using the Category data field, OR sorting data using the Type column
	to use a filter or Picklist  Left Click  on its name in the list. For example:- selecting the built-in Search Filter "Faulty" will list all installed assets that have a fault such as "missing dependencies". If no assets appear then congratulations, you have no faulty assets! Picklists and Filters can be refined further by entering a text string in the Search box on the right of the Content Manager window. For example typing QLD (UPPER/lower case is not important) will restrict the selected Picklist or Filter to only showing those assets containing the text string "QLD" in their names selecting a Picklist will list all the installed assets that you have added to that Picklist

Creating New Search Filters and Picklists

Picklists that you create can be saved from Content Manager as text (.txt) files. They can also be loaded into Content Manager from text files. Refer to the Wiki Page  How to Backup a Picklist for the details.

In Surveyor Classic  Creating New Search Filters and Picklists

Surveyor Classic, sometimes referred to as Surveyor 1.0, is supplied in all versions of Trainz

	Content Search Filters created in Surveyor Classic can only be used in Surveyor Classic
	Picklists created in Surveyor Classic can be used and edited in Surveyor 2.0 and Content Manager

Steps: To create filters and Picklists in Surveyor Classic:-

from the Surveyor Classic screen press  Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F  to open the Content Search Filter Notes: New searches and Picklists are created by:- entering a text string (e.g. house) in the text box at the top of the window. The search results will be shown in the relevant individual Tool Flyouts - such as the  F3  Objects flyout or the  F4  Tracks flyouts. This type of search cannot be saved as a new filter using the Content Search Filter (the  +  button). The search results will be shown in the relevant individual Tool Flyouts - such as the  F3  Objects flyout or the  F4  Tracks flyouts. This type of search can be saved as a new filter creating and saving a Picklist. The Picklist contents will be shown in the bottom section of this Content Search Filter window

select from the following methods to create the new search filter or Picklist:- Simple Text Filter:- Steps:  Left Click  in the text box near the top of the Content Search Filter type any text string (UPPER/lower case does matter) The filter will be applied as soon as you start typing and the relevant results will appear in the asset list of any open Tool Flyout OR Content Search Filter:- Steps:  Left Click  on the  +  button This search uses filters and text boxes in exactly the same way as Content Manager. It includes the logic operators AND OR and NOT  Left Click  on the first box and select a filter type from the drop down menu  Left Click  on the second box and select a search value from another drop down box or enter a text string. For example:- each click on the  +  button will add another line to the search filters The filter will be applied as soon as you enter a filter line and the relevant results will appear in the asset list of any open Tool Flyout Use the:- to delete a filter line to drag a filter line up or down Tips and techniques used in constructing content searches can be found at  Search Logic Save and Clear Options the  Clear  button will clear (delete all the added lines) and reset the filter the  Save  button will save your filter. You will be asked to enter a name for the new Content Search Filter  Left Click  on the:- icon to accept the name and save the new filter, OR icon (either one) to cancel the save Content Search Filters saved in Surveyor Classic will only appear in Surveyor Classic. They will not be accessable in Content Manager or in Surveyor 2.0 OR Picklist:- Steps:  Left Click  on the down arrowhead at the end of the Pick list box select ( Left Click ) the  Create pick list  option Notes: Picklists created and saved here can be accessed and edited in Surveyor 2.0 and Content Manager Once you have created the new picklist you can add assets to it - see Editing Search Filters and Picklists below for the details The menu options:-  Sort Ascending  and  Sort Descending  will sort the contents of the open picklist alphabetically  Display thumbnail view  will display the assets as thumbnails enter a name for the new Picklist  Left Click  on the:- icon to accept the name and save the empty Picklist, OR icon (either one) to cancel the save

In Surveyor 2.0

Creating New Search Filters

Surveyor 2.0 is available in Trainz Plus and TRS22 Platinum only

WARNING: Content Search Filters created here in Surveyor 2.0 CANNOT be saved as separate filters. Use Content Manager to save Content Search Filters in Surveyor 2.0 - see In Content Manager below for the details

