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Select a Member

Many of the tools in CA File Master Plus require that you select, or identify, a member upon which to perform an action. To select a member, type a fully qualified member name of 1 - 8 characters. Characters can be alphanumeric (A to Z, 0 - 9) and national (@,#,$). The first character must be a letter or a national character. You can use wildcards and selection criteria to select a member.

Note: The application supports the standard IBM wildcard characters *, **, and %.

To select a member using a wildcard, follow these steps:

1. Type a wildcarded member name and click Select.

   The Select Member dialog opens. The Select member table populates with members that meet the wildcard conditions.

2. Select the check box next to the member you want to add to the view. Select more than one check box to add multiple members.
3. Click OK.

To select a member using selection criteria, follow these steps:

1. Leave the Member name field blank or type a wildcarded member name and click Filter.

   The Select Member Options dialog opens.

2. (Optional) Do one of the following to specify the layout:
   • Select from the drop-down list a layout displayed in your layout view.
   • Specify the layout data set and member name.
3. Specify selection criteria. Do one of the following:
   • Type selection conditions into the selection criteria text box.

     Note: For more information on valid selection conditions, see Selection Criteria Specifications.

   • Click Layout to build selection conditions based on the contents of the specified layout.

     Note: For more information on modifying selection criteria, see Modify Layout Selection Conditions.

     Note: If you specify selection criteria, you can click Validate to verify that the selection criteria listed are legitimate.

   • Click Import to import selection criteria from an existing selection criteria member.

     Note: For more information on importing selection criteria, see Import Selection Criteria.

4. Click OK.

   The Select Member Options dialog closes and the Select member table populates with members that meet the specified selection criteria.

5. Select the check box next to the member you want to add to the view. Select more than one check box to add multiple members.
6. Click OK.

More information:

Members

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