Getting started with Operations Console

This topic explains how to get started with the IMS™ Connect Extensions Operations Console.

Before you begin

If you already use Operations Console and the previous version of the Operations Console plug-in ran under z/OS® Explorer or the Tools Base Connection Server client framework V1.4.0.04 or later, you can back up your old workspace files and restore them to your new z/OS Explorer workspace if necessary. Copy the contents of:
<old workspace folder>\.metadata\.plugins\com.fundi.framework.eclipse
to:
<new workspace folder>\.metadata\.plugins\com.fundi.framework.eclipse

Procedure

  1. Double-click the z/OS Explorer shortcut. If you are prompted to select a workspace folder, select a location anywhere on a local drive. The workspace folder is used to save details of your customizations to the workbench layout and working sets.
    Tip: It can be very useful to set up multiple workspaces. Each workspace can represent a different configuration, for example PRODCONFIG1, PRODCONFIG2, and TEST, that can be chosen when the Operations Console is started. You can run old and new versions of the Operations Console plug-in in parallel by installing the plug-in to separate instances of z/OS Explorer, each in a different location.
  2. Select Window > Open Perspective > Other (or Window > Perspective > Open Perspective > Other, depending on your version of z/OS Explorer).
  3. Select IMS Connect Extensions, and then click OK.
    Figure 1. The IMS Connect Extensions perspective in IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS Explorer
    IMS Connect Extensions perspective
  4. If this is a new workspace, follow the prompts to complete the User ID and Password fields using the TSO credentials you normally use when using the IMS Connect Extensions ISPF dialog.
    Note: To add additional connection profiles, click the View menu ( New ) in the Navigation toolbar and then select Preferences > Connection Profiles. For more information on connection profiles, see Managing connection profiles.
  5. If this is the first time you are using the Operations Console, you will need to add your IMS Connect systems. You can do this in the following ways: