The resource filter

When you open a resource view and are presented with a large number of resources, you can filter the list to show resources with similar properties, or to locate a single resource. You can filter on one or more properties at the same time.

The filter field is available in all resource views and is located at the right side of the tab group icon bar An image of the filter field for the Files view. The field to the left of the filter box is the name of the property being filtered. the default property is the key field for the view, in this case, Name.. If there is insufficient room on the tab group icon bar then the filter field is displayed on the line below. When the CICS® Explorer is first started, the default filter for the view's key field is the only one displayed. The key field is usually the resource name or resource ID. You can add additional filter fields and filter on one or more properties.

Adding or removing filter fields

You can add or remove filter fields in a view. The fields are unique to a view and are not displayed in any other view. To add or remove filter fields in a view, perform the following steps:

  1. With the view selected, click the Menu icon The Menu icon located at the top right side of the view to display the view menu.
  2. Click Choose filter attributes. A menu is displayed showing all the properties in the current view. The filter fields currently displayed are indicated by a check mark next to the property.
  3. Click a field name to select or deselect it. The menu closes and the selected filter field is added to, or removed from the view.

You can now filter the information displayed in the view using one, or a combination of the filter fields.

Using the filters

To use the filter, you enter the details you want to match in one or more of the filter fields, and press the enter key, or click the Apply filter icon A screen capture of the Apply filter icon.. If the field is mixed case, the filter is case-sensitive but if the field is uppercase, then any lowercase characters you enter are converted to uppercase. The information in the view changes to display only records that match the filter criteria.

When you enter a filter, you can use wildcard characters to improve the chances of a match. The characters you can use, and the filtering guidelines are as follows:

Restriction: There are some restrictions with filtering in this version of the CICS Explorer™:
  • You can not filter on a field containing date or time information.
  • There are some fields where the wildcard characters do not work. You must enter the full filter in these fields.

Here are some examples of using filters: