Viewing a service information file
Most services provide a service information file that describes:
- What the service provides to its users
- Which policies the service provides
- The scope of configuration resource updates and how the scope can be
influenced
- Which configuration resources are updated by product instantiation, if any
- Which configuration resources are updated by update requests, if any
- Which configuration resources of other services the service has requests
against, if any
- Which configuration resources the service reads (refresh) to obtain
existing configuration data, if any
- Details on refresh dialogs, if the service provides any
- Which other services must or can be refreshed to be able to work with the
service, and the conditions under which an optional refresh can be omitted
- Which authorizations a user needs on a z/OS system to be able to
successfully perform tasks for the service
Steps for viewing a service information file:
- In the resource tree, expand the sysplexes folder and the folder for a
sysplex where the service is available.
- If you want to view the information file for a sysplex-wide service, click
the control panel in the sysplex folder, otherwise expand the folder for the
system where the service is available and click the control panel in the
system folder. A list of available services is displayed in the list
view.
- Select the service or service template of the service for which you want
to view the information file.
- Click File --> Show service information
on the menu.
Result: Your Web browser is invoked with the service
description file in HTML format.