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
- 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.
- Select (or , depending on your version of z/OS Explorer).
- 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
- 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 (

) in the
Navigation toolbar and then select
Preferences >
Connection Profiles. For more information on connection profiles, see
Managing connection profiles.
- 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: