Limited support BMC provides limited support for this version of the product. As a result, BMC no longer accepts comments in this space. If you encounter problems with the product version or the space, contact BMC Support.BMC recommends upgrading to the latest version of the product. To see documentation for that version, see BMC AMI Command Center for Db2 13.2

Adding a SmartSwitch view


You set up and edit the SmartSwitch rules in a SmartSwitch view. Use the following procedure to add a SmartSwitch view.

Tip

If you cannot see the Product Tools perspective, click Layout layout.png and add the perspective to the layout. For more information, see Managing-a-workspace-layout.

 

To add a SmartSwitch view

New console
  1. Open or create a workspace.
    See Managing-workspaces.
  2. In the Product Tools perspective, click the Add View NW_plus_circle_o.png menu arrow, and then click Add SmartSwitch view.
  3. Select a Db2 connection by using either of the following methods:  
    • Type the full or partial name of a Db2 connection to select the first subsystem that matches this value in the list of favorite connections.

    • Use the menu arrow to select from your list of favorite connections.

      Tip

      You can add Db2 connections to your list of favorite connections by clicking  NW_plug_connect_square_green.png  and specifying which connections to include.

  4. in the View name field, enter a meaningful name for this SmartSwitch view, or accept the default name.

  5. Click OK.
    The new SmartSwitch view is listed in the navigation pane, and the results pane displays a rules table for that subsystem. Any existing rules for that subsystem are listed.

    Tip

    In the table, the rules are shown in the default order in which SmartSwitch evaluates them.  

    You can sort the table according to the column headers. Click Refresh rules NW_restart.png to restore the rules to the default order.

  6. Click Save changes NW_floppy.png to save the workspace.
    You can now edit or add a SmartSwitch rule as explained in Managing-SmartSwitch-rules.  
Classic console
  1. Open or create a workspace.
    See Managing-workspaces.

  2. In the Product Tools perspective, click the Add View Add-16.png menu arrow, and then click SmartSwitch-24.png Add SmartSwitch view.

    Tip

    You can also right-click in the navigation pane to select this action.

    The default value of the Add View menu is always the last option that you created.

  3. Select a DB2 connection by using either of the following methods:  
    • Type the full or partial name of a Db2 connection to select the first subsystem that matches this value in the list of favorite connections.

    • Use the menu arrow to select from your list of favorite connections.

      Tip

      You can add Db2 connections to your list of favorite connections by clicking  ViewFavoritesList-24.png and specifying which connections to include.

  4. in the View name field, enter a meaningful name for this SmartSwitch view, or accept the default name.

  5. Click OK.
    The new SmartSwitch view is listed in the navigation pane, and the results pane displays a rules table for that subsystem. Any existing rules for that subsystem are listed.

    Tip

    In the table, the rules are shown in the default order in which SmartSwitch evaluates them.  

    You can sort the table according to the column headers. Click refresh-24.pngto restore the rules to the default order.

  6. Click g_gud_save.png to save the workspace.
    You can now edit or add a SmartSwitch rule as explained in Managing-SmartSwitch-rules.  

Related topic

Managing-SmartSwitch

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*