Optional Steps: Choose combinations of the following options:-
	Asset Display:  At the top of the Assets Palette is a Filter Option menu box. This controls how the search filters are applied to the Trainz World shown in the Surveyor Screen. It has no effect on the assets diplayed in the Assets Palette  This step is designed for use with selection tasks. It can be combined with Step and/or Step to narrow the selection process

The top drop down box will provide three actions:- Filter List Filter Selection Filter Visibility If the Assets Palette is not visible on the screen then refer to the Wiki Page  How to Use S20 Palettes These actions can affect the display and selection of objects in the Trainz World Asset Filter Options:  Filter List  this is the default setting and the search results of the entered filters will be shown in the Assets Palette name list below the filters.  Filter Selection  this action will restrict the Surveyor Selection tools (Eyedropper Tool, Free Move Tool, Fine Adustment Tool, Marquee Tool) to only working on those objects that are in the filtered list. Objects that are not in the filtered list will still be visible in the Trainz World but cannot be selected.  Filter Visibility  this action will hide all the objects in the Trainz World that are not in the filtered list. Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. The only exceptions are Ground Textures and Effect Layers which will be visible but, unless they are also in the filtered list, cannot be selected.

Asset Selection:  The row of Asset Icons and the Drop Down Menu below it identify the type of assets that will be shown in the filter list  This step and Step are suited for searching tasks  This option can be selected by a  Left Click  on a icon that represents the different types of assets or selecting the type of asset from the drop down list. Options: Choose from:-  Left Click  on an asset selection icon all ground textures all non-spline scenery assets all spline scenery assets all track spline assets all track (non spline) assets (signals, etc) all rolling stock assets all Effect Layer presets OR  Left Click  the Content Drop-down Box Then select the asset type you want

Text Selection:  The Search text box allows you to enter a string of text characters that will be used to search the asset names and their descriptions for a match. Those assets that return a positive match, together with a positive asset type, if one has been set, will be shown in the filter name list  This step and Step are suited for searching tasks  The String Search will accept a list of <kuid> codes seperated by commas. This list can be created by Content Manager by selecting the assets followed by the List Assets in New Window option. Copy the assets list into your clipboard and paste it into the Assets Palette search box For Example: To search for all Scenery Objects that have the text string "barn" in their name or description:- Steps:  Left Click  the icon OR select the  Scenery Objects  option from the  Content  drop down box Type the text barn (UPPER/lower case is not important) in the  Search  text box and press the  Enter  key. This will list all the Scenery Objects containing the text "barn" in their name or description  Left Click  on the required item in the list (e.g. "wooden barn") You can enter a search text string without selecting an asset type. The filter will search through all assets types to find matches with your entered search string. Steps: To search all content:- in the Content Drop Down box select the option  All Content  enter your search text string and press the  Enter  key

Creating New Picklists

New Picklists are created in Surveyor 2.0 by selecting an asset in the Assets Palette or by selecting an existing object in the route and using the Info Palette
If the Assets Palette or the Info Palette is not visible on the screen then refer to the Wiki Page  How to Use S20 Palettes
Steps: To create new Picklists in Surveyor 2.0:-
	in the Surveyor 2.0 screen locate the Assets Palette

