CARMA filters represent a selected set of CARMA content or Repository Instances. The filter is defined by a filter string, for example “A*”. The filter string is passed to the RAM, which passes back a group of content. The content is determined by the RAM, but it is suggested that the filter contents name match the filter string. For example, for the filter string “A*” it is suggested that the contents passed back from the RAM all start with “A”.
There is a connection between the filter specified in the UI and the filter received by the RAM functions. For additional information, refer to the Common Access Repository Manager Developer's Guide (SC23-7660-00).
Additionally, CARMA developers can define the default filter to be used when a user expands a RAM, Repository Instance, or Container in the CARMA Repositories or CARMA Fields Table View with the com.ibm.carma.ui.DefineCarmaFilters extension point. CARMA developers can also specify whether to have the default view appear automatically at expansion of the associated level.
You can perform the following actions on filters: