Managing workspace layouts

Use the following procedures to define the layouts of perspectives for each workspace and template. You define the order and specify the perspectives displayed in the layout. BMC AMI Command Center provides two predefined layouts, and you can create more according to your own requirements.

Important

Customizing the layout of one workspace does not affect any other workspaces. You can save the workspace layout with a name to use in other workspaces. For more information, see To copy a layout.

Related topics

Customizing after installation

To manage a workspace layout

  1. In the Workspace Manager, open the workspace for which you want to customize the layout.
  2. In the top-left corner of the console, click the Layout layout.png button.
  3. In the Layout field, select a saved layout, or select one of the following predefined layouts to use as a starting point:
    • Default Perspectives includes the DB2 Navigator, File Locator, Job Browser, Performance, and Scratchpad perspectives.
    • All Perspectives includes all perspectives.
  4. Select or clear check boxes to add or remove the corresponding perspectives from the layout.
  5. (optional) To change the order in which a perspective is displayed, select the perspective and click the Up or Down arrow ( NW_arrow_up_circle.png NW_arrow_down_circle.png) to move it.
  6. Click OK.

To copy a layout

Use the following procedure to create a new layout based on an existing one. You will copy the layout, customize it, and save it under a new name.

Tip

You cannot edit the BMC predefined layouts, but you can copy and customize a predefined layout.

  1. In the upper left corner of the console, click Apps.
  2. Click Layout layout.png.
  3. On the Layouts list, select a layout.
  4. Click Copy the selected layout CopyLayout-24.png.
  5. Enter a name for the new layout.
  6. In the Copy Layout dialog box, select or clear the checkbox to add or remove perspectives.
  7. (optional) To change the order in which a perspective is displayed, select the perspective and click the Up or Down arrow ( NW_arrow_up_circle.png NW_arrow_down_circle.png) to move it.
  8. Click OK.

To set the default layout

The default layout is used when you create a new workspace, or when you open a workspace or template that was created by a version of BMC AMI Command Center that did not support layouts.

  1. In the upper right corner of the console, click Apps.
  2. Click Layout layout.png

  3. On the Layouts list, click Select as your default layout radio_off.png next to the layout that you want.

    The default layout is indicated with the radio_on.png icon.

  4. Click OK.

 

 

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