Creating a Selection Filter
During File Import
Some import filters support saving the current channel selection as a channel selection filter.
1.Click on the Data tab of the ribbon.
2.Under Import Settings > Channel selection select Manual.
3.Now click on Binary Data in the Import from Files and Databases group.
4.In the dialog box that appears, select the file format that you want to import from the File Type list.
5.Select the file that you want to import.
6.Click Open to import the data.
7.In the Channel selection dialog box, select the data channels that you want to include in the channel selection filter.
8.In the Channel Selection Filters list box, select <Save selection...>.
Note: If no list box with Channel Selection Filters is available, then the selected import filter does not support saving channel selection filters and you will need to create the filter using the Organizer dialog box as described below.
9.In the Save dialog box, enter a name for the channel selection filter and click OK.
10.In the Channel selection dialog box, click Finish if you want to import the data now. Otherwise, click Cancel.
Note: A channel selection filter that you create this way for a certain file format will not always work with other file formats. This is especially true in the case of formats that organize data hierarchically. It is better to create cross-format channel selection filters in the Organizer dialog box.
Using the Organizer Dialog Box
1.Click on File > Info > Organizer.
2.In the Organizer dialog box, click on the Channel Selection Filters tab.
3.Select a template database in which you want to create the channel selection filter from one of the Items available in list boxes.
4.Click Add.
5.In the edit Channel Selection Filter dialog box, create the channel selection filter and give it a name. If necessary, obtain further help in the dialog box.