Messages View Column Headers

Overview

The columns visible in Messages view can be defined by the user. Vehicle Spy displays the default column set on initial start up. Select other column sets from the dropdown at the bottom of Messages view (Figure 1:). Create custom column sets by clicking the Setup button (Figure 1:). Custom column sets are saved with your Vehicle Spy setup file.No need to recreate them each time Vehicle Spy is used.

Column sets do NOT affect the contents of saved buffers. Saved buffers always contain a standard set of columns that can not be changed.

Column Actions

Figure 1 shows columns as seen in the Messages view. Click and drag on column dividers to resize them (Figure 1:).

Columns can be sorted to quickly organize the display. If sorting while in scrolling mode, make sure to Pause the view first. To sort any column while online, just click on a column header to sort descending (A-Z), ascending (Z-A), or by order received on the bus. To sort while offline, click on a column header then click in the main display area. Only one column can be sorted at any given time.

Custom Column Sets

Custom column sets are a great tool for increasing efficiency. For example, you can create different column sets that you can quickly scroll through to see different types of information about a message. Use the Columns dropdown list (Figure 1:) to select predefined column sets. Press the Setup button (Figure 1:) to build your own column set to add to the dropdown list.

Figure 1: Column setup in Messages view.

Setting Up The Columns

If you press the Setup button (Figure 1:), the setup dialog in Figure 2 will open. For more information on the General settings, please click here.

Click the + button (Figure 2:) to create a new Column Setup. Click the edit button (Figure 2:) to change the name of the new Column Setup. All possible column selections to choose from are listed in the Fields Available area on the left and are described in Table 1 below. To add columns to a setup, select an item in the list and click the Add>> button (Figure 2:) or just double click on the item.

All columns currently in your setup are displayed in the Fields Selected area on the right. Use the Clear and - buttons (Figure 2:) to clear the entire list or remove selected items one at a time. Individual items in this area can also be removed by just double clicking on them. Use the up/down arrow buttons (Figure 2:) to shift items up and down within the Fields Selected list.

When you are finished building a Column Setup, click Close (Figure 2:) to return to Messages view. Make sure to save the vs3 or vs3zip file to save the new Column Setup.

Figure 2: Build a custom column set for the Messages view.

Table 1: Data columns Available on Messages view.

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