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Introducing the ABL Editor : Tasks : Writing ABL code : Navigating : Using Quick Outline : Using Filter Preferences
 
Using Filter Preferences
You can filter the display of the Quick Outline window and the Outline view to show only specified element types, using the Outline Filter Preferences window.
To filter element types from displaying in the view:
1. Do one of the following:
*From the Outline view toolbar, click View Menu icon Filters.
*From the Quick Outline window, click drop-down icon Filters.
The Outline Filter Preferences window appears.
2. Do one of the following to select the element types that you do not want to display in the view:
*Select Name filter patterns checkbox, if you want to filter the element types using patterns. Enter a pattern type in the text field.
*Select the checkbox against the element type, if you want to filter using the element type. The available element types are:
Include file references
Select this to remove all the include file references from the outline.
Variable definitions
Select this to remove all the variable references from the outline.
Data members
Select this to remove references to temp-tables, datasets, and buffers from the outline.
Code sections
Select this to remove references to procedures, functions, methods, and triggers from the outline.
External references
Select this to remove all code structures that are external to the current program.
Function and procedure prototypes
Select this to remove all function and procedure prototypes from the outline.
Using Declarations
Select this to remove all the Using declarations from the outline.
Inactive preprocessed regions
Select this to remove all the nodes for inactive preprocessor regions from the outline.
3. Click OK to save your changes.