Dealing with Context and Scope

The CMAS context, context, and scope fields allow you to define the limits of the data to be displayed in any particular view.

• The Web User Interface maintains two contexts:
  • A CICSplex name, which is used for almost all views.
  • A CMAS name, which is used only when you are viewing CMAS-level configuration data such as CMAS status and the CICSplexes connected to a CMAS.
  For each view, the Web User Interface selects the appropriate context for the type of data being displayed. You use the View Editor to choose whether to display the CICSplex name, the CMAS name, or both, on a view.
• The scope, which is a subset of the context, limits the effects of CICSPlex SM commands to particular CICS systems or resources. The scope could be the name of the CICSplex, a CICS system name, a CICS system group name, or a logical scope. If the CMAS context is being used, the scope is ignored.

You use the View Editor to define whether the context and scope fields are to be display-only, modifiable, or hidden. For example, you might have:

• Only the CMAS Context field on configuration views.
• Both the Context and Scope fields in operations views.
• The CMAS Context, Context, and Scope fields on a top-level menu to allow you to set initial values.

Inheriting context and scope

The context and scope settings are inherited by default but may be overridden by the link to a menu or view. The values, once set, are used by all subsequent views until you change them. Changed context and scope settings apply only to the current view and all subsequent views; previous views are not affected.

Changing context and scope

You can change the context and scope on any menus or views that allow it. To change the context and scope:

• Type in the new context and scope values. You do not have to change both values.
• Click the Refresh or Set button, as appropriate, to enter the new values.

You cannot clear context and scope fields; if present, they always contain a value.

If you go back to a previous view or menu, the context and scope values will be restored.

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