Click on 'Manage' button to remove non-existent folder names from the work folders history file.
Check 'Restart Editors' button as follows:
When box is checked (true), editor screens that were opened during the last IMU Explorer shutdown will be re-opened.
When box is unchecked (false), editor screens that were opened at IMU Explorer shutdown are not opened.
Note: The Restart Editors button state flag is permanently saved in the work folder. The default (checked/unchecked) state
is used based on the existence of the ~restartEditorsFlag.txt file, located in the work folder.
For new work folders, the Restart Editors flag is set to true.
Click on 'Open' button to open the work folder selected in the Work Directory text box. You can choose a work folder from
the pull-down list of work folders. The pull-down list is constructed from the work folders history file located in the %home directory.
A new work folder can be selected by clicking on the 'Browse' button located at the right of the Work Directory text box, or by typing
a new folder name. A full path is required, see Notes below.
Click on 'Cancel' button to exit without any action. that is, 'Cancel' terminates the lunching of IMU Explorer.
The work folders history file name is WorkSpaceHistory.txt locate in the %home% directory.
The "folder" or "directory" define a windows directory. For the purpose of this document, "folder" refers to the workspace directory that contains the sub-directories where your resources reside.
The workspace folder contains project directories where your programs and macros are stored plus the default profiles and history files needed by the IMU Explorer to function properly.
New workspace folders (folders that do not exist or are empty) are created and formatted automatically when you click on Open button.
IBM Migration Utility Explorer replaces the %home% by the user directory (home directory) from which you invoked IBM Migration Utility Explorer.
Examples
"%home%\WorkFolder" means that the folder "WorkFolder" will be created or is located in the home directory.
"c:\explorer_beta\DemoFolder" means that the folder "DemoFolder" will be created or is located in the "c:\explorer_beta" directory.
"c:\WorkFolder2" means that the folder "WorkFolder2" will be created or is located on "C:" disk.
You can work with one work folder at a time. To switch to a new folder, select a new work folder from the pull-down list, or type a new folder name in the text box.
If the work folder that you select does not exist, or if the work folder you select is empty, a new work folder is constructed with the default profile and history files automatically.
Work folder(s) created outside of IMU Explorer control will not work properly.
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