Linking directly to a view

You can create a URL to open a specific view in BMC AMI Ops User Interface.

Before you begin

To create a URL to a specific view

Use the following syntax to create a URL to a specific view:

https://host:port/amiops/views?mvhost=serviceHost&mvport=servicePort&product=productName&context=context&view=viewName&starttime=epochTimeStamp&endtime=epochTimeStamp

Replace the placeholders with values as described in the following table:

Parameter	Description
host	Name or IP address of the system on which the BMC AMI Ops User Interface server is running
port	BMC AMI Ops User Interfaceserver port number
mvhost	BMC AMI Opsservice host name (also known as the Host Server)
mvport	BMC AMI Opsservice port number
product	One of the following product abbreviations: CMF—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for CMF ICAP—BMC AMI Ops Automation for Capping MVALERT—Alert Manager MVAO—BMC AMI Ops Automation MVAPPT—BMC AMI Apptune for Db2 MVCICS—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for CICS MVDB2—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for Db2 MVIMS—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IMS Online MVIP—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP MVJE—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for Java Environments MVMQS—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for MQ MVMVS—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for z/OS MVSRM—BMC AMI Storage MVTA—MainView Transaction Analyzer MVTOM—Total Object Manager MVUSS—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for Unix Systems Services MVVP—BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP MVVTAM—MainView for VTAM MVWEB—MainView for WebSphere Application Server PLEXMGR—Plex Manager
context	Context can include a single target system or a single system image (SSI) that includes multiple target systems
view	Name of a view
starttime	(Optional) Start time, as an epoch time stamp, for a data range For more information, see Specifying a time range for data later in this topic.
endtime	(Optional) End time, as an epoch time stamp, for a data range For more information, see Specifying a time range for data later in this topic.

Specifying a time range for data

Use the starttime and endtime parameters to display data for a specific period. The time reflects the LPAR where BMC AMI Ops User Interface is running. If these parameters are not used, BMC AMI Ops User Interface displays the current data for the view.

If the URL contains only the start time value, BMC AMI Ops User Interface uses the current time as the end time and displays data in that time range.

If the URL contains only the end time value, BMC AMI Ops User Interface ignores the end time value and displays the current data for the view.

Opening a view from a URL

If you are already logged in to BMC AMI Ops User Interface, and you open a URL to a view in the same browser tab, you might need to log in again. If the URL contains values for mvhost or mvport that are different from the combination that is already connected and they require different credentials, you need to log in again.

Where to go from here

You can perform many actions on the open view. For more information, see Managing views in the BMC AMI Ops user interface.