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The Workspace Toolbar

The Workspace toolbar enables you to perform the following functions for which a description is also available as a tooltip:

Button

Description

Creates a new workspace environment.

If the current environment has never been saved or has been changed during the session, you are prompted to save it. When you end your session, the current workspace configuration is closed—-closing all windows, terminating connections, and setting default system settings.

Opens a workspace that was previously saved.

If a password was previously specified for the workspace, a dialog displays prompting you to provide the password.

When the operation is completed, the workspace environment displays in the CA IDMS Visual DBA window.

Saves the current workspace environment.

The following information is saved:

  • Node connections
  • All open windows (including size and placement), and the data displayed in each window
  • Date the file was saved, which is used when opening the saved configuration to determine whether the data in the windows should be refreshed
  • Database information already loaded previously

Prints the information in the active window.

Establishes your preferences. Modifies system-wide parameters, such as fonts, session preferences, printer setup options, refresh settings, OK action, and command console options.

Removes text from its current location in the Command console, and copies it to the Clipboard.

Copies a database object from its current location in the Database Object Manager window to the Clipboard or copies text from the Command console to the Clipboard, where you can retrieve the object or text and insert it elsewhere using the Paste command.

Pastes the current contents of the Clipboard to a location in the Database Object Manager tree or pastes commands from the Clipboard to another location.

Finds and jumps to an object or object category in the currently selected Database Object Manager window.

Arranges all open windows so that they are side-by-side with no overlap.

Lets you browse the error history log.