select an asset or object that will be added to the new (yet to be created) Picklist. You cannot create an empty Picklist Options: Choose one of two methods:- Using the Asset List in the Assets Palette Steps: To create a Picklist from the Assets Palette:- Use this method if the object you want to add to the new Picklist is not already in the route or is not present in the Surveyor scene in front of you. Find the asset in the Asset Palette list of assets - you can use the filters to help narrow the search. For example to locate a scenery asset named Wooden Barn:- Select either:- the Scenery Objects icon (it looks like a tree) from the row of icons, OR from the drop down list below the row of icons, select the option  Scenery Objects  ... and type the text barn (UPPER/lower case is not important) into the search text entry box. This will filter all the assets to only show those that are Scenery (non-spline) Objects and have the text "barn" in their names or descriptions. From the displayed list of assets:-  Right Click  on the asset to be added to the Picklist, OR select multiple assets:- To select multiple assets:-    Shift  +  Left Click  on the first and last in a sequence of multiple assets to be added. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets, OR  Ctrl  +  Left Click  on any number of individual assets to be added. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets A popup menu will appear. select ( Left Click  on) the option  Add to Picklist >  from the popout menu   then select the option  New Picklist  from the next popout menu The Thumbnail icon next to the Search text box will toggle the list of assets between text and thumbnail views. But the thumbnail view works best when the Assets Palette is undocked and resized. See the Wiki Page  How to Use S20 Palettes for more information

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Using an Existing Object Steps: To create a Picklist from an existing object:- Use this method if the object you want to add to the new Picklist is already in the route and is present in the Surveyor scene in front of you. using either the Free Move Tool or the Fine Adjustment Tool  Left Click  on the object in the Trainz World to highlight it In the Info Palette  Left Click  on the Down Arrowhead next to the asset name (Aussie Farm Shed 36 in the image below) If the Info Palette is not shown on the screen then refer to the Wiki Page  How to Use S20 Palettes select the options  Add to Picklist >  and  New Picklist...  from the popout menus An alternative method is to select an object in the Trainz World using the Free Move Tool or the Fine Adjustment Tool while holding down the  Alt  key. This will select the object in the Assets Palette and you can then use steps to in Method above

enter a name for the new Picklist and  Left Click  on:- the  OK  button to accept the name and save the new Picklist. The Picklist will be created and the selected asset will be added, OR the  Cancel  button to cancel the save

In Content Manager  Content Manager is the asset management program that is supplied with all versions of Trainz Creating New Search Filters

Content Search Filters created here can be used in Surveyor 2.0 asset searches

Steps: To create filters and Picklists in Content Manager:-
	from the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content
	the Default preset Filter is named Installed which shows all the assets installed in your copy of Trainz.  Left Click  on the Filter drop down menu box.   select the  Custom...  option. This will load and open the preset Custom filter Each row in the filter contains two boxes the first box is a drop down menu that selects the data field to be searched the second box is either a drop down menu or a text entry box that identifies the contents that is to be found in the selected data field
	edit/add/delete the filter rows and their contents as required. For Example: Edit Filter Rows:- Each Data Field box has a drop down menu.  Left Click  on the box to open its menu and select a field to use in the filter Each Contents box has either:- a drop down menu.  Left Click  on the box to open its menu and select an option to use, OR a text entry box. Enter a text string to be used as the search key for that data field. The box can be left empty - in which case it will serve no purpose Add/Delete Filter Rows:- At the end of each Filter Row is a pair of buttons .  Left Click :- the button to Delete this filter row, OR the button to add a new filter row below this button A sample filter created using these features could look like:- Tips and techniques used in constructing content searches can be found at  Search Logic
	Save the new Content Search Filter.  Left Click  on the Save button above the filter lines, then:- enter a name for your new filter and either:-  Left Click  on the OK button to save the filter, OR  Left Click  on the Cancel button to cancel the save

Search Logic There are some techniques and "know-how" that can improve the usefulness of your searches:- Multi-line filters force the search to match the assets with ALL the filter lines. For example:- Will search all assets to locate and display only those that meet the following requirements:- be on the Download Station AND not already installed AND classified as Flora AND have Tree in their name The logic operators AND and OR provide some decision making abilities to a search. For example:- Will search all assets to locate and display only those that meet the following requirements:- are installed AND either:- modified on the date shown OR installed on the date shown The logic operator AND NOT adds a different decision making ability. For example:- Will search all assets to locate and display only those that meet the following requirements:- are in the Picklist named Animals AND have a build version number LESS THAN 3.5 The AND NOT reverses the result of the next filter line which, in this example, would have only shown assets with a build version of 3.5 or above.

