Toolbar searches
You can use the CICS IA perspective toolbar to search for resources by type, name (ID), or region.
To find a specific resource, use the following fields in the toolbar:
- Find. The default value for this field
is Resource (a search will find all resources). To search for a specific
resource type, click the Filter by type icon
, then click the resource you require from the menu.
- Filter by ID. You can use this text field
to search for a resource by name. Type the name of the resource you
require. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard. Up to 128 previous
search filters are stored and as you type, the drop-down list shows
any previous search filter that matches your entry. To see the complete
list of stored search filters, click the Previous search icon
. To select a filter from the list, double-click it.
- Filter by Region. You can use this text
field to search for a resource by region. Type the name of the region
you require. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard. Previous search
filters are stored and as you type, the drop-down list shows any previous
search filter that matches your entry. To see the complete list of
stored search filters, click the Previous search icon
. To select a filter from the list, double-click it.
To run the search, click the Run search icon , or ensure
that focus is in the Filter by ID or Filter
by Region field and then press Enter. The results of the
search are shown in the Show Resources view.

To run more detailed searches, use the Queries view and Query editor.
Wildcard support
In the CICS IA plug-in,
you can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard anywhere in a search or
query definition. You can also use multiple wildcards. For example,
you can use any of the following search formats:
- KAT*: The search returns all resources that begin with KAT.
- KAT*01: The search returns all resources that begin with KAT and end with 01.
- *01*: The search returns all resources that contain 01.
- K*0*1*: The search returns all resources that begin with K, contain 0, then contain 1.