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Power Queries - Search smarter, not harder - New Features coming soon!

Written by Karl Larsson on . Posted in Product News.

By popular request, we have expanded the capabilities of our query engine even further, adding to the already massive set of search capabilities and strengthening the ease-of-use.

This new set of improvements provides the most powerful and flexible way to find exactly the data you need.

'OR' - Filters

The possibility to create union filter combinations, or simply 'OR'-filters, has long been at the top of our users wish list. With Aligned Elements V3.1, we introduce the possibility to create 'OR'-combinations between the most important filters, taking the first step in this direction. You can now filter your data with several filters/conditions, where only one of the conditions need to be satisfied to yield a result.

QueryDesigner

Three new Query Filter Types

To achieve the best relevance of results, we have added three more filter types, expanding the number of available filters to 18!

The new Query Type filters are:

  • Approval Attribute Filter - find items using electronically approved Approval Attributes, that have not been approved, have been approved by a particular person, for a particular reason for before or after a particular time.
  • Comments Filter - search for items having comments that are not yet resolved or declined, written by a particular author or was created during a particular period.
  • "Item State In Test" Filter - unveil tests that have either been or not been assigned to a particular person, and test that have been executed or not

Overhauled Query Designer and more easy-of-use

Adding all these new Query improvements called for a restructuring of the Query list and Query Designer.

Query Overview

In the revamped UI, you will now find:

Searching-as-you-type filter
Find your query faster by using the search-as-you-type filter at the top of the Query list.

Help texts in the Query Designer
Clearer information are now found next to the major query options, provided by hover-popup help texts.

Copy Query
The new Copy button lets you duplicate existing queries effortlessly, saving time and ensuring consistency. Say goodbye to tedious reconfiguration — just copy, tweak, and get instant results!

Lock items in the query output
Added to the many existing Action options, you'll now find the new "Lock Objects" which lets you swiftly lock down the Design Controls yielded by your query.