Creating New Picklists

New Picklists are created in Content Manager by using a Content Search Filter to display the assets that you want to add to the new Picklist

Steps: To create Picklists in Content Manager:-
	from the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content
	select an existing Content Search Filter or Picklist or create a new one that will display at least some of the assets that you want to add to the Picklist. You can change your selected filter or Picklist at any time during the process
	From the displayed list of assets:-  Right Click  on the asset to be added to the Picklist, OR select multiple assets:- To select multiple assets:-  Shift  +  Left Click  on the first and last in a sequence of multiple assets to be added. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets, OR  Ctrl  +   Left Click   on any number of individual assets to be added. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets A popup menu will appear.

	select the options  Add to Picklist >  and  New Picklist...	Picklists that you create can be saved from Content Manager as text (.txt) files. They can also be loaded into Content Manager from text files. Refer to the Wiki Page  How to Backup a Picklist for the details.
	enter a name for the new Picklist and  Left Click  on:- the  OK  button to accept the name and save the new Picklist. The Picklist will be created and the selected asset or assets will be added, OR the  Cancel  button to cancel the save

Editing Search Filters and Picklists

In Surveyor Classic  Editing Search Filters

Surveyor Classic, sometimes referred to as Surveyor 1.0, is supplied in all versions of Trainz

Steps: To edit existing search filters in Surveyor Classic:-
	from the Surveyor Classic screen press  Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F  to open the Content Search Filter  Left Click  on the Down Arrowhead icon to the right of the title Content Search Filter at the top of the window to list all the filters Notes: The default (installed) Content Search Filters plus any that you have created and saved (for example Rail Workers) will appear in the menu list

To Delete a filter, select the last option  Delete a Filter  from the popout menu then select the name of the filter to be deleted  Left Click  on the:- icon to delete the selected Picklist, OR icon (either one) to cancel the delete operation

To Edit a filter  Left Click  on its name in the popup menu list to load it into the Content Search Filter. You then have the options of:- Adding new filter lines -  Left Click  on the  +  button, OR Deleting current filter lines -  Left Click  on the  x  icon of each line to be deleted The  Clear  button will delete all the lines and reset the filter   OR Moving filter lines -  Left Click and Drag  to drag a filter line up or down, OR Altering the content of filter lines -  Left Click  on each data box to change its contents. Tips and techniques used in constructing content searches can be found at  Search Logic.  Save the edited filter  Notes: Content Search Filters saved in Surveyor Classic will only appear in Surveyor Classic. They will not be accessable in Content Manager or in Surveyor 2.0 If you edit an existing filter you cannot use the same name when you save the new version, it must be given a different name. You can then use Step:  3  above to Delete the original version

Editing Picklists

Steps: To edit existing Picklists in Surveyor Classic:-
	from the Surveyor Classic screen press  Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F  to open the Content Search Filter
	Left Click  on the Down Arrowhead icon to the right of the title Pick list as shown in the image to list optins

To Delete a Picklist, select the last option  Delete pick list  from the first popout menu then select the name of the Picklist to be deleted  Left Click  on the:- icon to delete the selected Picklist, OR icon (either one) to cancel the delete operation

To Edit a Picklist  Left Click  on  Change pick list >  in the first popup menu and on its name (for example  Railroad Workers ) in the second popup menu to load it into the Content Search Filter window. There is no need to save your edits. The picklist will be automatically updated after each change You then have the options of:- Adding a New Asset to the Picklist Steps: open the Tool Flyout containing the specific assets you want to add, for example the  F3  Objects Flyout or the  F4  Track Flyout select the asset to be added and  Left Click and Drag  it from the Flyout to the Picklist An alternative method of adding assets to a Picklist is to use the Get Object tool in the Tool Flyouts Steps:  Right Click  on the Get Object tool. It will change to a Get to picklist tool with a clipboard icon  Left Click  on objects (you can click on more than one) in the Trainz World view to add each object to the Picklist when finished adding objects,  Right Click  again on the Get to picklist tool to change it back to the Get Object tool   OR Removing an Asset from the Picklist Simply  Left Click and Drag  out of the Picklist each asset that is to be removed. Drop the asset(s) anywhere in the Trainz World view Known Issues: A bug has been identified that will allow multiple copies of the same asset to be added to a Picklist but it will appear in the list only once. In this situation each instance of the asset must be removed separately - i.e. if the asset has been added 3 times then it must be removed 3 times for it to be completely removed from the Picklist

In Surveyor 2.0  Editing Search Filters and Picklists

	Surveyor 2.0 is available in Trainz Plus and TRS22 Platinum only
	All Content Search Filter and Picklist tasks are conducted through the Assets Palette in Surveyor 2.0
	The Content Search Filters used in Surveyor 2.0 are created using Content Manager

Steps: To edit filters and Picklists in Surveyor 2.0:-
	in the Surveyor 2.0 screen locate the Assets Palette If the Assets Palette is not visible on the screen then refer to the Wiki Page  How to Use S20 Palettes

Left Click  on the Asset Type data box (showing Ground Textures in the image) or on the double arrowhead as shown on its right to open up its lists of filters and Picklists The list shows all the:- Asset Types (e.g. Track Objects) in the top section from All Content (all installed assets) to Presets (saved Effect Layers) Search Filters both built in (such as the Faulty and Open for Editing filters) and any that you have created and saved in the middle section Picklists both built in (the Default Picklist) and any that you have created and saved in the lower section At the bottom of the list (you may have to scroll down to see it) is an option  Edit Filters and Picklists...  Steps:  Left Click  on the option  Edit Filters and Picklists...  This will open a window listing all the Asset Types, Content Search Filters and Picklists  Right Click  on a Content Search Filter or Picklist This will open a sub-menu. There will be one minor difference between the sub-menus for Content Search Filters and Picklists Content Search Filter   Picklist The Edit option is greyed out for Picklists. The contents of Picklists cannot be edited by this method. See Editing Picklists below for the method used to edit their contents

The Editing options available are:-  Add New Filter  will create a new Content Search Filter (even if it was a Picklist that was selected)  List Assets in New Window  will open a Content Manager window which will display the results of applying the Content Search Filter or the contents of the Picklist  Edit  will open a Filter Editor in the window to allow the selected Content Search Filter to be edited. See Editing Search Filters below for more details. This option cannot be selected for a Picklist  Rename  will rename the selected Content Search Filter or Picklist. You will be asked to enter a new name  Clone  will create a copy of the selected Content Search Filter or Picklist. The copy will have the same name as the original but with the text " - Copy" added at the end  Delete  will delete the selected Content Search Filter or Picklist.  Warning:  You will NOT be asked to confirm the delete order

Editing Search Filters

Steps: To edit the Content Search Filter instructions:- Using the list of Content Search Filters and Picklist from opening the  Edit Filters and Picklists...  described above:-
	Right Click  on a Content Search Filter
	Left Click  on the  Edit  option
This will display Data Fields and Data Values for the the selected Content Search Filter Filter lines can be:- Added Deleted Changed A  Left Click  on the Save button will save the edited filter using the same name.

For Example: Edit Filter Rows:- Each Data Field box has a drop down menu.  Left Click  on the box to open its menu and select a field to use in the filter Each Contents box has either:- a drop down menu.  Left Click  on the box to open its menu and select an option to use, OR a text entry box. Enter a text string to be used as the search key for that data field. The box can be left empty - in which case it will serve no purpose Add/Delete Filter Rows:- At the end of each Filter Row is a pair of buttons .  Left Click :- the button to Delete this filter row, OR the button to add a new filter row below this button A sample filter created using these features could look like:- Tips and techniques used in constructing content searches can be found at  Search Logic

Editing Picklists

If the Assets Palette or the Info Palette is not visible on the screen then refer to the Wiki Page  How to Use S20 Palettes

To ADD assets to a Picklist

Steps: in the Surveyor 2.0 screen locate the Assets Palette select an asset or object that will be added to the Picklist by using one of two methods below:- Using the Asset List in the Assets Palette Steps: To add an asset from the Assets Palette to a Picklist:- Use this method if the object you want to add to the new Picklist is not already in the route or is not present in the Surveyor scene in front of you. Find the asset in the Asset Palette list of assets - you can use the Content Search Filters or another Picklist to help narrow the search. For example: To display all scenery objects that have the text barn in their names or descriptions, select one or both of:- Scenery Object Type:- the Scenery Objects icon (it looks like a tree) from the row of icons, OR from the drop down list below the row of icons, select the option  Scenery Objects  AND/OR type a text string (e.g. barn) (UPPER/lower case is not important) into the search text entry box. From the displayed list of assets:-  Right Click  on the asset to be added to the Picklist, OR select multiple assets:- To select multiple assets:-    Shift  +  Left Click  on the first and last in a sequence of multiple assets to be added. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets, OR  Ctrl  +  Left Click  on any number of individual assets to be added. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets A popout menu will appear. select ( Left Click  on) the option  Add to Picklist >  from the popout menu A new popout menu will appear. select the name of the destination Picklist from the menu - you may have to scroll down the list to find it There is no need to save your edits. The picklist will be automatically updated after each change

OR

Using an Existing Object and the Info Palette Steps: To create a Picklist from an existing object:- Use this method if the object you want to add to the new Picklist is already in the route and is present in the Surveyor scene in front of you. using either the Free Move Tool or the Fine Adjustment Tool  Left Click  on the object in the Trainz World to highlight it In the Info Palette  Left Click  on the Down Arrowhead next to the asset name (Sign Station Oz 3b in the image below) If the Info Palette is not shown on the screen then refer to the Wiki Page  How to Use S20 Palettes select the options  Add to Picklist >  and the name of the destination Picklist from the popout menus An alternative method is to select an object in the Trainz World using the Free Move Tool or the Fine Adjustment Tool while holding down the  Alt  key. This will select the object in the Assets Palette and you can then use steps to in Method above There is no need to save your edits. The picklist will be automatically updated after each change

To REMOVE assets from a Picklist

Steps:
	in the Surveyor 2.0 screen locate the Assets Palette
	select and load the Picklist to be edited
	Right Click  on the asset to be removed, OR select multiple assets:- To select multiple assets:-  Shift  +  Left Click  on the first and last in a sequence of multiple assets to be removed. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets, OR  Ctrl  +  Left Click  on any number of individual assets to be removed. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets A popup menu will appear from the popout menu  Left Click  the option  Remove from Picklist . The asset will disappear from the Picklist with a possible exception described below Notes: Removing the last asset from a picklist will also delete the picklist There is no need to save your edits. The picklist will be automatically updated after each change Known Issues: A bug has been identified that will allow multiple copies of the same asset to be added to a Picklist but it will appear in the list only once. In this situation each instance of the asset must be removed separately - i.e. if the asset has been added 3 times then it must be removed 3 times for it to be completely removed from the Picklist

In Content Manager  Editing Search Filters and Picklists

Content Manager is the asset management program that is supplied with all versions of Trainz

Steps: To edit Content Search Filters and Picklists in Content Manager:-
	from the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content
	Left Click  on the Filter drop down menu From the displayed list of Content Search Filters and Picklists, scroll down to the bottom and  Left Click  on the  Edit Filters and Picklists...  option This will open a window listing all the Content Search Filters and Picklists

