8. Resource Search Groups

A “Resource Group” is a NexLog policy management tool that groups together resources/channels on the recorder and allows different rules to be applied to them. Search Filter Groups are a special kind of Resource Group, which make large channel count systems easier to interact with by grouping existing resources into easily searched groups. To differentiate these from the Saved Search Filters feature of MediaWorks EXP™, they are referred to as Resource Groups in this context.

Resource Search Groups can be edited via the Tool menu at any tab. They are also Edit Resource Groups… options in contextually useful places on the Search and Instant Recall tabs, as described below. Finally, Search Filters can also be edited from the Configuration Manager on the Resource Groups page and User Edit pages; see the NexLog Express™ user manual for more info.

The Edit Resource Groups option in the Tools menu allows you to edit Resource Group Search Filters, you will see this window:

Edit Resource Groups Window

Fig. 8.1 Edit Resource Groups Window

There is a similar Edit Resource Groups… option in the Choose Channels… menu on Instant Recall tabs, which opens the same window. The Edit Resource Groups window has two columns. The left column contains a list of search filter groups configured to be available for the current user. The right column contains in bold all existing filter groups not configured for the user, and in plain text the available channel resources, first the physical channel ids and then by resource names. The physical channel ids are formatted like this:

  • [source] channel id “current name of resource”

Such that the first physical channel on the recorder itself will default to:

  • [local] 1 “Channel 1”

The << and >> buttons are used to move filter groups, channel ids and resources between the two columns.

From this edit window, you can add and delete Resource Groups in several ways. The first is to click the New Group button. This will prompt you to name the group, then click ok. An empty group of the name entered will be created. You can also right click an existing group and select Add New Group

Note

Resource Groups can only be deleted by Administrators and users with access to the Resource Groups page of the Configuration Manager.

8.2. Adding Resources to Resource Groups

From this edit window, you can add resources to a Resource Group in several ways:

  • The named resources and physical channel numbers in the right column can be clicked on to select them. Use Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click to select more than one at a time. Highlight a group in the left column by clicking on it. Then add the selected resources by clicking the leftward facing arrows between the columns.

  • You can select resources and click+drag them from the right column into the group you want them to be added to.

  • You can right-click the name of the group and select from a menu, as seen in the figure below. From this menu, you can add a Name Filter, using * as a wild card to match multiple resources by name.

  • This menu also allows you to add a Channel Filter, with which you can specify a range of resources by physical channel ID and their source, which defaults to Local. The source field is only relevant to configurations involving resources on the recorder originating from Centralized Archive sources; if you want to group these, enter the serial number of the Centralized Archiving source into this field. Click the X to cancel and the Checkmark to save.

Edit Resource Groups: Right Mouse Button Menu

Fig. 8.2 Edit Resource Groups: Right Mouse Button Menu

For example, if you have some channels dedicated to Fire calls and others dedicated to Police, you can create a Resource Group for the Police channels, and another for the Fire channels and quickly search all calls on one group of channels.

8.3. Deleting a Resource from a Resource Group

You can delete resources from a Resource Group in two ways. First expand the group in the left column and then:

Select the resources you want to remove from the filter and then click the >> button between the columns. Right-Click on the group and select Remove Filter from the pop up menu.

8.4. Using Resource Groups

These filter groups now show up in the channel selectors for Browse, Search and Instant Recall. Updates made to Resource Groups are live and do not require a refresh of the browser to take effect.

Resource Groups: In Browse, Search, and Instant Recall

Fig. 8.3 Resource Groups: In Browse, Search, and Instant Recall