Limiting the table of contents and search results

For maximum productivity, take advantage of the following features to limit the information that is displayed. The features operate on whole files - known as topics. They do not modify the content displayed within topics.

• Focus the search results
• Group the search results
• Filter the table of contents

Focus the search results

Follow these steps to search just part of the table of contents (navigation tree).

1. Click the Search scope: link on the information center border.
   
   
2. Click New to open a dialog for specifying the subset of topics.
   
   
3. Use the tree view to select the subset of topics to search.
   
   
4. Give your selection a List name.
   
   The OK button will remain grayed out until you provide a list name.
   
   
                 Dialog for naming your search list
5. Click OK. The dialog for activating a search list is displayed.
   
   
6. Click Search only the following topics.

   
   Dialog for activating your search list

7. Select a search list. Click OK. Now the information center border will state:
   Search scope: Express security topics
   
   
8. Perform your search, as usual. The results will be limited to your search list.
   
   
9. When you want to change the search scope, follow a similar procedure.
   
   

Group the search results

To sort the search results into groups by platform or product, perform these steps.

1. Perform a search.
   
   
2. View the search results.

   Make sure you are viewing the search results. Click the following icon, located at the bottom of the navigation area:
   
   
   

3. Use the Group by: option displayed at the top of the search results window.

   
   Group by: option, at top of search results window

4. To further distinguish search results that have the same title, hover your cursor over the title. A flyover help will identify the documentation set (edition and platform) to which the topic pertains.
   
   

Filter the table of contents

1. View the table of contents.

   Make sure you are viewing the table of contents. Click the following icon, located at the bottom of the navigation area:
   
   
   

2. Display the Information Filter.

   Click the following icon, visible at the top of the navigation area when the table of contents is being displayed. The Information Filter is displayed in a separate window.
   
   
   

3. Use the Information Filter to configure the table of contents for specific platforms or products.

   
   Information Filter
   
   

4. Click OK to activate your filter configuration.

   (For future reference, Reset restores the table of contents to its full contents).

   The table of contents will display only sections that pertain to your filtering criteria, such as only the documentation sets containing content for i5/OS users. Some platform-product combinations will produce a blank table of contents, such as Express products for the z/OS platform.