Create Filter (CRTFTR)

The Create Filter (CRTFTR) command creates a filter object of the specified type. Filters contain selection entries and action entries. A filter allows the user to categorize data into groups and specify special actions to be applied to each group. The typical user is a system programmer or operator responsible for system management.

Parameters

Filter (FILTER)

Specifies the qualified name of the filter that is created.

The library specified must be on the system auxiliary storage pool (ASP number 1) or a configured basic user ASP (ASP numbers 2-32). The library cannot be on an independent ASP. The possible library values are:

*CURLIB

The current library is used to locate the filter. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, the QGPL library is used.

library-name

Specify the name of the library where the filter is located.

Type (TYPE)

Specifies the type of filter being created. The type of filter determines which applications can use the filter and the type of entries that can be placed in the filter.

*ALR

The filter is an alert filter. The i5/OS Alert Manager can use the filter on alerts that it receives or generates.

*PRB

The filter is a problem filter. The i5/OS Problem Manager uses the filter on problem entries that are created, changed, or deleted.

Text 'description' (TEXT)

Specifies text that briefly describes the object.

*BLANK

Text is not specified.

character-value

Specify no more than 50 characters of text, enclosed in apostrophes.

Authority (AUT)

Specifies the authority you are giving to users who do not have specific authority for the object, who are not on an authorization list, and whose group profile or supplemental group profiles do not have specific authority for the object.

*LIBCRTAUT

The system determines the authority for the object by using the value specified for the Create authority (CRTAUT) parameter on the Create Library command (CRTLIB) for the library containing the object to be created. If the value specified for the CRTAUT parameter is changed, the new value will not affect any existing objects.

*CHANGE

The user can perform all operations on the object except those limited to the owner or controlled by object existence (*OBJEXIST) and object management (*OBJMGT) authorities. The user can change and perform basic functions on the object. *CHANGE authority provides object operational (*OBJOPR) authority and all data authority. If the object is an authorization list, the user cannot add, change, or remove users.

*ALL

The user can perform all operations except those limited to the owner or controlled by authorization list management (*AUTLMGT) authority. The user can control the object's existence, specify the security for the object, change the object, and perform basic functions on the object. The user also can change ownership of the object.

*USE

The user can perform basic operations on the object, such as running a program or reading a file. The user cannot change the object. Use (*USE) authority provides object operational (*OBJOPR), read (*READ), and execute (*EXECUTE) authorities.

*EXCLUDE

The user cannot access the object.

name

Specify the name of an authorization list to be used for authority to the object. Users included in the authorization list are granted authority to the object as specified in the list. The authorization list must exist when the object is created.

Examples

CRTFTR   FILTER(MYLIB/MYFILTER)  TYPE(*ALR)  AUT(*CHANGE)
         TEXT('My filter')

This command creates an alert filter called MYFILTER in the library MYLIB. The type is *ALR and the public has *CHANGE authority to the filter, described as 'My filter'.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF2108

Object &1 type *&3 not added to library &2.

CPF2112

Object &1 in &2 type *&3 already exists.

CPF2113

Cannot allocate library &1.

CPF2151

Operation failed for &2 in &1 type *&3.

CPF2182

Not authorized to library &1.

CPF2283

Authorization list &1 does not exist.