Reusing selection criteria across search panels

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When complicated selection criteria are entered for some display then it would be nice to reuse them in another display without typing them from scratch. This is not a problem if your search criteria have just a few values, but becomes important when the number of values is much higher.
Just imagine you want to search for IWS applications that are on your list (maybe 10, maybe 100,...) and then want to search for operations (which is another display and therefore another criteria) of these applications. It would be nice to avoid specifying them in the dialog again when they have already been entered in the search window of applications.
There is no direct solution of this requirement but you can benefit from using shortcuts. Here is the guide:

 

1.Open the selection window for some display and either configure it (by expanding the item many times) or just type some placeholder that you can later easily identify. For example, Open Scheduler/IWS z/OS/ApplicationData display and enter this placeholder:
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Then click Actions/CreateShortcut and save it. Choose a name that is easy to understand, for example:
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2.Repeat it for all displays where you want to have the same search criteria. For example for Operation data, open its filter and enter:
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You do not need to submit the query. This is just a way how to create shortcuts.

 

3.Locate your profile file in your file system. The file name you can find here (Options/Basic General Options):
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Note that AppData folder can be hidden in your PC, so display hidden files if you do not see it.

 

4.Search for shortcut in Settings.xml. You should see something like this:
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5.Enter correct search values at places where you see your placeholder - APP_ID. Just repeat the line as many times as you need and modify the search values, for example, for applications APP1,APP2,APP3, enter this:
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6.Save the file and restart the client.
Not do not open the display from the display tree but from a shortcut list:
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The search window should be initialized with values you entered in Settings.xml file:
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