Overview of the BMC Workbench console
The BMC Workbench for DB2 main console is displayed after you log on to BMC Workbench. The product's web-based console has one pane for managing workspaces and another for working with your DB2 objects and data sets.
When you first launch the product, the console features a welcome screen. Creating your first workspace enables all of the tools in the Workspace Manager toolbar and switches the focus in the right pane to the DB2 Navigator perspective.
# | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
1 | Workspace Manager pane | Lists all of your workspaces |
2 | Workspace Manager toolbar | Lets you create, open, and save workspaces |
3 | Active workspace name | Indicates which workspace is active An asterisk (*) indicates that the workspace has unsaved changes. |
4 | DB2 navigation pane | Lists all of the views that are in the currently open perspective |
5 | Layout button (PTF BQUnnnn applied) | Lets you manage the layout for your workspace |
6 | Navigate To list (DB2 Navigator perspective only) | Lets you navigate to object types that are dependents of the selected object in the results list |
7 | Commands list (DB2 Navigator perspective only) | Lets you execute commands on the selected object |
8 | Properties icon | Lets you view the properties of the object selected in the results pane. |
9 | Perspective tabs | Provides access to the specified perspective. The current open perspective is indicated in blue. |
10 | User name | Displays the user that is signed in to the console |
11 | What's New | Lets you view details and short videos describing the new features added to BMC Workbench |
12 | User Options | Lets you sign out of the console, view details about your access permissions, and access global options |
13 | Options button | Lets you set options for the currently displayed perspective |
14 | Close Workspace button | Closes the active workspace |
15 | View change menu | Lets you switch between the Workspace view and the Apps view |
16 | Help button | Displays the online Help |
17 | Results pane | Displays the results that a perspective generates, based on the type of action performed |
18 | Results list (DB2 Navigator perspective only) | Displays all objects that correspond to the filter definition (for example, all objects returned by a filter in DB2 Navigator) |
# | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
1 | Workspace Manager pane | Lists all of your workspaces |
2 | Workspace Manager toolbar | Lets you create, open, and save workspaces |
3 | Active workspace name | Indicates which workspace is active An asterisk (*) indicates that the workspace has unsaved changes. |
4 | DB2 navigation pane | Lists all of the views that are in the currently open perspective |
5 | Navigate To toolbar (DB2 Navigator perspective only) | Lets you navigate to object types that are dependents of the selected object in the results list |
6 | Perspective tabs | Provides access to the specified perspective. The current open perspective is indicated in blue. |
7 | Commands toolbar (DB2 Navigator perspective only) | Lets you execute commands on the selected object, display properties, and display explainable statements |
8 | View toolbar | Lets you perform actions on an object selected in the results pane. The available actions vary according to the type of object selected. |
9 | Tasks toolbar | Via the Migrate Statistics button Via the Compare Schema button Via the ALTER button |
10 | User name | Lets you log out of the console and view details about your access permissions |
11 | What's New | Lets you view details and short videos describing the new features added to BMC Workbench |
12 | Settings | Lets you access system messages, set global options, and view details about the User Interface Middleware (UIM) |
13 | Options button | Lets you set options for the currently displayed perspective |
14 | Close Workspace button | Closes the active workspace |
15 | View change menu | Lets you switch between the Workspace view and the Apps view |
16 | Layout button | Lets you manage the layout for your workspace |
17 | Help button | Displays the online Help |
18 | Results pane | Displays the results that a perspective generates, based on the type of action performed |
19 | Results list (DB2 Navigator perspective only) | Displays all objects that correspond to the filter definition (for example, all objects returned by a filter in DB2 Navigator) |
, lets you migrate access path statistics for objects selected in the results pane
, lets you compare schemas for two selected objects
, lets you edit the properties of the selected object and run the generated ALTER DDL to make your changes
# | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
1 | Workspace Manager pane | Lists all of your workspaces |
2 | Workspace Manager toolbar | Lets you create, open, and save workspaces |
3 | Active workspace name | Indicates which workspace is active An asterisk (*) indicates that the workspace has unsaved changes. |
4 | DB2 navigation pane | Lists all of the views that are in the currently open perspective |
5 | Perspective tabs | Provides access to the specified perspective. The current open perspective is indicated in blue. |
6 | Navigate To toolbar (DB2 Navigator perspective only) | Lets you navigate to object types that are dependents of the selected object in the results list |
7 | Commands toolbar (DB2 Navigator perspective only) | Lets you execute commands on the selected object, display properties, and display explainable statements |
8 | View toolbar | Lets you perform actions on an object selected in the results pane. The available actions vary according to the type of object selected. |
9 | Tasks toolbar | Via the Migrate Statistics button Via the Compare Schema button Via the ALTER button |
10 | What's New | Lets you view details and short videos describing the new features added to BMC Workbench |
11 | Tools | Lets you access system messages, set global options, and view details of the User Interface Middleware (UIM) |
12 | Logout | Lets you log out from the BMC Workbench console |
13 | Options button | Lets you set options for the currently displayed perspective |
14 | Close Workspace button | Closes the active workspace |
15 | Layout button | Lets you manage the layout for your workspace |
16 | Help button | Displays the online Help |
17 | Results pane | Displays the results that a perspective generates, based on the type of action performed |
18 | Results list (DB2 Navigator perspective only) | Displays all objects that correspond to the filter definition (for example, all objects returned by a filter in DB2 Navigator) |