Creating Smart Folders

You can create personal Smart Folders in My Smart Folders. You can also create global folders to share among administrators in Global Smart Folders when you log in as a superuser account. Each time you access a Smart Folder, you obtain up-to-date information about the data that match the filter criteria you set for the folder. You can also set Group By rules to group the filtered data by extensible attributes. Multi-Grid Manager displays a hierarchical view of the data using the Group By rules you define. By default, the appliance does not include objects that do not contain any attribute values. If you opt to include objects that do not contain attribute values, the appliance may take longer to process the request.
To create a Smart Folder:

1. Click the Smart Folders tab.
2. Click the My Smart Folders tab to create a personal Smart Folder.
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   If you logged in with a superuser account, click the Global Smart Folders tab to create a global Smart Folder.
3. Click Create.
4. In the Smart Folder data panel, complete the following:
   • Name: Enter the name of the Smart Folder.
   • Comment: Optionally, enter additional information about the Smart Folder.
   • Include objects with no values for the Group By attributes: Select this to include objects that do not contain values in the selected attributes when you group your Smart Folder results using the Group By rules. The appliance may take longer to include these objects in the results table when you select this option. To achieve better performance, clear this checkbox.
   • In the first drop-down list, select a field as the filter. You can select a network view as the filter. Multi-Grid Manager highlights extensible attributes in gray. You can also group the default data by adding a Group By rule without adding a filter. The default filter is "Type equals Grid".
     

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     Note: Infoblox strongly recommends that you use Type as the first filter criterion to improve system performance.
     

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   • In the second drop-down list, select an operator for the filter.
   • Enter or select a value for the selected field and operator. Depending on the field and operator that you select, the field can be a text or an integer field. It can also be a drop-down list or a calendar widget. The default is Grid if you select Type in the first field. Multi-Grid Manager displays all the managed Grids in the results table.
   • Optionally, click + to add another filter. You can also click Apply to view the filtered data in the results table.
   • Optionally, select the Group Results checkbox to organize the filtered data. You can also disable a Group By filter by deselecting the checkbox.
   • From the Group by drop-down list, select an extensible attribute by which you want to group the filtered data. For example, if you want to group the filtered data by building number, you can select Building from the drop-down list. To add additional Group By rules, click the + icon, and then select a field from the drop-down list. You can apply up to 10 Group By rules. You can also delete a rule by selecting the rule and clicking the - icon.
   • After you add all filter criteria and Group By rules, click Apply. Multi-Grid Manager displays the filtered data in the results table.
5. Click Save to save the Smart Folder.