Selecting and viewing change packages

Using the CM plug-in you can view and manage your change packages.

About this task

The CM plug-in contains a new view to manage change packages. The view is included in the default perspective or it can be opened from the menu by clicking on Window > Show View > Other.

You can filter the list of change packages by entering the name or partial name in the filter text field. The list changes as soon as you begin to type in the filter text field. The filter will match sub-strings in ANY attribute currently accessible. Wildcards are not supported.

You can sort the change packages by clicking one of the column headers. If you click the same column header again, the order of the list is reversed. Sorting is independent of other columns; ie previous sorts are ignored with each new sort.Sorting is available in:
  • Tree in Change Packages view
  • Table in Change Packages editor Resources page
  • Table in Change Packages editor History page

To work with one of the change packages, double click the name. The change package editor opens.

A screen image of the Change Package editor with the Resources listed.

You can click the tabs at the bottom of the editor window to view the Resources, Commands or History contained within the change package.

A screen image of the Change Package editor showing the commands contained in the package
A screen image of the Change Package editor showing the history of the package

You can scope the resources by selecting a migration scheme from the drop down. The file definitions and resource descriptions can be seen by expanding the items in the list. Any errors are shown just above the resource list. These errors are written in plain text. The reason code is also given so that you can include it in problem reports to IBM Support or when searching for known problems in the IBM Support Portal.