Explore Projects Tab

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Use Explore projects to analyze mainframe projects that are created with IBM® AD Build Client as displayed as in the following image.

In the central part of the screen, the Explore Projects view within the AD Explore tab, displays a list of projects that are found on the IBM AD Build Configuration. For each project, the corresponding type is displayed. The Details column presents the type of environment in which the project was created and the types of resources that are included in the project. The quick filter field can be used to filter the project according to the text that is typed in that field. The pane to the right of the screen presents the types of graphs, reports, and usage analyses, which can be generated for the selected project.

Note: Starting with IBM AD 6.1.3, this quick filter field supports filtering projects based on annotations (Metadata keys). You can type :<annotationName> in the field. For example, :test. For more information about how to handle annotations, see Handling annotations by using API URLs.

When IBM AD Analyze Client starts, the list of the mainframe projects is empty. To have the list of mainframe projects available, it is necessary to use the Get project list contextual-menu option by right-clicking in the Explore projects view.

If IBM AD Mainframe Projects Service cannot be contacted to get the list, a specific error is displayed in the Error Log area. Periodically, the service is asked for the updated list, being easy to identify if a mainframe project was added or removed.

If a user that uses an environment where authentication is enforced, the call for the list of projects should be made only after a successful authentication. Otherwise, the list of the mainframe projects remains empty.

Note:

All users can have access to all projects present in an environment if authentication is not needed and if the mainframe projects are part of public workspaces.
Starting with IBM AD V5.1.0.4, the list of projects is not cached at the restart of the IBM AD Analyze Client and it is necessary to use the Get project list contextual-menu option each time when IBM AD Analyze Client starts.

The types of graphs, reports, and usage analyses available in the pane to the right of the screen depend on the nature of the selected project and on the number of projects.

For details on the analyses available for mainframe projects, see Mainframe Graphs, Mainframe Reports, and Usage.
For details on the analyses available when two projects are selected, see Compare Projects in Editor, Compare Projects Report, Shared Resources Graph, Shared Resources Report.

In the upper right corner of the AD Explore tab the following buttons are available:

Explore projects, click this button to return to the Explore projects tab.
Move to separate view, click this button to move the current view to a separate tab.