Selecting and viewing change packages

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

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The CM plug-in includes a view to manage change packages in the default perspective. If this view is not visible, to open it, click Window > Show View > Other, then select Change Packages from the list in the Show View window.

Screen capture of the Change Packages view

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 matches substrings in any attribute that is currently accessible. Wildcards are not supported.

You can sort the change packages by clicking any column header. If you click the same column header again, the order of the list is reversed. Sorting is independent of other columns; that is, for each new sort, any previous sorts are ignored. Sorting is available in the following locations:
  • The tree in the Change Packages view
  • The table in the Change Packages editor Resources page
  • The table in the Change Packages editor History page

To work with a change package, double click the name. The change package editor opens.

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

To view the resources or commands that are contained in the change package, you can click the Resources or Commands tabs, respectively, at the bottom of the editor. To view the history of the change package, you can click the History tab.

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 list. 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 or use it to search for known problems in the IBM Support Portal.