About this task
Library filters list a set of libraries from your
IBM® i server in the Remote Systems view.
Procedure
- In the Remote Systems view, expand your connection and then expand Objects.
- Expand Work with libraries. (You can also
right-click Objects, or your filter pool, and select New
> Library filter.)
Note: Expanding Work
with libraries corresponds to the WRKLIBPDM command in PDM, plus
creates and expands the filter in the Remote Systems view.
- Select a generic or specific library name from the Library drop-down
list, or, you could, for example, enter Y* to list all libraries starting
with Y. You can also browse to locate libraries by clicking Browse.
Click Next.
- Enter a name for your filter.
Note: You give your
filters a name because the Remote System Explorer saves them for future use,
as opposed to PDM, which does not save filters.
- Select the Only create filter in this connection check
box if you want the filter to display only in your current connection. Otherwise,
it displays in all your connections.
- Select the profile you want to use for this filter. Use an individually
created profile to keep your work private or select the Team profile to share
with others.
- Click Next to see more information about
the filter or click Finish.
Results
Your new library filter now displays in the Remote Systems view under
Objects.
Tip: You can drag and drop filters from one subsystem or filter pool
to another. However, they need to be of the same subsystem type. Also, if
you drag a filter into another filter, the target filter is updated with filter
strings from the first filter, to combine them.