When you use the Select By Filter method to select a filter to define source objects, Model Data Reuse inspects the selected filter and takes appropriate action. Currently, five types of filters are valid for use with MDR: System, Permission Group (PG), Object Type, Volume, and Properties.
Simple Filter or Single Tab Filter
When a single filter type defines the filter criteria, the behavior is as follows:
|
Filter Type |
Logical Operator |
Get Related System Parents |
Destination Systems |
|
System |
Expand |
No |
Parents of initial systems |
|
Permission Group (PG), Object Type, Volume, Properties |
Restrict |
Yes |
Simple Filter or Multiple Tab Filters
When you use a simple filter defined on the System, Permission Group, Object Type, Volume or Properties tab, or when you use multiple filter types to define the filter criteria, the behavior is as follows:
|
Filters Used |
Get Related System Parents |
Destination Systems |
|
Any combination of System, PG, Object Type, Volume, Properties |
Yes |