Switching between perspectives

You can switch between perspectives to display your CICS® system resources in different layouts.

There are several ways to switch between perspectives:
  • Using the Open Perspective icon The Open Perspective icon on the shortcut bar.
  • Selecting a perspective from the Window -> Open Perspective menu in the CICS Explorer® menu bar.
  • Selecting a perspective from the perspective buttons in the shortcut bar.

To open a perspective using the Open Perspective icon:

  1. Click the Open Perspective icon The Open Perspective icon on the shortcut bar.
  2. Click Other and select the perspective to open from the list in the Open Perspective dialog.
  3. Click OK.

The new perspective opens and the perspective name is displayed in the shortcut bar.

To open a perspective from the Window menu:

  1. Click Window -> Open Perspective on the CICS Explorer menu bar.
  2. Click Other and select the perspective to open from the list in the Open Perspective dialog.
  3. Click OK.

The new perspective opens and the perspective name is displayed in the shortcut bar.

To open a perspective from the buttons in the shortcut bar:

If you have previously opened a perspective during the current CICS Explorer session, the perspective name will appear in a button in the shortcut menu bar. To reopen the perspective, click the button in the shortcut bar. The new perspective opens and the button is shown as selected in the shortcut bar.

If the button for the perspective does not appear in the shortcut bar, follow the instructions in one of the previous tasks to open a perspective.