Overview |
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Tasks |
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Included with |
Tivoli Problem Management |
Help topic contents |
This help topic is designed to familiarize you
with some of the fundamental aspects of using the Archive Utility, including the
following:
To configure the Archive Utility, see Using the Archive Utility. |
Special GUI elements |
There are a few special elements of the Archive
Utility GUI with which you should be familiar. These include:
A Browse button appears next to the File Name box in the Tivoli Problem Management Archive Utility window. This is referred to as the File Name Browse button. It is available when you select Flat File under Database Destination. The File Name Browse button enables you to select a file name from a list of available choices. When you choose the File Name Browse button, the Select Flat File dialog box appears, listing the files from which you can select. When you select a file from the list of file names, the Archive Utility inserts that file name in the File Name box in the Tivoli Problem Management Archive Utility window. You must supply required information in some boxes in the Tivoli Problem Management Archive Utility window in order to complete an archiving procedure. GUI elements with required information are filled in with a color which depends on your system settings. If your system is set to 256 colors or less, required boxes and lists are filled in with yellow. If your system is set to greater than 256 colors, required boxes and lists are filled in with light blue. For example, you must supply starting and ending dates when archiving data. The Close Date From and To boxes are filled in to indicate that this data is required. |
Archive Database Logon dialog box | You use teh Archive Database Logon dialog box to
logon to the Archive Utility. To access the Archive Database Logon dialog box:
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Archive Utility dialog box | The Archive Utility dialog box is the main
dialog box you use to configure the Archive Utility. To access the Archive Utility:
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Select Flat File dialog box | The Select Flat File dialog box is used to
select a flat file in which to archive data. When you select a file from the list of files
shown in the Select Flat File dialog box, the Archive Utility inserts that file name in
the File Name box in the Tivoli Archive Utility dialog box. To accesss the Select Flat File dialog box:
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Starting the program |
To use the Archive Utility, you must start the
program and log on by providing your database logon ID and a password, if required by your
system administrator. A logon ID is required for database security purposes. Depending on your operating system, you can start the Archive Utility in several ways. The procedure for starting the program in Windows, OS/2, and UNIX operating systems follows.
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Quitting the program |
The procedure for quitting the Archive Utility
follows.
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