Switching workspaces

CICS Explorer® uses a local workspace to save its data and configuration files. You might have more than one workspace, each containing a different configuration of CICS Explorer. You can switch workspaces at any time.

About this task

This task explains how to switch workspaces.

Procedure

  1. Click File > Switch Workspace > Other in the CICS Explorer menu bar. The Workspace Launcher dialog is shown.
    A screen capture that shows the Workspace Launcher dialog. The path for the current workspace is shown in the Workspace field.
  2. If you previously switched workspace, you can select the path in the Workspace list. If you want to use a new workspace, type the path in the Workspace field.
    Note: You cannot use special characters in the name of the workspace directory, even if that directory exists. This is a restriction of the Eclipse platform, which fails to run if installed in a directory whose path contains certain invalid characters, including: :%#<>"!.. If you use invalid characters in the workspace path, Eclipse starts, but the workspace is created in a different location.
  3. Optional: You can copy the settings from the current workspace by selecting the check boxes in the Copy Settings list.
  4. Click OK to switch to the new workspace.

Results

CICS Explorer shuts down and then restarts, and uses the new workspace.