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The task icon has changed indicating that this task now contains attached items. Look under the
Attached column to get information on the attachment type.
To attach a task to a current search:
1. If the TimeLiner window is not already open, select Tools > TimeLiner from the menu bar.
2. Run the desired search from the Find Items control bar.
3. In the TimeLiner window, the Tasks tab, right-click the required task, and click Attach Search.
The task icon has changed indicating that this task now contains attached items. Look under the
Attached column to get information on the attachment type.
Using Rules to Attach Tasks
Attaching tasks manually could take a long time. It is a good practice to either user task names, which
correspond to Selection Tree layers, or create selection and search sets that correspond to the task
names. If this is the case, then you can apply predefined and custom-made rules to instantly attach tasks
to objects in the model.
Predefined Rules
Items By Task Name. Choose this rule to attach each Item in the model to each task
with the same name in the specified column. The default is to use the Task Name
column.
Selection Sets By Task Name. Choose this rule to attach each Selection and Search
Set in the model to each task with the same name in the specified column. The default is
to use the Task Name column.
Layers By Task Name. Choose this rule to attach each layer in the model to each task
with the same name in the specified column. The default is to use the Task Name
column.
Attach Items to Task by Category/Property. Choose this rule to attach each item in the
model with the defined property, to each task with the same name in the specified
column. The default is to use the Task Name column; however, you will also need to
define the '<category> and '<property>' values.
Adding custom TimeLiner rules:
1. From the Rules tab of the TimeLiner window, click the New button.
The Rules Editor dialog is displayed:
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