Profiles View

You can manage servers, profiles, and data sets using the Profiles view. You can also save your profile settings by exporting it to an XML file and then importing it into CA SymDump when required. You can create multiple profiles and data sets. When adding a data set to a selected profile, you can choose to add it as a default data set.

To modify servers, profile settings, and data sets in the Profiles view

1. Verify that a server connection is available and active in the Profiles view.
2. Right-click the server name and select one of the following actions:

   Note: The Profile view selectively displays right-click options for different nodes. The right-click actions that are unavailable for the selected node are disabled. To view all available options, click the down arrow on the Profiles view toolbar.

   • Expand Tree

     Lets you expand the tree.

   • Collapse Tree

     Lets you collapse the tree.

   • Add New Server

     Opens the New Server Definition screen, so that you can add another server.

   • Refresh Server Status

     Refreshes the server status.

   • Update Server

     Opens the Update Server Definition dialog, so that you can make changes to either the name, host, port, or User ID.

     Note: You may choose to save your mainframe password. Check the Save Password box in the Update Server Definition dialog if you want CA SymDump to preload the saved password into the Logon dialog whenever you are prompted to enter your user ID and password. If you prefer to replace the saved password with a new password anytime, click Clear Password. You can use a new password when you log on to CA SymDump.

   • Delete Server

     Lets you delete the server and all its profiles, after confirmation.

   • Reset Server Password

     Lets you reset the server password.

   • Add Profile

     Opens the New Profile Definition screen, where you can add another profile to your server.

     After you have expanded the tree, you will see your default profile. Right-clicking the Default Profile opens a menu with the preceding items with other options.

   • Update Profile

     Opens the Update Profile Definition screen, where you can update your profile name.

   • Delete Profile

     Lets you delete your profile, after confirmation.

     Note: You can use Ctrl-click or Shift-click to delete multiple profiles.

   • Add Dataset (available when you right-click the product name or Protsym)

     Lets you add a fully qualified data set depending on the node.

     Note: For CA SymDump System and CA SymDump Batch, you can choose to use the data set defined in the product's installation defaults. Check the Use Default Data Set box to use the product-defined default data set.

   • Update Dataset (available when you right-click the data set name)

     Lets you update the data set name.

   • Delete Dataset (available when you right-click the data set name)

     Lets you delete the selected data set name from the Profiles view.

     Note: You can use Ctrl-click or Shift-click to delete multiple data sets.

   • Add Symbolic (available when you right-click the data set name)

     Allows you to add listings to the Protsym using the Load Listings into Protsym dialog.

   • Send Content to Views

     Sends the contents of the selected files to the appropriate views. For example right-clicking a Protsym profile and selecting Send content to views, populates the Protsym view with details of the Protsym data sets checked.

   • Display Options

     Allows you to view the current installation options that are in effect and the product initialization status for the batch, the System profiles in the Profiles view, and CICS profiles (CICS data sets) in the Profiles view.

   • Use Cheat Sheets

     Cheat sheets are additional help options. Cheat sheets provide step-by-step instructions for performing tasks. Cheat sheets also demonstrate some tasks such as opening a view from the main window.