You can copy most table views that display a CICS® resource. You can use this when you configure
views to configure a copy of a view and leave the original view unchanged.
About this task
This procedure does not apply to the Resource
Group Definitions view, Group List Definitions view,
and a small number of older-style views,
as listed in Changing specific resource views.
Procedure
- Use the appropriate method to open
the Preferences window:
- Windows or Linux: Click on the workbench
menu bar.
- OS X: Click on the main menu.
- In the Contents pane of the Preferences window,
expand Explorer then click CICS
View Configurations.
- In the CICS View Configurations pane, click the view that
you want to copy then click Copy.
To
find the required view, you can expand the categories, or type one
or more characters of the view name in the filter field.
- In the Save As dialog, type the name for the new view,
then click OK.
The default name
is the original view name followed by a number in parentheses.
The new view is listed in the CICS View Configurations
pane, in the same category as the view that you copied.
- In the Preferences window, click OK. An option for the new view is added to the Operations or Definitions menu,
as appropriate, grouped with the resource type.
What to do next
You can configure or rename the view.
To open the new view,
you can use the corresponding option on the Operations or Definitions menu.