	Right Click  on a Content Search Filter or Picklist
This will open a sub-menu. There will be one minor difference between the sub-menus for Content Search Filters and Picklists
Content Search Filter   Picklist The contents of Picklists cannot be edited by this method. See Editing Picklists below for the method used to edit their contents

The Editing options available are:-  Add New Filter  will create a new Content Search Filter (even if it was a Picklist that was selected)  List Assets in New Window  will open a new Content Manager window which will display the results of applying the Content Search Filter or the contents of the Picklist  Edit  will open a Filter Editor in the window to allow the selected Content Search Filter to be edited. See Editing Search Filters below for more details. This option cannot be selected for a Picklist  Rename  will rename the selected Content Search Filter or Picklist. You will be asked to enter a new name  Clone  will create a copy of the selected Content Search Filter or Picklist. The copy will have the same name as the original but with the text " - Copy" added at the end  Delete  will delete the selected Content Search Filter or Picklist.  Warning:  You will NOT be asked to confirm the delete order

Editing Search Filters

Steps: To edit the Content Search Filter instructions:- Using the list of Content Search Filters and Picklist from opening the  Edit Filters and Picklists...  described above:-
	Right Click  on a Content Search Filter
	Left Click  on the  Edit  option
This will display Data Fields and Data Values for the the selected Content Search Filter Filter lines can be:- Added Deleted Changed A  Left Click  on the Save button will save the edited filter using the same name.

For Example: Edit Filter Rows:- Each Data Field box has a drop down menu.  Left Click  on the box to open its menu and select a field to use in the filter Each Contents box has either:- a drop down menu.  Left Click  on the box to open its menu and select an option to use, OR a text entry box. Enter a text string to be used as the search key for that data field. The box can be left empty - in which case it will serve no purpose Add/Delete Filter Rows:- At the end of each Filter Row is a pair of buttons .  Left Click :- the button to Delete this filter row, OR the button to add a new filter row below this button A sample filter created using these features could look like:- Tips and techniques used in constructing content searches can be found at  Search Logic

Editing Picklists

Assets can be added to and removed from Picklists created in Surveyor Classic, Surveyor 2.0 and Content Manager

 Adding Assets 

from the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content

you can optionally use a Content Search Filter to narrow down the list of displayed assets to make the selection of new assets easier.  Left Click  on the  Filter  boz and select a suitable Content Search Filter or construct a Custom filter manually. You can change the filter at any time during the process. For example:-  Right Click  on the asset to be added to the Picklist, OR select multiple assets:- To select multiple assets:-  Shift  +  Left Click  on the first and last in a sequence of multiple assets to be added. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets, OR  Ctrl  +  Left Click  on any number of individual assets to be added. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets A popout menu will appear.

select the  Add to Picklist >  option select the destination Picklist from the list

There is no need to save your edits. The picklist will be automatically updated after each change

 Removing Assets 

	from the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content
	Left Click  on the  Filter  boz and select a Picklist to be edited
	Right Click  on the asset to be removed, OR select multiple assets:- To select multiple assets:-  Shift  +  Left Click  on the first and last in a sequence of multiple assets to be removed. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets, OR  Ctrl  +  Left Click  on any number of individual assets to be removed. Then  Right Click  on one of the selected assets A popup menu will appear from the popout menu  Left Click  the option  Remove from Picklist . The asset will disappear from the Picklist with a possible exception described below Notes: Removing the last asset from a picklist will also delete the picklist There is no need to save your edits. The picklist will be automatically updated after each change Known Issues: A bug has been identified that will allow multiple copies of the same asset to be added to a Picklist but it will appear in the list only once. In this situation each instance of the asset must be removed separately - i.e. if the asset has been added 3 times then it must be removed 3 times for it to be completely removed from the Picklist

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This page was created by Trainz user pware in October 2023 and was last updated as shown below.

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