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Selecting Objects for Object Set Definitions

To select objects for object set definitions or modify a series of objects that are selected by default, complete the following tasks:

	Description	Optional	Refer to page…
Task A	Invoke the Object Selection screen.	N	44
Task B	Narrow the selection scope.	N	45
Task C	Select objects.	N	47

 

Task A Invoke the Object Selection screen

To invoke the Object Selection screen, complete the following steps:

1.	From the TIBCO Object Service Broker main menu, use OS to access the Object Set Definition screen.

2.	From the Object Set Definition screen, press PF5.

The following Object Selection screen appears. The screen displays a series of objects selected by default based on the values in the UNIT and the TYPE fields provided in the Object Set Definition screen. The TYPE field could be blank if you pressed PF5 before specifying an object type.

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O b j e c t S e l e c t i o n Scroll: P

COMMAND ==>

Location: Select All: N

Library (for RULES): Deselect All: N

Presentation Environment: List Children: N

Show selection specs: Y

========================== Selection Specification ============================

Attr Op Value

------ ---- ----------------

NAME ____ ________________ AND unspecified

TYPE = SCREEN__________ AND attributes are

UNIT =___ SAMPLAPP AND         ignored

AUTHOR ____ ________

===============================================================================

Name Type Library Environment Unit

---------------- ---------------- -------- ---------------- --------

_ @EXPENSE_ITEMS SCREEN SAMPLAPP

_ @EXPENSE_SELECT SCREEN SAMPLAPP

 

 

PFKEYS: ENTER=UPDATE 3=SAVE SELECTION 12=CANCEL

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3.	Modify the listing as required.

You can modify the listing by excluding fields that are not required for searching through the list of objects. Using this function helps you by narrowing your object selection in long lists.

You could encounter the Object Selection screen while using other TIBCO Object Service Broker functions, such as the UNLOAD tool and the MANAGE_RIGHTS tool.

Task B Narrow the selection scope

To narrow the selection scope, you can use either of these parts of the screen:

•	Specify values in the header portion

•	Specify selection specifications

Specifying Values in the Header Portion

You can use the Location, Library, and Presentation Environment fields in the header portion of the screen to narrow the selection scope for objects.

Specifying a Location

In the Location field, you can specify a node where the selection criteria are applied. If you do not specify a value in this field, your home node is used.

Specifying a Library

If your selection list contains rules or if the TYPE field is empty, you can specify the name of the rules library to be searched. If the TYPE field is empty, a library should be specified to ensure that all object types are included in the list. Press PF1 to display a list of valid values from which you can select.

Specifying a Presentation Environment

If your object set contains screens, or objects that contain screens, you can specify the presentation environment in which to search for objects. Press PF1 to display a list of valid values from which you can select.

Listing Child Objects

If some objects have child (dependent) objects associated with them, you can specify that you want to list all the child objects that compose the parent objects.

Specifying Selection Specifications

The middle section of the screen can be used to select items to be included in the definition or to narrow the selection list. You can use more than one type of selection criteria for each object type and you can specify multiple object types within one session. For a list of valid values for each of these fields, position your cursor on the field and press PF1.

Do the following when specifying selection criteria:

When specifying	In the Op Field specify	In the Value Field specify
Name	The logical operator to be used.	The name of the object.
Type	N/A.	The name of the object type.
Unit	The logical operator to be used.	The name of the unit associated with the object.
Author	The logical operator to be used.	The name of the author of the object.

Considerations for Object Type Selection Criteria

Note the following about the object type selection criteria: • If you do not supply an object type, you must specify a value in at least one of the other selection fields. • If you only specify an object type and no further selection values, a list of the items for the object type defined in your TIBCO Object Service Broker database appears for further selection.

Task C Select objects

There are two ways you can select objects:

•	Select objects using the header portion of the screen.

•	Select objects from the list of objects at the bottom of the screen.

Select Objects from Header Portion

Using the Select All field, you can specify whether all the items displayed, based on selection criteria, should be copied into the Object Definition screen.

Use the Deselect All field to un-select items that you selected.

Select Objects from the List of Objects

After you specify the selection criteria and press Enter, the selected items appear in the bottom portion of the screen. You can select the objects displayed in this section by typing an S in the line command field beside each object.

After you select the objects that you require, press PF3 to save the selections and return to the Object Set Definition screen. The items are listed in the appropriate type sub-screen within the Object Set Definition screen.

Use the Deselect All field if you want to deselect items that you selected.

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