Use this page to specify the level at which a resource is visible on the administrative console panel. By changing the value for Scope, you see only the resources that are defined at that scope. The contents of the collection table might change. For WebSphere® Application Server, Network Deployment, a resource can be visible in the administrative console collection table at the cell, node, cluster, or server scope.
For WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment, if you select Show scope selection drop-down list with the all scopes option, the console displays a drop-down list of all the scopes available. To change the scope, select any item from the drop-down list. The drop-down list contains only those scopes that you have the authority to view.
For WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment, if you clear Show scope selection drop-down list with the all scopes option, you do not receive the drop-down list. Instead, click Browse next to a field to see choices for changing the scope of the field. If a field is read-only, you cannot change the scope. For example, if only one server exists, you cannot switch the scope to a different server.
The value for the Show scope selection drop-down list with the all scopes option checkbox is saved on a per-user and per-resource basis. For example, user 1 might select the checkbox while user 2 clears the checkbox. The values for the checkbox are saved for each user separately. Different resources, for example Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Providers and data sources, can have different values for the checkbox.
All scopes is the default unless you enable the Use default scope setting on the Console preferences panel to make the administrative console node the default. Whatever the default is the first time that you view a console panel that has scope settings, that is the default for the panel on subsequent visits that you make to the panel. The default for the panel does not change even if you modify the Use default scope setting.
You cannot select All scopes to create a new resource. You must select one of the available scopes from the drop down list to create a new resource.
You always create resources at the current scope that is selected in the administrative console panel, even though the resources might be visible at more than one scope.
Resources such as Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) providers, namespace bindings, or shared libraries can be defined at multiple scopes. Resources that are defined at more specific scopes override duplicate resources that are defined at more general scopes:
Despite the scope of a defined resource, the resource properties apply at an individual server level only. For example, if you define the scope of a data source at the cell level, all the users in that cell can look up and use that data source, which is unique within that cell. However, resource property settings are local to each server in the cell. For example, if you define the maximum connections as 10, then each server in that cell can have 10 connections.
The cell scope is the most general scope and does not override any other scope. The recommendation is that you generally specify a more specific scope than the cell scope. When you define a resource at a more specific scope, you provide greater isolation for the resource. When you define a resource at a more general scope, you provide less isolation. Greater exposure to cross-application conflicts occur for a resource that you define at a more general scope.
You can view the application scope resources from the console by selecting Applications from the console navigation, and then navigating to the appropriate application. The application scope resources are unavailable from the Resources section of the console navigation.
You can configure namespace bindings and shared libraries under cell, node, and server scopes only. For WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment, you can configure resources and the product variables under all five scopes.