Filtering editor contents

Use the Filter view menu item to filter the contents of the editor by function, instruction type, comment lines, or flow-of-control statements.

About this task

You can filter a source file on the following content:

For COBOL source files	For PL/I source files	For JCL files
Divisions: Shows only program division statements Code: Shows only code statements (and no comments or comments task tags) Comments: Shows only comments Outline: Shows a functional outline of the program, for example, divisions, program ID, copy statements, and paragraph headings Embedded SQL/CICS/DLI: Shows only EXEC SQL, EXEC CICS®, and EXEC DLI statements Comment task tags: Shows only task tags defined in the Editor > Task tags Preferences page Copy statements: Shows only COPY and SQL INCLUDE statements Call statements: Shows only CALL statements	Procedures: Shows only procedure statements Logic outline: Shows a functional outline of the program, for example, procedures, program ID, include statements, and paragraph headings Preprocessor statements: Shows only preprocessor statements Includes: Shows only include files and SQL includes SQL/CICS/DLI: Shows only EXEC SQL, EXEC CICS, and EXEC DLI statements Comment task tags: Shows only task tags defined in the Editor > Task tags Preferences page	JOB statements: Shows only JOB statements EXEC statements: Shows only EXEC statements DD statements: Shows only DD statements PROC statements: Shows only PROC statements Errors: Shows only JCL statements flagged with errors Comment task tags: Shows only task tags defined in the Editor > Task tags Preferences page

Limitations:

You cannot filter source files that contain syntax errors or source files for which preprocessor statements have been identified.
In the COBOL Editor and PLI Editor, Filter view is not enabled for include files and copybooks.
Filters for the COBOL and PLI Editor will always display the first line of the file and possibly some characters of the last line of the file.

Procedure

Open a COBOL, PL/I, or JCL file in the editor.

Note: The Filter view menu is supported for JCL files open in the z Systems® LPEX Editor, but not for JCL files open in the JCL Editor.
Right-click and select Filter view.
The menu opens with the list of program contents that you can filter on. A filtered source file always shows the first and last lines.
To remove a filter, right-click and select Show All.