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Filtering data by setting filter properties (MainView Explorer)

Use the following procedure to specify filters for the columns used for the view’s query.

Filtering data using filter properties is temporary. Closing the views discards the filters. The current data is only filtered; no data is updated.

To set filter properties for a view

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Filtering data in a view in MainView Explorer

QWHERE-and-WHERE-commands

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  1. Perform one of the following actions:

    • On the view toolbar, click the Properties GUID-F21F8454-4B6E-4D51-B105-70E2FA862B14-low.pngbutton.
    • Right-click the view tab or the blank part of the view toolbar, and select Properties.

  2. In the Filters tab of the Properties dialog, specify a filter value for one or more element names (column headings).The filter value must be valid for the field. If the field accepts character data, the value can include one of the following wildcard characters:


    Wildcard

    Description

    *

    Represents any number of characters, including zero

    The asterisk must be the last or only character in the value (such as JOBNAME=CICS* or JOBNAME=* ).

    ?

    Represents a single character

    A question mark can appear in one or more positions in the value (such as JOBNAME=CICS?2? ).


  3. To display the filtered data in the view, click Apply.

    Important

    If the Filters tab does not list the element name that you want to use as a filter, you can enter the WHERE command on the view’s Command line.

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*