Archive Utility Interface


Overview

Tasks

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Tivoli Problem Management

Overview

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:
  • Starting and quitting the program
  • Special graphical user interface (GUI) elements you will encounter in the program
  • Accessing and using the online documentation

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:

  • Start the Archive Utility as shown in Starting the program.
    Result: The Archive Database Logon dialog box appears.
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:

  1. Start the Archive Utility as shown in Starting the program.
    Result: The Archive Database Logon dialog box appears.
  2. In the Logon field, type your database logon ID.
  3. In the Password field, type your password if one is required.
  4. Choose OK.
    Result: The Archive Utility dialog box appears.
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:

  • From the Archive Utility dialog box, choose the browse button to the right of the File Name field.
    Result: The Select Flat File dialog box appears.

Tasks

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.

  1. Use this table to determine your first action.

  2. If you are using... then...
    Windows 95 or Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0
    1. From the Taskbar, choose Start.
    2. Point to Programs, point to Tivoli Service Desk, choose Tivoli Archive Utility from your profile setting.
    OS/2
    1. Choose the Tivoli Service Desk folder.
    2. Choose the Archive Utility icon.
    UNIX
    1. Change to the directory where the Archive Utility program resides.
    2. At the command line, type kml eaarc and press Enter.
  3. In the Archive Database Logon dialog box, in the Logon box, type your database logon ID.
  4. In the Password box, type your password if one is required.
    When you type the password, asterisks (*) appear in the Password box, rather than the actual letters you type.
    Note: Depending on the configuration of your database, the Logon and Password boxes may be case-sensitive. If so, you must type your logon ID and password exactly as they were created by your system administrator. If you are not sure which case to use, check with your system administrator.
  5. Choose OK.
    If you typed a valid logon ID and password, the Tivoli Problem Management Archive Utility window appears.
    Note: If you did not type a valid logon ID and password, an Error message appears. Choose OK and go back to step 2.
    If you continue having problems after a second attempt to start the Archive Utility, choose Cancel in the Archive Database Logon dialog box and contact your system administrator.

Quitting the program

The procedure for quitting the Archive Utility follows.
  1. Finish any current data archiving operations.
  2. From the Action menu, choose Exit.
    Result: The Tivoli Problem Management Archive Utility window closes.