Workspace viewing and cloning

The OMEGAMON® enhanced 3270 user interface (enhanced 3270UI) provides the capability to view and clone product provided workspaces.

Workspace viewing and cloning can be used to provide the user with the capability to customize the standard product defined workspaces that are delivered with the enhanced 3270UI. Modify or create workspaces by first cloning (copying) the workspace. Then, use a file editor such as the ISPF editor to edit the cloned workspace.

Preparing for workspace cloning

In preparation for workspace cloning by an enhanced 3270UI user, complete the following administrative steps:
  1. Ensure that the interface user has the required authority.

    The cloning process copies a standard product provided workspace from a configuration runtime environment data set to a user workspace data set. The runtime environment data set is read only and the user workspace data set is writeable. The user that wants to clone a workspace must have the authority to create new members in the user workspace data set. The default user workspace name is <hilev>.<rtename>.UKANWENU.

  2. Ensure that the user workspace data set is the first data set that is specified in the RKANWENU DD statement. The user workspace data set is pointed to by the enhanced 3270UI started task JCL UKANWENU DD statement.
    If you ensure that the user workspace data set is the first data set, workspace testing is facilitated when customization changes are applied.
    Important: It is important that the same <hilev>.<rtename>.UKANWENU data set is specified first in both the UKANWENU DD and RKANWENU DD statements.
  3. Minimize potential disruptions to other enhanced 3270UI users.

    Because the cloning and customization process modifies product provided workspaces, the process must be done in a configuration that is not disruptive to ongoing normal usage of the enhanced 3270UI. For example, a separate enhanced 3270UI address space with a unique instance of the user workspace data set might be employed during the customization and testing process. Following customization and testing, the changes might be deployed to a shared development or production configuration by copying the customized workspaces into a corresponding data set that is specified in the shared development or production configuration enhanced 3270UI started task JCL.