Create a filter

You can only create a filter by using a specification file.

Use the syntax shown in Specification-file conventions to create a filter by using a specification file.

Use the following syntax to create a filter by using a specification file:
BEGIN OBJECT FILTER filtername 
# Compulsory Attributes 
PROJECT projectname 
FORMAT formatname 
BEGIN SEQUENCE 
FIELDNAME data_file_fieldname 
STATUS record_status 
MATCH match_criteria 
END SEQUENCE 

END OBJECT  
The following table lists the attributes and their values.
Attribute Attribute value
data_file_fieldname Data-file field to be used in the match condition
formatname Associated format name
filtername Filter name
match_criteria Match criteria, in quotation marks. See Match condition operators and characters.
projectname Name of existing project
record_status Type a K to keep records that meet a match condition or D to discard them.