When you open a resource view and are presented with a large number of resources, you can filter the list to show resources with similar properties, or to locate a single resource. You can filter on one or more properties at the same time.
The filter field is available in all resource views and is located
at the right side of the tab group icon bar .
If there is insufficient room on the tab group icon bar then the filter
field is displayed on the line below. When the CICS® Explorer is first started, the default
filter for the view's key field is the only one displayed.
The key field is usually the resource name or resource ID. You can
add additional filter fields and filter on one or more properties.
Adding or removing filter fields
You can add or remove filter fields in a view. The fields are unique to a view and are not displayed in any other view. To add or remove filter fields in a view, perform the following steps:
You can now filter the information displayed in the view using one, or a combination of the filter fields.
Using the filters
To use the filter, you enter the details you want to match in one
or more of the filter fields, and press the enter key, or click the Apply
filter icon . If
the field is mixed case, the filter is case-sensitive but if the field
is uppercase, then any lowercase characters you enter are converted
to uppercase. The information in the view changes to display only
records that match the filter criteria.
When you enter a filter, you can use wildcard characters to improve the chances of a match. The characters you can use, and the filtering guidelines are as follows:
Here are some examples of using filters:
In the screen capture below, the CICSplex has 1,666 programs. Using the Name filter "DFH*", the number is reduced to 347 programs.
By adding an additional filter, for a status of "DISABLED", the number is reduced to 3 programs.
Using the filter "DFH++P", seventeen programs meets the criteria, and are displayed in the view.
Using the filter "DFH+T*", 7 programs meet the criteria and are displayed in the view.