Subsets

Subsets are used in Granta MI to group records in a Table with common properties together, making it easier for MI users to work with smaller, targeted collections of data of interest for a specific purpose.

Subsets can be associated with a specific Layout, and, the Subset and Layout together may be used to:

• Restrict access to part of a Table,
• Simplify data, by showing only relevant records or Attributes to users,
• Provide a different perspective on the data.

When an MI Viewer user selects a Subset for a Table in the Contents tree, only records in the specified Subset will be visible in the tree view or found when searching. For example, here you can see how Subset selection in the MaterialUniverse Table results in a different set of available folders and records in that Table:

The Subsets for a table are defined in the MI Admin Schema tool on the Subsets page for the table (Table > Subsets).

Users with Write privileges can move records and folders into and out of the Subsets in a table via the record/folder Properties in MI Viewer (Edit mode). Subset membership can also be set/changed when importing data via Granta MI importers, and using the Record Manipulator plug-in in MI Toolbox.