The CICS SM perspective

The default CICS SM perspective consists of a core set of views to help you get started. The active perspective name is displayed on a button in the shortcut bar.

CICS SM perspective button in the shortcut bar

The following screen capture is an example of the CICS SM perspective:

The default CICS SM perspective

You can tailor the perspective by adding new views, removing existing views, moving views around, or changing the size of views. When you close CICS Explorer®, any changes you made to the perspective are saved, and next time CICS Explorer starts, your tailored perspective is displayed.

You can restore the perspective to its last saved configuration at any time by clicking Window > Reset Perspective from the main menu for the workbench. You can reset the supplied perspectives to their default configuration by clicking Restore Defaults on the Perspectives pane in the Preferences window.

You can create and save multiple perspectives. For example, you might want to set up one perspective that only shows the definition views, and one perspective that only shows the operation views. For further information on using perspectives, see the related links.

Note: When you save a perspective, you save only the layout of the views and editors in the workbench. Any filter attributes you set are retained when you switch to another perspective or view.

If the views and functions in the perspective are not available, check that the associated CICS Explorer product component is enabled. See Enabling or disabling CICS Explorer product components.