Adding decimal number restrictions

Decimal number restrictions limit search and filter results to items that do or do not contain numbers inside or outside of a specified range. For example, you can create a restriction to find items with 2.5 hours or less in the Estimated Effort field for the Estimate workflow event.

1. Click Add on the Add Filter, Edit Filter, or Advanced Find dialog box.

The Add Restriction dialog box opens.

2. Select a field from the Restrict by list. The options change based on the selected field.

3. If you are adding a restriction to a filter, select Prompt for restriction information at run time to prompt for criteria when the filter is applied.

If this option is selected, you are prompted to enter or select criteria when applying a filter to a list window, generating a report that uses the filter, applying a view that uses the filter on a list window, or applying the filter when adding items to a link.

You may want to select this option if the restriction information changes frequently so you do not have to edit the filter. The restriction information you enter in the filter is used by default. See Selecting interactive filter criteria.

4. If the restriction is for a workflow event, select the Event to search.

• First event searches only the first instance of the event.
• Last event searches only the most recent instance of the event.
• All events searches all instances of the event.

5. Select an option to indicate how to search for the range entered in the restriction.

• Is within the range searches for items that contain the numbers in the range.
• Is not within the range searches for items that do not contain the numbers in the range.

6. Enter the range of numbers to search for in the From and to fields.

To search for matches less than the value in the to field, leave the From field empty. To search for matches greater than the value in the From field, leave the to field empty.

7. Click OK to add the restriction.

8. Click Add to add additional restrictions.