CICS Explorer® uses
a local workspace folder to save its data and configuration files.
You might have more than one workspace, where each workspace contains
a different configuration of CICS Explorer.
You can switch workspaces at any time.
About this task
The name of the default workspace folder is as follows:
- CICS Explorer Version 5.3 or
later: .zosexplorer
- CICS Explorer Version 5.2 and
earlier: .cicsexplorer
Use the following procedure to change the workspace location
when CICS Explorer is
already started.
Procedure
- On the main menu for the workbench, click . The Workspace
Launcher dialog is displayed. The Workspace field
shows the path of the current workspace.
- Specify the path of the workspace you require in the Workspace field.
- If you have switched to the required workspace previously,
you can select the path in the Workspace list.
- To switch to a new workspace, type the path in the Workspace field
or use Browse to select the location.
Note: You cannot use special characters in the name of the workspace
directory, even if that directory exists. This is a restriction of
the Eclipse platform, which fails to run if installed in a directory
whose path contains certain invalid characters, including: :%#<>"!..
If you use invalid characters in the workspace path, Eclipse starts,
but the workspace is created in a different location.
- Optional: You can copy the settings from the
current workspace by selecting the check boxes in the Copy
Settings list.
- Click OK to switch to the new workspace.
Results
CICS Explorer shuts
down, then restarts and uses the new workspace.