Importing systems from a configuration file

You can quickly populate the Operations Console with IMS™ Connect systems using a configuration file created by IMS Connect Extensions.

Before you begin

Configuration files can be used to distribute a standard configuration to many Operations Console users at once. You can obtain a configuration file in the following ways:
  • By generating one from definitions stored in your IMS Connect Extensions repository using the definition extract utility. For more information, see Example JCL: create a configuration file for import in the Operations Console in the Definition extract utility topic in the IMS Connect Extensions User's Guide.
  • By exporting a definitions file from an existing installation of the Operations Console. To do this, click View in the Navigation toolbar, and then click Export IMS Connect Extensions Configuration.
    Figure 1. Exporting an IMS Connect Extensions configuration from the IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS® Explorer
    View menu; Export IMS Connect Extensions Configuration

Procedure

  1. From the Navigation view toolbar, click View, and then click Import IMS Connect Extensions Configuration.
    Figure 2. Importing an IMS Connect Extensions configuration into the IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS Explorer
    View menu; Import IMS Connect Extensions Configuration
  2. In the Import dialog, navigate to the configuration file that you want to import and then click Open. The systems and groups in this configuration file are added to your workspace.