Specifying commands for cheat sheet steps

Cheat sheets that you create in InfoSphere® MDM have built-in functionality to open in the cheat sheet window, but you must specify the commands that each cheat sheet executes.

About this task

Specifying commands is done using the Simple Cheat Sheet Editor, but advanced users can also edit the XML file directly. These instructions assume use of the Simple Cheat Sheet Editor.

Procedure

  1. Edit an existing cheat sheet by right-clicking the cheat sheet XML file and selecting Open With > Simple Cheat Sheet Editor. The editor opens in the main editor pane.
  2. In the Content pane, click the Title element. In the Definition pane, provide a title for your cheat sheet in the Title field. The text that you type here displays at the top of the cheat sheet.
  3. In the Content pane, click the Introduction element. In the Definition pane, provide the introductory text about the cheat sheet in the Body field. If you want the introductory text to appear in bold text, retain the <b> and </b> tags, and place your text between them. The text you type here displays below the Introduction subheading on the cheat sheet.
  4. In the Content pane, click the Item element. In the Definition pane, provide:
    • A title for the step in the Title field.
    • A description of the step in the Body field. If you want the description to appear in bold text, retain the <b> and </b> tags, and place your text between them.

      For each Item, the title and body text are displayed in order below the Introduction subheading.

  5. In the Command pane, click Browse. The Command Composer window opens.
  6. Expand the Virtual MDM entry and select the command. For a list of the commands and the functions they perform, see MDM tools executable through cheat sheets.
  7. If the command takes a key and value map as an input variable, type the variable name you plan to use in the format ${variable_name} in the Input variables field (for example, ${valuesMap} ). Be sure to follow the steps in Specifying an input or output variable for a cheat sheet before attempting to run the cheat sheet.
  8. Click OK to close the Command Composer window.
  9. If more steps are needed, click Add Step. A new Item element is created. Repeat steps 4-8 to assign the wanted command to the step.
  10. Save the project.