Enabling automatic prompting for file downloads

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer to work with WLM service definitions or RMF exported data, ensure that automatic prompting for file downloads is enabled for the web link (a URL) to the active z/OSMF instance. If the feature is disabled, when you attempt to display the File Download dialog box, the browser window refreshes and all of your selections and unsaved changes are discarded. To enable automatic prompting for file downloads, use one of the procedures described in this section, depending on the version of the Internet Explorer browser.

Parent topic: Verifying your workstation with the environment checker

Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 8

Procedure

  1. From the Tools menu, click Internet Options > Security tab.
  2. Select Trusted sites.
  3. Click Sites.
  4. If the URL to the active z/OSMF instance is listed in the Add this web site to the zone field, click Add. Otherwise, enter the URL, and then click Add.
  5. Click Close.
  6. Click Custom level.
  7. In the Settings field, scroll to the Downloads section, and ensure that Automatic prompting for file downloads is enabled.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Click OK.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 9

Procedure

  1. From the Tools menu, click Internet Options > Security tab.
  2. Under Select a zone, click Local intranet.
  3. Click Sites.
  4. Click Advanced.
  5. If the URL to the active z/OSMF instance is listed in the Add this web site to the zone field, click Add. Otherwise, enter the URL, and then click Add.
  6. Click Close.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click OK.