About this task
Member filters list a set of source and data members 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 members. (You can also
right-click Objects, or your filter pool, and select .)
Note: Expanding Work with members corresponds
to the WRKMBRPDM command in PDM.
- Browse, specify, or select from the Library drop-down
list the library that contains your source members.
- Browse, specify, or select from the File drop-down
list the file within the library that contains the appropriate source members.
- Enter a generic or specific member name in the Member field.
The default is * (asterisk), and you can use up to 10 characters. You can,
for example, enter s* to list all members that start with s.
- (Optional) To select a specific member type, enter the type in
the Member type field, or click More Types to
select from all known object types.
- Use the check boxes to select whether you want to list source members,
data members, or both. You must select at least one.
- 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.
- Check 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 text information
about the filter or click Finish.
Results
Your new member filter now displays in the Remote Systems view under
Objects.
Expand the filter to see the objects and members retrieved from the server.
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 iou as updated with
filter strings from the first filter, to combine them. You can also search
for IBM i member
strings. You can either press Ctrl+h or click from the workbench menu. Click
the i Search tab,
specify the search string and any other criteria in the dialog box, and click Search.