Performing actions in the BMC AMI Ops user interface
Before you begin
Open a view in BMC AMI Ops User Interface.
To perform actions on tabular data
If actions are configured in the product resource, you can perform actions on a single line of data in a tabular data view as follows:
- Click the three-dot action menu icon in the left-most column of the table and select an action from the list of defined actions.
- Click Yes to confirm.
If the product resource requires additional information, complete the arguments and click to apply or save.
Click here to see examples of line actions.
The following image displays actions for a selected line of data. Your options might vary, depending on the product and its configuration.
For longer lists, you can use the search box to quickly find a specific action. Enter all or part of the command name in the search box at the top of the action list.
Some actions include a Multi Platform Dialog (MPD) with several requirements and options, such as displayed in the following image. The MPD content comes from the product resource.
Some line actions open configuration files in a text editor that you can view or edit. In the text editor, the background color of the numbered lines indicates the status as follows:
- Black—Browse mode, read-only
- Green—Edit mode, ready for editing
- Orange—Unsaved edits, you edited a file but have not yet saved the changes
To perform actions on a details view
If actions are configured in the product resource, you can perform actions on a details view as follows:
- In a details view, click the three-dot action menu icon to the left of the view title and select an action from the list of defined actions.
- Click Yes to confirm.
If the product resource requires additional information, complete the arguments and click to apply or save.
Some actions include an MPD with several requirements and options. The MPD content comes from the product resource.
To perform actions on an entire view
If actions are configured in the product resource, you can perform actions on an entire view as follows:
- From an open view, click the three-dot action menu icon to the left of the view title and select an action from the list of defined view actions.
- Click Yes to confirm.
If the product resource requires additional information, complete the arguments and click to apply or save.
Some actions include an MPD with several requirements and options. The MPD content comes from the product resource.
Working with view modes: Browse, Edit, and Force
Eligible views have mode indicators and actions. For example, BMC AMI Ops administrative views can operate in either BROWSE (the default mode) or EDIT mode. You can change modes through view actions. Some monitoring views provide IBM System–defined operational modes such as FORCE ON and FORCE OFF.
Browse and Edit modes
In some administration views, the BMC product resource enables you to view or edit product configuration.
The view opens in Browse mode, with the mode status next to the view title, as displayed in the following image:
Example of Browse mode and view actions
In Browse mode, you can perform some view-only actions. If you try to perform edit actions in this mode, an error message indicates that the Edit mode is not active and the command is ignored.
Menu items and precise wording vary according to product configuration, but if editing is permitted, a menu item on the page enables the mode. In the preceding example, you can enable the Edit mode by selecting View actions > Edit - Obtain the Edit Lock from the three-dot action menu next to the view title. The Edit mode is now active, as indicated by the mode status next to the page title, such as in the following example:
Example of Edit mode indication
You can now perform edit actions in this mode.
Force mode
The Force mode is an IBM system–defined operation for specific monitoring views that can change entities on the mainframe. IBM determines where you can perform these actions and verifies the permissions.
When you open a view where Force commands are available, the mode status is not active and the status is not displayed by the view title. This serves as a kind of protection against unintentional changes.
Example of view actions for Force mode
Menu items and precise wording vary according to product configuration, but if Force mode is permitted, a menu item on the page enables the mode. In the preceding example, to activate the Force mode, select View actions > Mode Force from the three-dot action menu next to the view title. The Force mode is now active, as indicated by the mode status next to the page title, such as in the following example:
Example of activated Force mode
To deactivate the Force mode in this example, select View actions > Mode Norm from the action menu next to the view title. The Force mode is deactivated and the status is displayed:
Example of deactivated Force mode