Adding group profiles


Use the Group Profile panel to create a new group profile.

To access the Group Profile panel, type ADD profile-name on the Command line of the Profile Selection List panel and press Enter. The Group Profile panel is displayed. The Group Profile panel lists all currently active group profiles.

Group Profile panel

DDTM DHB1 Group Profile
Command ===> ____________________________________________Scroll ===> PAGE

Profile Name . . . . . . . . : NEWPROF Commands: ADD
Description . . . . . . . . . DDTM DHB1     COPY
   UNDO
Select the command(s) with one of the following. Then press Enter.   CURRENT
D=Delete E=Edit

Act Command List
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You can perform the following commands from the Group Profile panel:

Command

Description

ADD

Add elements to the group profile

COPY

Copy a group profile settings into the new group profile

UNDO

Cancel the changes you have made to the new group profile

CURRENT

Apply all elements to the group profile that have been changed since OPERTUNE was started, or since a RESET ALL command was performed

D-DELETE

Delete the selected element in the list

E-EDIT

Edit the selected element in the list

When you select a command with the E action code, the corresponding element panel is displayed, on which you can change the values.

You can add a group profile by using one of the following methods:

  • by using the ADD command
  • by copying another profile using the COPY command

To add a new group profile by using the ADD command

  1. Type ADD profileName on the Command line of the Profile Selection List panel and press Enter.
    The name of the new profile is inserted in the Profile Name field.
  2. Type a description for the profile in the Description field. If you do not specify a description, the description will be DEFAULT PROFILE VALUES.

  3. Add the element commands by selecting the element commands from a list, by adding an individual element to the group, or by building the commands manually.

To select elements from a list, perform the following steps:


    • Type ADD (without a parameter) on the Command line, and press Enter.
    • From the Element Selection List, select the elements you want the group to run by typing S in the Act field next to the element name and pressing Enter. You can select multiple elements.

      The panels for each element are displayed with their current values.
    • Make any changes to the selected elements; then press Enter.
    • Press F3 to exit from the Add Element Selection panel and return to the Group Profile panel. All of the elements that you selected and their values are displayed.

To add an individual element to the group, perform the following steps:


    • Type ADD elementName on the Command line, and press Enter.
    • From the corresponding element panel that is displayed, specify the values on the panel and press Enter.
      The command is added to the command list.
    • Press F3 to exit and return to the Group Profile panel. All of the elements that you selected and their values are displayed.

To build commands manually, perform the following steps:


    • Type ADD FREEFORM on the Command line and press Enter.
    • From the Free Form Command panel, select the type of command you want to execute.
    • Type the command syntax in the Command Area field, and press Enter.
      For complete information about free form commands, see Free form commands.
    • Press F3 to exit and return to the Group Profile panel. All of the elements that you selected (and their values) are displayed.

4. Press F3 to exit from the Group Profile panel and return to the Profile Selection List panel.

To add a new group profile by using the COPY command

You can create a new profile by copying an existing profile. If you already know the name of the profile you want to copy from, type COPY existingProfileName on the Command line and press Enter to copy all commands from the specified profile into the new profile.

If you do not know the profile you want to copy from, or the profile is on another OPERTUNE, perform these steps:

  1. On the Profile Selection List panel, type COPY (without a parameter) on the Command line and press Enter to display the Profile Copy panel, which lists the existing group profiles.

    DDTG DBI1 Profile Copy    Row 1 of 4
    Command ===> ________________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE

    OPERTUNE to Copy from . . . . ____ (? for list)
    Select the desired GROUP and press Enter.
    S=Select

    Act Name Description
    .. GXAGRP1 TEST COMMAND GROUP
    .. GXAGRP2 BUFFER POOL COMMANDS
    .. GXAGRP3 ARCHIVE COMMANDS
    .. GXAGRP4 INITIAL COMMANDS
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  2. (Optional) If the profile you want to copy is on another OPERTUNE, type the OPERTUNE name in the OPERTUNE to Copy from field, and press Enter. The Profile Copy panel is displayed, listing the Group Profiles for the specified OPERTUNE.

    You can also type a question mark (?) in the OPERTUNE to Copy From field and press Enter to display a list of OPERTUNEs from which to choose.

    Important

    You cannot copy the commands from multiple existing group profiles. When you copy a group profile, all existing commands in the profile are replaced by the commands in the specified profile.

  3. Select a profile from the list to copy all commands from the existing profile into the new profile by typing S in the Act field next to the profile name.
  4. Press Enter. The commands are copied into the new profile.
  5. Type a description for the profile in the Description field. If you do not specify a description, the description will be DEFAULT PROFILE VALUES.
  6. Press F3 to exit from the Group Profile panel and return to the Profile Selection List panel.

To cancel modifications to a profile by using the UNDO command

Type UNDO on the Command line and press Enter to cancel the all of the modifications you made to the profile without exiting the Group Profile panel.


 

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