MyContainers Features

Items View

  • Container Group shows the current Container Item
  • The Container Group header has a Home button to quickly navigate to the Root Container
  • Tapping the Container Item will make the parent of that Item the new current Container Item
  • Long Press the Container Item to Print a Container Sheet, Bookmark or Edit the Item
  • The Contents Group shows all of the Items in the current Container
  • The Contents Group header has an Add button to add a new Item to the current Container
  • Tapping an Item in the Contents Group will make that Item the new current Container Item
  • Long Press a Contents Item to Print an Item Label, Bookmark, Edit or Delete the Item
  • Tapping any Item's Info button will show the Item's Attributes View

Attributes View

  • Lists all of the Attributes currently associated with the given Item
  • Tap an Attribute to set or change its value
  • Edit Attributes allows adding or deleting Attributes for an Item from a list of all available attributes

Toolbar Functions

  • Hierarchy - Shows a list with the current item, the current item's container, its container, and so on, up to the root container
  • Bookmarks - Saves a reference to items for future quick recall
  • Search - Find all items whose name contains or begins with a given search string or all items that belong to any or all categories from a selected list of categories
  • Action - Move or Copy an item from one container to another container with or without its contents
  • Scan - Scans a MyContainers QR code from a previously printed Item identification label or Container inventory sheet and navigates directly to the Item in the database.
  • Settings - All Settings to manage Database Configuration, Database Contents and App Preferences
  • More - Online Help, In-App Purchase, What's New and Email Support

Database Configuration Settings

  • Create custom attributes and attribute groups useable for all items and containers
  • Manage a list of default attributes for all newly created items
  • Create custom categories and manage a list of default attributes for each category
  • Display a list of all currently supported attribute value types
  • Create custom lists of related types (a.k.a. enumerated types)
  • Create custom lists of related numeric attribute unit types

Manage Database Backups

  • Backup (i.e. exports) the complete hierarchy of containers and items, along with all custom attribute definitions, to a backup package file that is made available in iTunes Application File Sharing area or in your iCloud Drive
  • Restore (i.e. imports) the complete container/item hierarchy along with all custom attribute definitions from a previously created backup package file in the iTunes Application File Sharing area or in your iCloud Drive

Manage Database Contents

  • Delete All Database Items  - will delete all of the Items and Containers from the database, along with their associated attributes and categories
  • Delete Database Configuration - will delete all of the Attribute, Category, Related Types and Numeric Attribute Unit Types and leave only the Containers and Items.
  • Delete Entire Database - Deletes All Database Items and all of the configuration. The database will then be totally empty.
  • Load Sample Database - Loads a sample database of Items and Containers and a representative collection of attribute definitions

App Preference Settings

  • Change the Root View Title to something of your own choosing
  • Optionally automatically resize photos to a size more convenient for most iOS devices
  • Optionally compress photos in order to conserve storage space
  • Select the Sheet printer for Container Sheets
  • Select the Label printer for Item Labels
  • Select the Database backup location