System i Table view

The System i® Table view displays the same information as the Remote Systems view, with the added ability to sort items, view descriptions, and perform more PDM-like actions.

With the System i Table view, you can see the properties of all items at the same time; they are displayed as rows across the table. The view takes the currently selected file, library, or filter in the System i Objects subsystem as input, and displays the contents in the table when you select the Show in Table option from the pop-up menu. You can also use Work with actions from the System i Table view itself to populate the view with libraries, objects, or members.

You can open the view directly by selecting the System i Table view tab at the bottom of the Remote System Explorer perspective, or by selecting the Show in Table action item in the pop-up of the Remote Systems View. You can use the Work with menu to generate lists. The Work with menu keeps a small list (10) of previously displayed lists in the System i Table view. The command line appears at the bottom of the System i Table view, and allows you to enter commands, or parameters for actions.

You can modify which columns appear in the System i Table view. You can choose to hide or show any individual column. You can type a character to bring up the Position To dialog. This dialog allows you to quickly scroll to your desired item.

Tips:

Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Use the Show in Table View to show filter contents in the System i Table view.
Collapse the command line for a clean screen and the ability to see more items.
Double-click on the System i Table view tab, to maximize the view to the full workbench. You will then be able to see more items in one screen.
Use filters to generate complicated lists, use the Work with submenu to get access to infrequently used or simple lists.

System i Table view actions

Like the Remote Systems view, the System i Table view has actions that can be invoked on items in it. As in the Remote Systems view, access to the action is provided through a pop-up menu from clicking with the right mouse button. In the pop-up from the System i Table view, you will see a list of actions with their PDM option number to make the menu feel more familiar. Use the User actions menu to create and add your own actions. User actions added either in the Table or Remote Systems view, appear in the User Actions menu in both views.

Tips:

Use the Show in Table action from inside the System i Table view to go from a list of libraries to a list of objects.
Double-click a member to open it in Remote Systems LPEX Editor in edit mode.
Click on the item name to open an edit cell in the Table view directly to quickly rename an item. The Description column, and member type column are also edit enabled, and allow you to quickly change the values in those columns.
Access an object's properties by selecting the Properties menu item in the pop-up menu in the System i Table view or Remote Systems view.
See Managing objects in the System i Table view in the online help in the client product. See also Viewing and accessing objects in the Remote Systems Explorer in the tutorials.

User actions

User actions allow you to extend the System i Table view and the Remote Systems view with the action that you use. You can create your own action, where you will be able to prompt the command to run, and to define how a command is executed.

Note:

RSE has three command modes:

Normal: RSE jobs run in batch, so even though the mode is normal (meaning in this case immediate), you still cannot run interactive commands like STRPDM
Batch: Commands are submitted to a new batch job
Interactive: Commands are run interactively in a STRRSESVR job

When creating actions use the Insert variable button to see the list of available variables. Actions are very customizable and you can:

Specify if the action should refresh the Remote Systems view or System i Table view after running
Specify whether or not the command should be called once for each selected object, or once for all the objects. This gives greater flexibility than PDM. For example, in RSE you could define a Save Object action, which would allow you to select several objects and when invoked, would generate a single command to save all of the selected objects to one save file.
Actions can be refined so that they are only displayed for appropriate types. There are several types predefined, but user types can be easily added to the list. For example, this allows you to have an action for only *PGM objects, or only RPGLE members.
Selective prompts can be used when defining the CL command to run for the action.

One of the advantages of RSE user actions is that they can be named, which makes them easier to use and remember. (For more information, see the topic Managing user actions (user options) in the online help in the client product. See also Creating a user action in the tutorials.

Command line

The System i Table view contains a command line.

You can use the command line to run any command, or in the System i Table view, to specify additional parameters for PDM options. The results of any commands are displayed in the messages field. You can use familiar PDM keys:

F9 to retrieve the last command
F4 to prompt a command

The Show Log button can be used to view the System i Commands Log view.

Command execution mode can also be selected.

Tips:

The System i Table view command line is good for quick commands
The System i Commands Log view is better for commands where the results are more critical, and where you want to see second level help on the messages.
The System i Commands Log also show the results of compiles, and users actions, either run through the Remote Systems view or the System i Table view.
See the topic Running programs and commands from the System i Table view in the online help in the client product. See also Submitting commands in the System i Table view in the tutorials.

Compiling

Compile actions are grouped into two menus: with and without prompting. You can add your own compile commands to the compile menu. This is much the same as adding a user action.

Compile actions are different from other actions: The results of the command itself appear in the System i Commands Log, but for commands which support events files, errors generated by the compiler are displayed in the Error List view. For more information about event files, see the topic Events File format in the online help in the client product.

Tips:

Additional command execution preferences are available in the Window > Preferences > Remote Systems > System i > Command Execution preference page
Compile commands use the same defaults as the host
The compile actions remembers the last used compile command by member type
Add your own compile commands and specify the source types that they should apply to, or refine existing compile commands, by modifying the properties and the CL command parameters
The default is to compile in batch, use the Command Execution preferences to specify additional SBMJOB parameters, or to switch to normal execution (note that this is technically not interactive, because, as previously mentioned, RSE jobs run in batch)
See the Compiling your programs topic in the online help in the client product. See also Verifying and compiling source in the tutorials.

Comparing the System i Table view to PDM

The following table compares the features of the System i Table view described in this topic to equivalent or similar features in PDM.

Table 22.
In the System i Table view	In PDM
Use the Work with menu to generate lists. Retains up to 10 previously displayed lists	Use `WRKxxxPDM` commands to generate lists
Provides a command line for actions	Provides a command line for actions
Determine which columns to display, and choose to hide or show any individual columns	Option 14 provides similar manipulation but with less customization capability
The pop-up menu lists actions with their PDM option number	Not applicable
Use the Show in Table action from inside the view to go from a list of libraries to a list of objects	Option 12
Use the pop-up menu to select the Properties menu item to access an object's properties	Option 8
Extend the Table view with user actions	F16
Substitution variables when creating actions are the same as in PDM	Not applicable
Refine actions to display only for appropriate types	Not available
Define user actions by name	User action names are limited to 2 characters
Use the Show Log button to open the System i Commands Log view	F20
Compile actions are grouped in 2 menus - with and without prompting	Option 14 and option 15
Additional command execution preferences are available	F18

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