When you open the CICS Explorer™ for
the first time, the default workbench perspective is displayed containing
the default view set. You can add other views to the workbench to
display additional information about your CICSplex.
Before you begin
The views are grouped in sets:
- General views
- CICS® SM Administration
views
- CICS SM Operations views
- Help views
To open a new view, click Operations, Administration or Help on
the workbench menu bar, and select a view from the list shown.
For
example, to open the File Definitions administration view, click Administration
> File Definitions and the view is displayed.
Alternatively,
you can open a new view from the Show View window:
Procedure
- Click Window. The window menu is displayed.
- Position your cursor over Show View. A sub menu
is displayed.
- Click Other ... and the Show View window is displayed
showing the sets of views available.
- Perform one of the following actions:
- Click the plus sign next to the view set to expand it and
show the views in that set, then click the view you want to add to
the workbench, and click OK. Some of the view names are in
a lighter font than others, indicating that the view already exists
on the workbench.
- Type the name of the view you want to add in the filter text
field at the top of the Show View window. As you type each letter,
the views matching your input are displayed below. Select the view
you want to add to the workbench, and click OK.
Results
The Show View window closes, and the selected view is opened
in the workbench.