button. This opens a form where you can select and deselect the fields
shown for searching specimens. You might also change the maximum number of items
that will be shown in the result list.
The maximal number of items shown in a query result can be set in the window for the query options. The default value is set to 100. If you have a fast connection to your database or need to see more or less results, you may change this value to any number you like.
To change the displayed search fields click on the
button. This opens a form where you can select and deselect the fields
shown for searching specimens. You might also change the maximum number of items
that will be shown in the result list.
The limit for the creation of drop down lists is by default set to 0, that means no dropdown lists will be created. If you set the limit to e.g. 1000 and connect to a database, the programm will create drop down list based on the entries in the database to ease the entry in the query. For slow connections you may set this to lower value to speed up the start of the program. If you set the value to 0 no drop down lists will be created.
The minimal numbers of characters for a selection from the drop down list is by default set to 3.
After having edited the query options click OK to store
your selection. The new selection will become active for the next query. To ease
the selection and deselection of query options you may use the buttons
Check all,
Check none,
Expand and
Collapse.
To search for a field within the database, use the search function that will check the names and descriptions of the fields and mark them as shown below.
After having edited the query options click OK to store you selection. The new selection will become active for the next query.