Filtering the objects displayed in tables
When object data is displayed in IBM MQ Explorer in tables, we can filter the data so that only the objects in which we are interested are displayed.
About this task
An example of the filtering that we can do is that when the Content view displays the contents of a queue manager's Queues folder, you might choose to display only the queues that have a name that starts with saturn. Instead of creating a new filter for each type of object on each queue manager, we can create a filter for a type of object, such as queues, on one queue manager, and then reuse the filter for queues on other queue managers.
You can filter on the following criteria:
- The name of the object.
- The type of the object (queues and channels only).
- An attribute of the object (optional).
IBM MQ Explorer supplies and applies a standard filter for each type of object. For example, the Standard for Queues filter includes all the queues so that we can be sure that we are viewing all the queues on the queue manager, the Standard for Channels filter includes all the channels, and so on. IBM MQ also supplies a selection of other useful filters; for example, an All queues with messages filter displays only queues that have one or more messages.
To apply a different filter to a folder of objects:
Procedure
- In the Content view or dialog that contains the table, click the small arrow next to the current filter name. A menu is displayed.
- To apply one of the other supplied filters, in the menu, click the name of the filter. The menu closes and the filter is applied to the table.
- To apply a different filter (that was not supplied with IBM MQ), click More Filters... The Select Filter dialog opens displaying the filters that are available.
- In the Apply filter list, click the filter that we want to apply, or click No filter to remove all filtering from the table.
- Click OK.
Results
The selected filter is applied to the selected folder.
- Create a filter
- Editing an existing filter
We can edit any filters that you created previously and we can also edit the filters that are supplied with IBM MQ Explorer; for example, the Default for Queues filter. - Copy an existing filter
Parent topic: Configure IBM MQ Explorer Parent topic: Preferences for IBM MQ Explorer
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