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The following features allow you to locate objects quicker:

  • filters - a static filtering tool available in most object overviews; you only specify your search criteria once

  • applications - you can navigate to the application the object belongs to

  • intelliSearch - a dynamic filtering tool available in most object overviews; you need to specify your query each time

If you want to quickly locate objects, and the objects are not always the same, use intelliSearch instead of filters. IntelliSearch allows you to quickly display one or more objects by simply entering specific data, like a distinct subset of a name. See the intelliSearch topic for more general information on inteliSearch or the object-specific documentation. You reach the object-specific documentation by navigating to the object's overview and hitting the F1 key.

You might already be familiar with filters from the job monitor, most objects can be filtered by name, application and other object properties.

You may specify any name for a filter, however, some words like System and SAP are reserved words, you can use Sysdm or S@P instead, for example. Note that the interface will display the description instead of the name of the filter when it is set, and that there are no reserved words for the description. Filters can also be used to generate reports, if you have the reporting module.

When you define a filter, you define a SQL query, SAP CPS makes it easy for you to define such a query by providing you with a list of properties as follows, for each property you can include or exclude objects.

The following was taken from job definition filters

Where the name contains specific keywords

Where the name starts with a prefix

Where the Job Definition belongs to an application

Where the Job Definition belongs to an application containing specific keywords

Where the Job Definition is defined as top level

Where the Job Definition is a builtin one

Procedure

Creating an object filter:

  1. Navigate to   Definitions → Job Definitions  

  2. Choose   Filter → Create Filter   from the context menu.

  3. Fill in the name and description fields

  4. Choose one or more criteria.

  5. Choose Save & Close

Result

The new filter will be selected and only objects that match your filter will be displayed.

Example

Creating a job definition filter for system job definitions:

  1. Navigate to   Definitions → Job Definitions  .

  2. Choose   Filter → Create Filter   from the context menu.

  3. Fill sysdm in to the name field and System Job Definitions into the description field.

  4. Choose Where the name contains specific keywords, then specific keywords from Selection field below.

  5. Fill in System, choose Add, then OK.

  6. Choose Where the Job Definition is a builtin one. This is to illustrate that you can select multiple conditions, System is a reserved word and only built-in definitions may have it in their names.

  7. Choose Save & Close.