Managing a profile

Object, Utility, and Job profiles allow you to complete several common functions that may be performed from any perspective.

Updating a profile

You can update a profile at any time. Complete the following steps to update a profile:

  1. Specify U on the Cmd line next to the profile you want to update, and press Enter.
  2. Make changes to the profile.
  3. Press PF3 to save your changes. To cancel and exit without saving changes, specify CAN on the Option line and press Enter.

Viewing a profile

You can view a profile created by you at any time, or a profile created by another user if the profile was created with the Share option set to View or Update. Complete the following steps to view a profile:

To view a profile, specify V on the Cmd line next to the profile you want to view, and press Enter.

When viewing an Object Profile, you may use the EXPLODE command to generate a list of all databases and indexes that meet the profile specifications and that are to be included when a job is built.

For more information, see The EXPLODE command.

Deleting a profile

You can delete a profile create by you at any time, or a profile created by another user if the profile was created with the Share option set to Update.

Note: You cannot delete an Object Profile or Utility Profile which is referenced by a Job Profile without first deleting that Job Profile.

Complete the following steps to delete a profile:

  1. Specify D in the Cmd line next to the profile you want to delete, and press Enter.
  2. On the Confirm Deletion panel, specify Y in the delete field and press Enter, or press PF3 to cancel.

    If you specify Y, a message will be displayed to confirm deletion.