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PPro8 Order Status

Use the PPro8 Order Status window look up the status of your orders.

Open an Order Status window

1. On the PPro8 toolbar, click OrderStatus.

2. The Order Status window appears.

Filter orders

Use the filter function to filter the order you want to find by the following parameters:

1. Click the (All) menu for each parameter you want to filter by, and then click an item.

2. Type a symbol, and then type or click a time you want to filter by.

3. The Order Status window shows the status of orders based on the filters you set.

Change order status color

Use the color customization function to change the color of orders by status, whether accepted, filled, cancelled, executed, or rejected.

1. Double-click a color box for the order status type you want to change the color for.

2. The Color Selector window appears.

3. Click a color, and then click OK.

4. The new color is set.

Cancel an order from the Order Status window

Order Status components

The Order Status window shows the following information on sent orders:

To select multiple orders, use Shift + Mouse Click.

Order Status Inquiry Window

Use the Order Status Inquiry Window to view detailed information about each order, and search through orders by order number, gateway, and client order ID.

Search order statuses

1. In the Order Status Inquiry Window, click the Market or Gateway menu to show order status by market or gateway.

2. Type or paste the Order Id or Client Order Id in the respective field, and then press Enter, to show order status by order ID or client order ID.

Freeze and unfreeze the Order Status window

1. To freeze a snapshot of the Order Status window at any time, click Freeze in the Order Status window.

2. To unfreeze the Order Status window, click Unfreeze.

Order Status Customization

To make changes to the Order Status settings, right-click anywhere in the Order Status window, and then click Order Status Customization to open the Order Status Customization Dialog window. Or, click Ctrl + O. This window displays two tabs on the left: Columns and Font.

Columns

Use the Columns window to show or hide items in the Order Status window.

Hide an item from the Order Status window

1. In the Columns window, click an item in the Selected Items list.

2. Click the left arrow to move the item to the Unselected items list.

3. Click OK.

4. The item is hidden from the Order Status window.

Show an item in the Order Status window

1. In the Columns window, click an item in the Unselected items list.

2. Click the right arrow to move the item to the Selected items list.

3. Click OK.

4. The item is hidden from the Order Status window.

Font

Use the Font window to set the overall font for the Order Status window.

Set a font for the Order Status window

1. In the Font window, click Set Font.

2. The Select Font window appears.

3. Click the font, font styles, size, effects, and writing system you want to set.

4. Click OK.

5. In the Order Status Customization window, click OK.

6. The new font is set.

Order Status Alignment & Filtering Columns

Most columns in the Order Status tool now have options to set alignment and filters to them. The columns where filtering can be applied to are:

Adjusting Alignment

To adjust the alignment of the noted columns, please take the following steps:

1. Right click on any of the above-noted filters in the tool. 2. A pop-up menu will appear and will provide you the ability to set an alignment to either:

3. Select your desired alignment and press OK to apply the new rule.

Applying A Filter

To access the filters, please take the following steps:

1. Right click on any of the above-noted filters in the tool.

2. A pop-up menu will appear and will provide you the ability to create filters.

3. Select “Activate Filter for …” button. This will unlock the lower area of this menu, and allow you to set your filter parameters.

4. Enter the syntax that you would like to filter for, or filter out, in the “Regular Expression” box. For more information on RegEx filtering, please review the following link.

5. Set the foreground and background colors by selecting the color swatches and selecting a desired color.

6. In the Filter Modes, you have four options, from which you can only select one:

7. Finally, press OK to apply the filter.