Using the list filter

The IMS™ Configuration Manager Eclipse plug-in has a filtering function that allows you to filter and highlight entries according to specified criteria.

Procedure

  1. Select a system, IMSplex or IMS Connect system, and then load resources, parameters, or command results into the corresponding tab. See Exploring your environment for details.
  2. Click the Manage/Define List Filters button (Manage/Define List Filters icon) The Manage List Filters dialog is displayed.
  3. Click New to create a new filter. Enter a description for the new list filter and click OK. The new list filter is displayed in the list.
  4. Select the check box to activate the filter. The conditions for the list filter can be entered in the space below.
  5. Click New to create a new condition for the filter. The conditions you enter take the form of an equation and determine how the list will be filtered or highlighted.
  6. Click each column to enter the terms of your condition:
    1. Select a Field (a column heading from your input data set), an Operator, and a Value to use.
    2. Select Highlight if you want to apply a colored highlight to list entries that match this condition.
    3. Select Case Sensitive if you want to apply case-sensitivity to the Value field.
    Figure 1. Managing list filters in the plug-in
    The IMS Configuration Manager Eclipse plug-in showing the creation of a list filter
  7. Click Save Filter.
  8. Click OK to apply the list filter. The results of the filter are displayed in the table.
    Figure 2. Highlighting items in type-2 command output using the plug-in list filter
    The IMS Configuration Manager Eclipse plug-in showing highlighted IMS command output