The visualization views provide a graphical representation of the system model. The three visualization views use the same model data, but each view shows the data in a different way. You can use the Expand all and Collapse all icons to view the content of the Sysplex and MVS™ images, and open the objects to access more detailed information.
To open a visualization view, right-click the connection name in the DA Explorer view, then hovering over Open Visualization, and select a view from the list shown.
Each view consists of a container object that represents the sysplex. The sysplex name is shown, and an icon that indicates the number of MVS images in the sysplex. In the following example, the sysplex name is Plex2 and it contains nine MVS images.
When the sysplex container is expanded, the MVS images are shown as container objects in the sysplex container. There is one object for every MVS image. In the following example, two MVS image containers, MV26 and MV27 are shown.
Each MVS image
container object shows the name of the MVS image
and a number of icons, which represents the model elements in that MVS image . You can hover over the icons to
see the type of model element they represent.
When an MVS image container is expanded, the model elements are shown as individual objects. Each object shows the name of the model element and other related information. You can hover over an object to show more information, or double-click an object to open it in the resource-specific editor.
The last known status of each element is indicated by a decorator on the element icon, and by the element color. The following example screen captures show the three possible statuses that you might see:
The layout of the individual model elements depends on which visualization view is open. The layouts are described in the individual topics: