The External Filter/Classes Manager is displayed when you select External Filters/Classes from the z/OS menu. Use the External Filter/Class Manager to manage External Filters:
Note: You can also use the object Filter option to save an object filter as an External Filter. For more information, see the section Defining a Filter.
The External Filter/Classes Manager works only with one z/OS host at a time. Before you start the External Filter/Classes Manager, login to a host and select it in the Host List. Observe the following:
After you have selected the host you want the External Filter/Classes Manager to work with, you can start the External Filter/Classes Manager by selecting External Filters/Classes from the z/OS menu.
The External Filter/Classes Manager mainly consists of an Available Objects pane, an Available Filters pane, and a bottom pane consisting of number of filters and option buttons:
Displays the Object Tree of the first host connected and selected in the Host List. Click an object in the Object Tree and the External Filters that are associated with that object are displayed in the Available Filters pane. The following toolbar options are available:
Expands the Object Tree to show all folder and subfolder objects.
Expands the Object Tree to show main folders only.
Displays the Find in Tree dialog. Use this dialog to find an object in the Object Tree. Enter part or all of the object name as it is displayed in the Object Tree. (You cannot use this dialog to search on internal object names.) You have the option to specify the search direction, find whole text, and match case.
Displays all the existing External Filters:
The Available Filters pane has a toolbar and the available External Filters are listed in columns as follows:
The following toolbar options are available:
Toggles between displaying and hiding column headers.
Displays the Find in List dialog. Use this dialog to search by External Filter name, for an External Filter in the list displayed. Enter part or all of the External Filter name. You have the option to specify the search direction, find whole text, and match case.
Displays all External Filter on the host.
You can click a column heading to sort the list of External Filters accordingly. Click the heading again to toggle between ascending and descending order. The following columns are displayed:
Displays the External Filter name.
Displays the External Filter description.
Displays the object the External Filter pertains to.
Displays the number of lines in the External Filter member in the External Filter Library.
Displays the user ID of the user that created or last updated the External Filter member in the External Filter Library.
Displayed only when one or more External Filters are displayed in the Available Filters pane. n represents the number of filters in the Available Filters pane. x represents the total number of filters that exist for the host.
The following options are available for the Available Filters pane:
Select an object in the Object Tree and click New to create a new External Filter.
Select an External Filter in the Available Filters pane and click Modify to modify it or to create a new External Filter and use the selected External Filter as a template. Modify is enabled only when a filter is selected in the Available Filter pane.
Select an External Filter in the Available Filters pane and click Delete to delete it. Delete is enabled only when a filter is selected in the Available Filter pane.
Closes the External Filter/Class Manager.
Displays the online help for the External Filter/Class Manager.
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