This section describes common functions of the Entire Operations Web Client that perform the same operations for different objects.

In addition, it describes the functions of the General metanode that perform global operations on all objects in your Entire Operations environment.

• Cancelling Reading

• Listing Objects

• Refreshing Object Lists

• Specifying Filter Criteria

• Saving a List View as a Report File

• Quick Access

• Displaying Objects

• Copying Objects

• Deleting Objects

• Using a Diagram to Monitor and Maintain a Network

• Importing and Exporting Objects

• Functions of the Metanode General

• Monitor Status

• Show Messages and Requests

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Cancelling Reading

In Entire Operations Web Client ,, a long reading process can be cancelled by pressing ESC.

To cancel reading

• Press ESC.

Listing Objects

To view a list of objects

1. In the object workspace, select a metanode.

2. Open the context menu and choose List () .

   All objects of the selected metanode are listed.

Refreshing Object Lists

To refresh objects listed in the object workspace

• In the object workspace, select a metanode and choose Refresh() from the context menu.

  The list of objects of the selected metanode is updated immediately.

To refresh objects from an open list window

• Open a window that contains a list of objects and choose the Refresh () button if available.

  The list is updated immediately.

  Or:
  Open a window that contains a list of objects and choose Auto Refresh () , if available.

  In the Automatic Refresh window that opens, select the Automatic refresh check box. If required, change the time interval (the default is 30 seconds) in which you want to update the list.

  Choose OK.

  The list is updated automatically in the time interval specified.

Specifying Filter Criteria

This section describes the options provided to specify name ranges to be used as selection criteria for Entire Operations functions or drop-down list boxes.

In the following table, value is any combination of one or more characters.

Input	Names Selected
*	All names.
value*	All names that start with value. Example: AB* Selected: AB, AB1, ABC, ABEZ Not selected: AA1, ACB
value>	All names greater than or equal to value. Example: AB> Selected: AB, AB1, BBB, ZZZZZZZ Not selected: AA1, AAB
value<	All names less than or equal to value. Example: AX< Selected: AB, AWW, AX Not selected: AXA, AY
value?	All names that start with value and end with any single character for each question mark (?) entered. Example: ABC? Selected: ABCA, ABCZ Not selected: AXC, ABCAA
value?value	All names that match and value combined with a question mark (?) in any order. Example: A?C Selected: ABC, ACC Not selected: ABCA, AC
???	All names with an exact length of three characters. Example: ??? Selected: ABC, DEF Not selected: AC, DEFA

Saving a List View as a Report File

The context menu in a List window provides the Save View as File () function to save the content of a List window as a report file containing columns and column headings and filter information. For detailed information, see Report Output Options in the section Reporting.

Quick Access

With function Quick Access you can maintain an object directly without having to search the tree structure of the object workspace.

To open the Quick Access dialog box:

1. In the title bar of the current screen, click Quick Access ().

   The Quick Access dialog box is displayed as in the following example:

   

   The Recent button is selected by default in the left-hand column.

   The center column therefore lists the functions you have used recently.

   The right column displays the date and time they were used., z.B. Just now, xm x minutes ago, xd x days ago.

2. Use the vertical scroll bar in the dialog box to display additional entries in the list.

3. You can select the Add another tab check box so that subsequent actions are displayed on additional tabs, allowing you to continue using the Quick Access dialog box in the foreground.

To access and use functions using Quick Access:

1. In the left-hand column of the Quick Access dialog box, select the button corresponding to the object type you want to manage, for example, Aktive Jobs.

   The middle column displays selection fields where you can enter the information required to determine the new active job such as:

   • name of owner, name of network definition and number of the active run.

   • When creating a new job, the Job field is left empty.

2. Select the button that corresponds to the action to be performed, for example, New.

   A tab with the Create New Object - Active Jobs dialog opens behind the Quick Access dialog box, such as in the following example:

   

3. You can now close the dialog window or continue using it to define selection criteria for additional functions. These functions will then be available on their respective tabs in the background.

To close a Quick Access dialog

Note: If the Add Another Tab check box was not selected, the dialog window will close automatically as soon as the tab for the desired function is displayed.

• If the check box is selected, the dialog window does not close. It remains open in the foreground, covering the tab(s) that contain the selected function(s).

  Choose x to close the dialog.

Displaying Objects

The Display function opens a window that displays information for the currently selected item. You can only view the information, not edit it. If you want to edit the item, you have to use the Open function.

To display an object

1. In the object workspace, select the object.

2. Open the context menu and choose Display.

   Or:
   Press CTRL+D.

   A dialog appears that displays all available information for the selected object.

   Note
   For a detailed description of the displayed fields, see the description of the Open function for the respective object.

Copying Objects

To copy single or multiple objects

1. In the object workspace, select a node instance or an entire node.

   Open the context menu and choose Copy data ().

2. Or:
   In the object workspace, select a node for which you can choose List from the context menu. A Master List window opens.

   From the list table in the Master List window, select single or multiple objects and choose Copy data () .

   The object data is copied to the clipboard and ready to paste at the required location within the object workspace.

3. A screen is opening. Enter Target Object Namespace and select PASTE.

Deleting Objects

The Delete function opens a dialog to confirm the selection for this operation.

To delete an object

1. In the object workspace, select the object.

2. Open the context menu and choose Delete () .

   A dialog appears where you have to confirm the deletion.

Using a Diagram to Monitor and Maintain a Network

Complex networks can have many components with diverse interconnections that make it difficult to monitor and maintain the networks.

For this purpose, Entire Operations provides the option to represent networks (master and active) as diagrams containing jobs (master and active), conditons and resources. Diagrams can be used to monitor all objects that belong to a network, see whether they are connected, maintain, add and delete definitions and check network execution.

To monitor and maintain a network using a network diagram

• In the object workspace, select a Network Master or Job Master instance and choose Diagram () from the context menu.

  Or:
  In the object workspace, select an Active Run or Job Active instance and choose Diagram or Network Diagram from the context menu.

  A Diagram Network window like the following opens.:

  All maintenance functions available to monitor and maintain a network from a diagram are described in Viewing and Maintaining a Job Network Diagram in the section Network Maintenance.

Importing and Exporting Objects

You can import and export objects using the Import/Export function of the General metanode or the Export function of a selected node or node instance.

For detailed information on using the functions, see Importing Objects and Exporting Objects in the Import/Export Functions documentation.

Functions of the Metanode General

The General metanode provides menu functions that are performed on all objects available in your current Entire Operations environment.

To list all available functions for the menu "General":

• Select menu General in the main menu.

  The following table explains the available Commands and functions:

  Function	Meaning	Described in Section
  Next Activations	Display a list of future activations.	See Viewing and Modifying Next Network Activations in the section Schedule Maintenance.
  List Active Jobs	List and manage all active jobs of the selected job network.	See Listing Active Jobs in the section Maintaining Active Jobs.
  Activity Log	Start or cancel the display of current activities.	See Monitoring Entire Operations Activities in the section Log Information.
  Browse Log	Display logged system events.	See Displaying Logged Information - Browse Log Function in the section Log Information.
  Monitor Status	Open Entire Operations Monitor status window.	See Monitor Status.
  Determination Date	Display the determination date for an evaluation function.	See Determination Date for Report Data in the section Reporting.
  Reporting	Entire Operations reporting functions.	See Report Types in the section Reporting.
  Cross-References	Cross-check the use of individual Entire Operations objects and produce a report from the data found.	See Types of Cross-References in the section Cross-References.
  Import/Export	Entire Operations import/export functions.	Importing Objects and Exporting Objects in the Import/Export Functions documentation.
  Show Messages	Show the contents of all mailboxes to which you are connected.	See Show Messages.
  Show Workplan	Open the workplan or bring it to the foreground.	See Show Workplan.
  Show all Owners	List all owners (SYSDBA access).	See Show all Owners
  Show linked Owners	List owners assigned to the current user.	See Show linked Owners.
  Set Drag And Drop Function	Drag a node from the tree view and drop it in the empty workspace. As a result of this action, a specific function is then executed.	See Drag & Drop.

Monitor Status

The Monitor is the heart of Entire Operations. The Monitor is a complex program that wakes up periodically and checks the definitions stored in the master database for any work to do. It activates and processes networks and jobs according to their prerequisites and controls running job networks, even if they reside on the nodes of different computers.

The Monitor Status function of the General metanode is used, for example, to start and stop the Monitor.

Before you can monitor Entire Operations activities, you may have to log on a node.

To monitor Entire Operations

1. In the Title Bar choose General.

2. Choose Monitor Status.

   For an inactive node, a Logon Node dialog opens first.

   The fields contained in this dialog are explained in Fields: Logon Node.

3. Enter your user ID and password and choose OK to log on to the specified node.

   A Monitor Status window opens displaying all Monitor tasks.

   Here you can:

   • Start and stop the Monitor.

   • Hold or release a certain Monitor task.

   • If you want to display the Monitor tasks before the dialog is automatically refreshed, you can refresh it manually by selecting the Refresh button.

   • Select OK.

   For detailed information, see Status of the Entire Operations Monitor in the Administration documentation.

Show Messages and Requests

The Show Messages and Requests function of the General is used to list mailbox messages and requests as shown in the following example:

For explanations of this window, see Handling Messages and Requests in the section Working with Mailboxes.