Fast Open for IBM i members

About this task

You can open IBM® i source members directly from the Remote Systems view without having to create a member filter, or drill-down through your filters or library list to find the appropriate file. To quickly open IBM i members:

Procedure

  1. In the Remote Systems view, expand your IBM i connection.
  2. Right-click Objects and select Open Member.
    Tip: You can also use the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+A.
  3. In the Open Member dialog box, enter the file and member name in the Library, File, and Member fields respectively. (Depending on where you right-clicked from the Remote Systems view, certain fields in this dialog box are pre-filled. However, you can edit the fields to point to a different location.)
  4. Select either the Open for edit or Open for browse radio buttons. Choose Open for browse if you do not want to make changes or lock the member on the IBM i server.

What to do next

If you want to change the keyboard shortcut, you can do so from the preferences window:
  1. From the menu bar, click Window > Preferences.
  2. Expand General and click Keys.
  3. In the area to the right, click the drop-down list beside the Category field and select IBM i.
  4. Click the drop-down list beside the Name field and select Open a member in Remote Systems LPEX editor.
  5. Click the Ctrl+Shift+A entry in the Assignments area.
  6. In the Key sequence area below, enter a new key combination in the Name field. Note, if, for example, you want to change the sequence to Ctrl+Shift+X, you do not actually type this in. What you would do is delete the current value, and then actually press Ctrl+Shift+X on your keyboard to enter this value in the field. Information is displayed below the key sequence area if the combination you selected is already assigned to an action. (You can override any of the previously defined keyboard actions.)
  7. Click Add to see your new keyboard shortcut added to the Assignments list.
  8. Click the old Ctrl+Shift+A entry in the list and click Remove.
  9. Click OK.

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