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Setting a context in MainView Explorer

MainView Explorer

 displays product data using views that you select from products listed in the Product tree. When you first access 

MainView Explorer

, the Product tree is empty. To populate the Product tree with one or more products you must set a context. A context consists of a 

MainView

 product running on one or more target systems. You can select a single target system or an SSI context that includes multiple target systems.

After you set the context, any view you open displays data for that context. You can change the context of a view that is already open by using the Context tab in the Properties dialog box.

To set a single-target context

  1. Use any of the Context trees (by area, system, or product) to navigate to the desired target system (as identified by the GUID-8438713F-BFB5-4673-AAE7-8BB4D04DA4AA-low.pngicon).

    Warning

    Note

    If a target context has become inactive, the icon changes color from green to red.

  2. Right-click the target and select Set context.

    Success

    Tip

    Alternatively, you can double-click the target to set the context and display the default view of gauges for the context.

To set an SSI context

  1. In the Context by Product tree, open a product and navigate to an SSI context (as identified by the GUID-6869706E-648C-4CD5-B5F8-8E9726952141-low.pngicon).
  2. Right-click the SSI context, or any of the target systems under it, and select Set SSI context.

After you set a context, the Context indicator at the top of the navigation frame indicates the target or SSI context and the product. Additionally, the Product tree expands to display the MainView product for which that context is valid.

 

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MainView Infrastructure 6.3