Creating Custom Filters
You can create custom filters for ad hoc queries. To create a custom filter:
1. Select the Parts Table.
2. Select > . The Filter Wizard starts and displays the Specify Filter Features page.
3. Select Selects records only and click Next. The Specify Filter Field page appears.
4. For Select the table type, select Prediction Parts.
5. From the list of data fields, select Temperature Rise and click Next. The Specify Condition page appears.
6. Select is greater than or equal to and click Next. The Specify Field Value page appears.
7. Select Use a fixed value (specify the value below).
8. For Specify the value for ‘Temperature Rise (Prediction Parts)’ here, enter 20 as the temperature rise value and click Next. The Review Filter page appears.
9. Leave I want to add more conditions to the filter clear, to indicate that the filter is complete, and click Next. The Save Filter page appears.
10. Select I want to save my filter for later use.
11. For Filter name, enter Prediction - High Temperature Parts.
12. Select Save filter to My Filter File.
You have the option of saving filters to two different locations.
◦ If you select Save filter to My Filter File, your new filter is stored in a file accessible only to you. The filter is not accessible to other users with filter permissions.
◦ If you select Save filter to the Filter File in this Project, the filter is accessible to other users with filter permissions.
In some cases, you might be creating a filter that is for your own use. In that case, it is best to save it to your My Filter file. In other cases, if you are creating a filter you know would be helpful to all team members, you would want to save it to the Project Filter file so others can use it.
13. Click Next. The Wizard Complete page appears.
14. Click Finish.
If this is the first time you have saved a personal filter, Windchill Risk and Reliability asks if you want to create a My Filter file in which to store your newly constructed filter. In the Create Support File window, click Yes to create this file.
If you have previously created a My Filter file, this message does not appear. If a message appears asking if you want to overwrite or use the existing file, select Use Existing.
The filter is applied to your data so that all parts with a temperature rise of 20 degrees Celsius or higher are shown. Your new filter is shown in the filter selection box.
In the list for this selection box, your new filter, Prediction - High Temperature Parts, is preceded with a person icon instead of an asterisk icon. This indicates that the filter is stored in your My Filter file and not in the Project Filter file. All Project filters are preceded with a folder icon.
15. To return to the original data view, select --No Filter-- in this selection box.
You can also view and modify filters in Filter files. Open the Project Filter file by selecting Filter under > in the Project Navigator. You can insert new filters directly in this file. Similarly, > in the Project Navigator, you can click My Filter file to open your personal Filter file to view, modify, and insert personal filters in it.
Lastly, you can use the filter bar to quickly build filters. The filter bar is located above the column headers if a table supports it. You can use the filter bar to sort records and/or select the data to be shown in the table. You can also save filters created using the filter bar by clicking the save icon 
in the top left corner of the filter bar.
in the top left corner of the filter bar.