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. You can select a member in several ways. The method that best meets your needs is defined by the task you are attempting to accomplish and the information you have available.

Follow the steps in one of the following methods:

• Type a fully qualified member name of one to eight characters. Characters can be alphanumeric (A to Z, 0 - 9) and national (@,#,$). The first character must be a letter or a national character.
• Type a wildcarded member name and complete the following steps:
  • Click Select.
  • The Select Member dialog opens.
  • 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.

  Note: Use the wildcard character * to represent any string of characters or % to represent a single character.

• Search for a member using selection criteria by following these steps:
  1. Type a wildcarded member name or leave the Member name field blank.
  2. Click Filter.

     The Select Member Options dialog opens.

  3. Specify a layout using one of the following methods:
  4. Specify selection criteria using one of the following methods:
     • Select from the drop-down list a layout displayed in your Layout view.
     • Specify the layout data set and member name.
     • 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 importing selection criteria, see Modify Layout Selection Conditions.

     • 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.