Site and Transmitter Lists

You can use site or transmitter list to work with subsets of data, or to facilitate working with large documents by reducing the number of records displayed. You can add and remove items in lists, use them as filters, and also export and import lists. In a multi-user environment, site and transmitter lists can be stored in the database. When you open a document from a data- base, you can select the sites to load according to any defined site lists. In a large radio-planning project, this allows you to manage your resources by reducing the amount of data you retrieve from the database.

This section covers the following topics:

• "Adding Sites or Transmitters to a List" on page 105

• "Adding Sites or Transmitters to a List from a Zone" on page 105 • "Editing a Site or Transmitter List" on page 105

• "Importing a Site or Transmitter List" on page 106 • "Exporting a Site or Transmitter List" on page 106 • "Filtering on a Site or Transmitter List" on page 106

• "Using the Find on Map Tool to Display Site Lists" on page 106

1.7.5.1 Adding Sites or Transmitters to a List

You can add sites or transmitters to a new or existing list by selecting them from the Network explorer or the map window. To add sites or transmitters to a list:

1. In the Network explorer, expand the Sites or Transmitters folder.

2. Select one or several sites or transmitters that you want to add to a list. Press CTRL to select multiple sites or trans-

mitters.

3. Right-click the selected sites or transmitters and select Add Site to a List. A dialog box appears. 4. Select the name of an existing list from the dialog box or type a name new list name to create a list. 5. Click OK. The site or transmitter is added to the selected list.

1.7.5.2 Adding Sites or Transmitters to a List from a Zone

You can add the sites or transmitters contained in a zone to a site or transmitter list. To add the sites or transmitters contained in a zone to a list:

1. Create a zone (as explained in "Using Zones in the Map Window" on page 66) that contains the sites or transmitters that you want to add to a list. You can use a filtering, computation, focus, hot spot, printing, or geographic export zone.

2. In the Geo explorer, right-click the zone and select Add Sites to a List or Add Transmitters to a List. A dialog box

appears.

3. Select the name of an existing list from the dialog box or type a name new list name to create a list. 4. Click OK. The sites or transmitters contained in the zone are added to the selected list.

1.7.5.3 Editing a Site or Transmitter List

You can edit a site or transmitter list using the Site List or Transmitter List table. To edit a site or transmitter list:

1. In the Network explorer, right-click the Sites or the Transmitters folder, and select Site Lists > Open Table or Trans- mitter Lists > Open Table from the context menu. The table appears.

2. Select the name of the list that you want to edit and click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears. 3. You can now edit the list:

To add a site or transmitter to the list:

• Select the name of the site or transmitter in the row marked with the New Row icon ( ). To delete a site or transmitter from the list:

a. Click in the left margin of the row containing the site or transmitter to select it. b. Press DEL to delete the site or transmitter from the list.

4. Click OK when you have finished editing the site or transmitter list.

You can also select one or several sites or transmitters directly in the map window. In a Multi-RAT environment, you can only select multiple transmitters that use the same radio technology.

You can also create a list by filtering the contents of the Sites or Transmitters folder, right- clicking the filtered Sites or Transmitters folder and selecting Site Lists > Add Sites to a List or Transmitter Lists > Add Transmitters to a List. For more information on filtering, see

1.7.5.4 Importing a Site or Transmitter List

You can import a site or transmitter list from a text file by using the Site List or Transmitter List table. To import a site or transmitter list:

1. In the Network explorer, right-click the Sites or the Transmitters folder, and select Site Lists > Open Table or Trans- mitter Lists > Open Table from the context menu. The table appears.

2. Select the name of the list into which you want to import entries and click Properties. The Properties dialog box

appears.

3. In the Properties dialog box, click the Import button. The Open dialog box appears.

4. Select the text file with the site or transmitter names you want to import and click Open. The contents of the text file

are added to the list.

5. Click OK in the Properties dialog box when you have finished importing the file.

1.7.5.5 Exporting a Site or Transmitter List

You can export a site or transmitter list to a text file using the Site List or Transmitter List table. To export a site or transmitter list:

1. In the Network explorer, right-click the Sites or the Transmitters folder, and select Site Lists > Open Table or Trans- mitter Lists > Open Table from the context menu. The table appears.

2. Select the name of the list that you want to export and click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears. 3. In the Properties dialog box, click the Export button. The Save As dialog box appears.

4. Enter a file name and click Save. The site or transmitter list is saved as a text file.

1.7.5.6 Filtering on a Site or Transmitter List

You can use site or transmitter lists to filter the contents of the Sites and Transmitters folders. To filter folder contents using a site or transmitter list:

1. In the Network explorer, right-click the folder whose contents you want to filter and select Properties from the

context menu. The Properties dialog box appears.

2. On the General tab of the Properties dialog box, click Filter. The Filter dialog box appears. 3. If you have created a site or transmitter list, click the additional Sites or Transmitters tab.

4. Select the check box of the list or lists that you want to display and click OK.

5. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box. Only sites or transmitters that belong to the selected list are now displayed in the Network explorer and in the map window.

1.7.5.7 Using the Find on Map Tool to Display Site Lists

You can search for site lists using the Find on Map tool. To find a site list using Find on Map:

1. Select Tools > Find on Map. The Find on Map window appears. 2. From the Find list, select "Site List."

3. In List, either select a site list or enter a site list name. 4. Click Search.

Sites belonging to the site list you selected are displayed in red in the map window and are listed under Results in the

Find on Map window. Other sites are displayed in grey in the map window.

To restore the initial site colours, click the Reset Display button in the Find on Map window. The Sites or Transmitters tab is only available if a site or transmitter list exists.