Create Selection Criteria

You can create a selection criteria data set or member in the Selection view in CA File Master Plus.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Selection view.

2. Right-click anywhere in the Selection view and select Create Selection Criteria.
   The Create Selection Criteria dialog opens.

3. Complete the following fields:

   • Data set name
     Specifies the name of the selection criteria data set or the data set that contains the selection criteria member that you want to add.

   • Member
     Specifies the name of the selection criteria member that you want to add.

   • Description
     Displays a short explanation of the layout member.

4. (Optional) Do one of the following to specify the layout:

   • Select from the drop-down list a layout displayed in your layout view.

   • Specify the layout data set and member name.

5. Specify selection criteria. Do one of the following:

   • Type selection conditions into the selection criteria text box. For more information on valid selection conditions, see Condition Specifications.

   • Click Layout to build selection conditions based on the contents of the specified layout. If you specify selection criteria, you can click Validate to verify that the selection criteria listed are legitimate.

   • Click Import to import selection criteria from an existing selection criteria member. For more information on importing selection criteria, see Import Selection Criteria.

6. Click OK.
   The selection member is created and added to the Selection view.