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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 8, 2013

RSE "Filter Strings" Dialog Usability

This dialog must be one of the strangest and most incomprehensible Windows dialogs in any Windows application anywhere. I am always puzzled by:

1. The flow of control: How the buttons and dropdowns work, how they're related to one another, in what sequence they should be used.
2. The display: The list box showing the defined Filter Strings is horizontally scrollable (which is bad in itself, but may be unavoidable); widening the window doesn't widen the list box, but instead widens the buttons (now THAT'S helpful!), the dropdown boxes, and the white space!

I just cannot understand how such a design came to fruition. Wasn't this tested on animals first?


Use Case:

Try just about anything. Here's one:
1. Select an existing filter string, e.g. JAGLIB/QCPYLESRC(*) MBRTYPE(*)
2. Under "Member types to subset by" select "SQLRPGLE" in the Member type dropdown.
3. Click the "Add" button.
4. Click the "Apply buton.
5. "MBRTYPE(SQLRPGLE)" should replace "MBRTYPE(*)" in the filter string (but you'll have to scroll right to see it).
6. Click to highlight this modified entry under "Filter strings".
7.Under "Member types to subset by", click to highlight SQLRPGLE in the listbox.
8. Click the "Remove" button.
9. Click the "Apply" button.
10. Error: "Filter string already exists". (When I'm REMOVING a filter?!)
11. Click the "Revert" button.
12. Click to again highlight this modified entry under "Filter strings".
13. Under "Member types to subset by" select "*" in the Member type dropdown.
14. Click the "Add" button.
15. Error: "Member type SQLRPGLE is already specified".
16. Click the "Revert" button.
17. Click to again highlight this modified entry under "Filter strings".
18. Under "Member types to subset by" select "*" in the Member type dropdown. "*" is highlighted.
19. Click the "Apply" button.
20. Error: "Filter string already exists". (The "*" string already exists? That's what was highlighted when "Apply" was pressed.)
21. Click the "Revert" button.
22. Click to again highlight this modified entry under "Filter strings".
23.Under "Member types to subset by", click to highlight SQLRPGLE in the listbox.
24. Under "Member types to subset by" select "*" in the Member type dropdown. "*" is also highlighted, and all three buttons (Add, Change, Remove) become available.
25. Click the "Add" button.
26. Error: "Member type SQLRPGLE is already specified".
27. Repeat steps 21-24.
28. Click the "Change" button. The highlighted listbox entry changes from "SQLRPGLE" to "*".
29. Click the "Apply" button.
30. Error: "Filter string already exists". (What? The existing filter string appears to be "SQLRPGLE", not "*"!)
31. Repeat steps 21-24.
32. Click the "Remove" button. The listbox entry changes from "SQLRPGLE" to "*" but is not highlighted.
33. Click the "Apply" button.
34. Error: "Filter string already exists".


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Oct 28, 2020

    The Object Table view -> quick filters now allows a very fast way to create, save, and load RSE filters in the Object table view and adds them to RSE if you save them as a named filter.

  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

  • Guest
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    Jan 10, 2014

    This RFE will be under consideration for a future release. Status has been updated to Uncommitted Candidate.

  • Guest
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    Nov 27, 2013

    This RFE is consistent with our strategy and product roadmap and IBM is continuing to evaluate.