Object filtering, Infopops | IBM VERSION 9 guide

Figure 2. Contents Pane view

Filtering in the Contents pane simply hides data that has already been retrieved from the database. If your database has so many objects that retrieval time is an issue, you may prefer to retrieve only a subset of the objects (for example, tables). This filtering is referred to as Object Filtering and is explained in the next section.

Object filtering:

Object filtering enables you to work with a subset of all the objects in the database in the Control Center. For example, if you only need to work with your own tables and not those created by someone else, you can set up an object filter so that only those tables will be retrieved from the database. You will not have to wait for data about the other tables to be retrieved.

Right-click on an object folder in the object tree and select Filter->Create. The Filter notebook opens allowing you to select which objects you would like to retrieve from the database.

Once you have created a filter, the filter icon will appear beneath the filtered object in the object tree to indicate that a filter has been set. To remove the filter and display all the objects in the Contents pane, right click the object folder and select Filter->Remove.

You can further customize your view by selecting the filter icon from the toolbar at the bottom of Contents pane described above. This filtering will only hide data that has already been retrieved from the database.Filtering enables you to work with a subset of displayed objects in the Control Center. Two forms of filtering exists. The first form of filtering allows you to create a customized view of objects which you would like to appear in the Contents pane of the Control Center.

Infopops:

An infopop is a pop-up window that is displayed when a control in a window or notebook has focus and you press F1. Holding the mouse cursor over a control in a window or notebook also causes the infopop to display. Infopops contain a description of the field or control. They may also list restrictions and requirements or provide instructions.

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VERSION 9 specifications

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