Managing filters for automatic sets
You can add, edit, copy and delete filters to configure automatic queue manager sets.
Before you begin
- Enable set visibility as described in: Displaying queue manager sets.
- Define a set for the queue managers to be added to or removed from as described in: Defining automatic sets.
About this task
Procedure
- Right-click the set you want to manage filters for in the Navigator view, click Edit Set... to open the Edit Set window.
- Click Manage Filters to open the Manage Filters window.
What to do next
Add a new filter
About this task
You can create filters to define which queue managers are grouped in your set.
The following instructions use an example for creating a filter for queue managers.
To create a new filter:
Procedure
Results
Your new filter will be added to the existing list of available filters.
Edit a filter
About this task
You can edit filters to define which queue managers are grouped in your set.
The following instructions use an example for editing a filter for queue managers.
To edit a filter:
Procedure
- Open the Manage Filters dialog, as described previously in Managing filters for automatic sets.
- In the Manage Filters dialog, click Edit... The Edit Filter dialog opens.
- In the Edit Filter dialog, add, remove, or change the criteria that are set for the filter, then click OK. For more information about the fields in the dialog, see Add a new filter.
- Click OK to close the Manage Filters dialog.
Results
Copy a filter
About this task
If you want to create a filter that is similar to an existing one, you can copy the existing filter and then edit it as required. You can copy any filter that you have created previously and you can also copy the filters that are supplied with IBM MQ Explorer; for example, the Command level = 500 filter.
To copy an existing filter:
Procedure
- Open the Manage Filters dialog, as described previously in Managing filters for automatic sets.
- In the Manage Filters dialog, select the filter you want to copy, then click Copy As... The Edit Filter dialog opens.
- In the Copy Filter dialog, type a name for the new filter, then click OK. The copied filter name cannot be the same as an existing filter.
- In the Manage Filters dialog, click Edit... The Edit Filter dialog opens.
- In the Edit Filter dialog, add, remove, or change the criteria that are set for the filter, then click OK. For more information about the fields in the dialog, see Add a new filter.
- Click OK to close the Manage Filters dialog.
Results
Remove an existing filter
About this task
Procedure
- Open the Manage Filters dialog, as described previously in Managing filters for automatic sets.
- In the Manage Filters dialog, select the filter you want to delete, then click Remove... The Remove Filter confirmation dialog opens.
- Click Yes to remove the filter and close the confirmation dialog.
- Click OK to close the Manage Filters dialog.