Creating the Launchpad table

The Db2 Tools Launchpad provides a convenient way to run all installed IBM® Db2 tools by allowing you to launch them from a centralized panel. Only tools that have an ISPF interface can be launched from the Launchpad. To use the Db2 Tools Launchpad, you must first create an ISPF Launchpad table. This table contains an entry for each tool that you want to be able to run from Launchpad.

Procedure

To create the Launchpad table:

  1. From a stand-alone TSO session or the TSO Command panel in ISPF, run the ADBL CLIST with the DMT parameter.
    The Launchpad table, ADBDMT, is created in the table library data set [the data set that is specified in the Customized table lib field on the Product Parameters (CCQPPRD) panel].

    The following figure shows the ADBDMT table immediately after it is created:

    Figure 1. Launchpad Table (ADBDMT) panel
    DB2 Admin ------------------- DB2 Tools Launchpad ------------------ Row 1 from 8		
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE
																														
Specify DB2 SSID (opt) ===>        (Enter '?' for a list of active SSIDs)					
																														
Select the DB2 tool you wish to launch or enter its code in the command line.  			
																														
Sel Code  Tool Name                                        Rel  Prog No.  					
    ---   ------------ ADMINISTRATION TOOLS -------------  ---  --------					
    ADM   DB2 Administration Tool                          1310 5698-AT3					
    ---   --------- APPLICATION MANAGEMENT TOOLS --------  ---  --------					
          No table entries in this category															
    ---   --------- PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TOOLS --------  ---  --------					
          No table entries in this category															
    ---   -- RECOVERY AND REPLICATION MANAGEMENT TOOLS --  ---  --------					
          No table entries in this category															
******************************* Bottom of data ********************************

    Notice that this panel groups the Db2 tools into the following four categories:

    • Administration
    • Application Management
    • Performance Management
    • Recovery and Replication Management

    These categories make locating tools on the Launchpad easier.

    For each tool, the panel displays the user-defined code for the product, the product name, the release or version number, and the IBM program number.

  2. Optional: To make a particular Db2 subsystem available to all tools that are invoked from the Launchpad, specify the subsystem identifier (SSID) in the Specify DB2 SSID (opt) field. The last SSID that you specified persists across ISPF sessions.
    The SSID is stored in variable DMTSSID.

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