Setting view contexts

A context is a frame of reference for the data that you display in views. A context can be limited to a single target or expanded to include all recognized targets providing data to VistaPoint. In the case where you are viewing multiple targets, you can set the scope of your views to display a selected target within a context.

The default context is ALL, which includes all monitored targets providing CICS, Db2, IMS, or z/OS data appearing in VistaPoint views. Contexts that include more than a single target are called single system image (SSI) contexts. An SSI context functions as a high-level filter that selects the data appearing in your views by the following criteria:

• Target name (CICS region, IMS or Db2 subsystem, z/OS
• Products attached to a coordinating address space (CAS)
• BMC AMI Ops product
• Product attached to a product address space (PAS)

The following figure shows the difference between different types of contexts:

SSI and Single-Product View Contexts :

The single-target context named IMSD limits data shown in VistaPoint views to a single IMS development subsystem. Data from the CICS, Db2, z/OS, and IMS production targets is combined into views within the SSI PRODUCTN context. You can also set the scope of an SSI context to restrict views to a single target.