Performing host actions from a view
For a view that has resources on the
MainView
host, use the following procedures to perform host actions. You can perform line actions (for one or more resources) or primary actions (for the entire view of data).
Tip
You can terminate an action request at any time by clicking the Terminate current request 
button. MainView Explorer cancels any action requests that have not started. The status line shows how many requests were canceled.
To perform a line action against a single resource
- Display the view from which the action is to be performed.
- (for tabular views only) Locate the row of data that represents the resource on which you want to perform the action.
- Right-click any field in the row of a tabular view, or any field in a detail view, and select Line action.A list of line actions for the resource as a whole is displayed. If no line actions are available, the Line action option will not be shown.
- From the Line action menu, select an action.The requested action is performed against the one resource that is represented by the row (in a tabular view) or the view (in a detail view).
To perform a line action against multiple resources
- From a tabular view, select the data rows against which you want to perform an action.
Right-click any field and select Line action.If you right-click the key field for a view (generally the first column in a tabular view), a list of line actions for the resources is displayed.
If you right-click any other field, and the Line action command is available, a list of line actions specific to that field is displayed.
- From the Line action menu, select an action.The requested action is performed against the selected resources. When all of the line actions are complete, the view is refreshed. The status line shows how many action requests were processed.
To perform a primary action against a view
- Display the view from which the action is to be performed.
- Right-click a column header button (in a tabular view) or a field (in a detail view) and select Primary action.A list of primary actions for the view is displayed.
From the list of primary actions for the view, select an action.The primary action is performed immediately, unless the action name is followed by an ellipsis (such as, Add... ); selecting such an action displays a dialog in which you can overtype the value of one or more fields.
If the action is successful, the view is refreshed. If the action is unsuccessful, a window containing MainView host messages is displayed. These messages are documented in the MainView windows-mode, online message system.