Overview of the LGC interface

BMC Configuration Component for z/OS (LGC) provides ISPF panels in which you can enter or change product or solution option set values.

The Product Option Sets panel is one of the basic panels that you use to create new option sets. It lists each product and solution for which you can configure option sets.

Product Option Sets panel

Expandable sections

The LGC interface provides expandable and collapsible sections that group options into categories. Expandable sections are identified with a plus sign (+) to the left of the section's title.

Navigation in sections

The following figure shows an example of the Product Option Sets panel, which has a section for each product.

Product Option Sets panel (not expanded)

  File Filter Confirm Help
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Product Option Sets
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR

  Solution/Product                        Version Changed            More:
+ APPTUNE for DB2                         V11.1.0
+ BMC Subsystem Optimizer for zEnterprise V01.0.0
+ BMC System and SQL Performance products V11.1.0
+ BMC Workbench for DB2                   V01.0.0
+ PACLOG for DB2                          V11.1.0
+ RECOVERY MANAGER for DB2                V11.1.0
********************************* End of List ********************************

B browse, E edit, C copy, D delete, I insert, R rename, ? Action menu

In this panel, you can expand a section by placing your cursor on the adjacent plus sign (+) and pressing Enter. For example, expanding a section displays your option sets for that product or solution.

Product Option Sets panel (expanded to show option sets)

                              Product Option Sets
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR

Solution/Product                      Version Changed            More:
- BMC Workbench                        V01.0.0
  _ GUDOPT BMC Workbench for DB2                2013/05/07 17:14:09 RDADAC
- PACLOG for DB2                       V11.1.0
  _ ALM$OPTS PACLOG for DB2                     2013/05/07 13:14:09 RDADAC
- RECOVERY MANAGER for DB2             V11.1.0
  _ ARM$OPTS RECOVER MANAGER for DB2            2013/05/07 19:14:09 RDADAC
- System and SQL Performance for DB2   V11.1.0
  _ DCPLEX BMC System and SQL Performance       2013/05/09 09:26:15 RDADAC4
********************************* End of List ********************************

B browse, E edit, C copy, D delete, I insert, R rename, ? Action

Tip

To collapse an expanded section, place your cursor on the minus sign (-) and press Enter. To expand or collapse multiple sections, type S on all of their signs and press Enter. Attempting to expand an empty section simply changes the + sign to a - sign.

Instance indicators for a section

If a section title has a number after it in parentheses, more than one instance for that section exists. For example, the following figure shows an LGC interface panel for the SQL Performance solution.

Example of instance indicators

In this example, the option set contains:

One instance of the Data Collector List section
Twelve instances of the DB2 Monitor List section
Six instances of the OutGp DCID DspSize section

If no number exists, that section is unique and can have only one set of values.

If you expand a section that has an instance indicator, each instance is displayed. For example, the following figure shows six output groups that are associated with the OutGp DCID DspSize section. This example also shows the first output group expanded to show its subsections.

Example of multiple instances within a section

  File Filter Confirm Help
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       DBCRIOPT - DOMPLEX FOR DBCRI101
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR

Filter: Off                                          More:
+ DOMPLEX Parameters               Parameters that apply to entire DOMPLEX
+ Data Collector List (1)          Data Collector(DBC) subsystems in DOMPLEX
+ DB2 Monitor List (12)            DB2 Sub-systems to be monitored
- OutGp DCID DspSize (6)           Output Groups - valid range: 001-256
  - 011 N11J 20                     Dataspace buffer size: 1-2000 (MB)
    + Data Classes                   Specify IFCIDs to be stored in this group
    + NGL LOGSET Parameters          LOGSET attributes used by this group
    DB2 Subsystem IDs. . . : *
  + 012 N11J 20                     Dataspace buffer size: 1-2000 (MB)
  + 013 N11J 20                     Dataspace buffer size: 1-2000 (MB)
  + 014 N11J 20                     Dataspace buffer size: 1-2000 (MB)
  + 015 N11J 20                     Dataspace buffer size: 1-2000 (MB)
  + 016 N11J 20                     Dataspace buffer size: 1-2000 (MB)
*********************************** End of List *****************************

Note

If a field has a greater than sign (>) to the left of it, you can zoom the field to see more details by positioning the cursor on > and pressing Enter.

For example, assume that the panel includes the following field entry:

> DB2 IFCIDs to be discarded

You can position the cursor on > and press Enter to see the entire list of discarded IFCIDs.

Drop-down menus

The top of an LGC interface panel provides drop-down menus (File, Filter, Confirm, and Help). You can use these menus to manage your files, filter the option sets that are displayed in expanded sections of the panel, and obtain Help.

Action list

The action list at the bottom of an LGC interface panel indicates allowable actions or line commands for that panel. From an option sets panel, you can perform the following actions on option sets:

Browse (B)
Edit (E)
Copy (C)
Delete (D)
Insert (I)
Rename (R)

To perform an action, type the corresponding letter next to the option set upon which you want to perform that action. For example, to edit an option set, enter E next to the option set's name.

Online Help

LGC provides online Help for panels, fields in panels, and messages.

You can access Help in the following ways:

To access Help for a panel, use the Help drop-down menu and then select General Help or Product Help. The Product Help choice will not be available unless you are editing or browsing an option set.
To access Help for an entry field, place the cursor on the field and press F1.
To access additional information about any message that the LGC interface displays, press F1 when the message is displayed. The interface will then display a longer form of the message.