Managing objects in the Object Table view

Use the Object Table view to display and organize items on your IBM® i server. The Object Table view displays the same information as the Remote Systems view, with the added ability to sort items, view descriptions, and perform more PDM-like actions. With the Object Table view, you can see the properties of all items at the same time; they are displayed as rows across the table. The view takes the currently selected file, library or filter in the Objects subsystem as input, and displays the contents in the table when you select the Show in Table option from the pop-up menu. You can also use Work with actions from the Object Table view itself to populate the view with libraries, objects, or members.

The first column of the view displays the names of the objects it contains, and the subsequent columns display the types of properties you can view and control for that type of object. You can also work with User Actions to perform tasks in the Object Table view.

You can perform the following tasks with the Object Table view:

From this view, you can list and sort libraries, objects, and members. You can also copy, rename, delete, edit, compile, and run any item in the view from the pop-up menu. The Object Table view gives you similar function to Programming Development Manager (PDM), with added functions for working across systems by using the drag and drop feature to transfer members from one system to another.

The Object Table view and the Remote Systems tree-view share the same dialog boxes for the same functions. They are also synchronized, so that when you change an item in the Object Table view, such as file renaming, the change is reflected in the tree-view.


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