Managing screen windows

Sometimes when several windows are open at the same time, view fields extend beyond the window's borders. This section shows how to expand and minimize the windows displayed from a single screen. Use the PARTWKLD screen definition you created earlier in Step 7a.

1. Display the PARTWKLD screen definition if it is not already displayed.

2. Maximize window 2 with the command w2.max.
   This shows a maximized COBJR view from window 2 of the PARTWKLD screen definition. Notice the W2 field on the window information line shows it is still the second window of the screen.

   08NOV2000 12:11:07 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY (MAX)----------------------
   COMMAND ===>                                              SCROLL ===> PAGE
   CURR WIN ===> 2       ALT WIN ===>
   W2 =COBJR============(PRODUCTN=*=======)08NOV2000====12:11:03====MVCICS========5
   CMD Workload       % <= Resp Goal Resp Goal Avg     Tran  Composite Target
   --- Name----       0.....50...100 Goal- %   Resp--- Count Workload- --------
      POJAPAN   00.0 ************** 0.80  95    0.111     1 PARTDIST  CICSJPN4
       POMEXICO 100.0 ************** 0.50  90    0.111     1 PARTDIST  CICSMEX1
       POFRANCE  1.00                                        PARTDIST  CICSFRA2
       POBRAZIL  0.50                                        PARTDIST  CICSBRZ4
       POSWEDEN  1.00                                        PARTDIST  CICSSWE1

   Tip

   You can use the MAXimize command any time, not just when you are looking at a screen definition.

   You can use the NEXT and PREVious commands to scroll through screen windows in numerical sequence. Each view is maximized to full-screen size.

3. Enter next to display window 3 of the PARTWKLD screen definition. The DOBJR view defined for window 3 should be displayed in maximized form.
4. Scroll backward through the three views of PARTWKLD by entering PREV twice.
5. Type REST to restore PARTWKLD windows to their original sizes.

Summary of Commands That Alter BMC AMI Ops Windows

The following commands are useful to manage BMC AMI Ops windows displayed within a single screen:

MAXimize      Expands the current window to full-screen size.

NEXT             Scrolls to the next window.

PREVious      Returns to the previous window.

RESTore        Restores the original size and window arrangement of a screen definition.