Using command assistance, you can view wsadmin scripting commands
in the Jython language for the last action run in the administrative
console. This topic discusses how to access command assistance from the administrative
console.
Before you begin
You must have WebSphere Application Server and the administrative
console running to access command assistance.
About this task
Use command assistance to see wsadmin scripting commands that
correspond to actions in the administrative console. Seeing these commands
might help you develop the commands necessary to administer WebSphere Application
Server from the wsadmin utility.
If a command assistance link is listed
in the help portlet, wsadmin commands exist for the last console action
that you completed, and command assistance is available for that action.
When
command assistance is unavailable in the help portlet: Some console actions
do not have wsadmin commands directly associated with them. When the
help portlet on the right side of the administrative console panel does not
have a command assistance link in it, no command assistance data is available
for the last console action.
Procedure
- Click the link under Command assistance to view wsadmin
scripting commands for the last action run for this administrative console
panel.
After the Command assistance window opens, it refreshes
automatically when new command assistance data is available.
Examples
of actions include a click on a button or a click on a link in the navigation
bar, a collection panel, or a detail panel. The editing of forms is not a
user action.
The wsadmin scripting commands display in the Jython language
in a secondary window that you can view by clicking on the Command assistance
link in the help portlet.
If you perform an administrative console action
after you launch the Command assistance window, whether or not the scripting
commands display in the window depends on whether your browser supports Java
scripts. If your browser supports Java scripts, the Command assistance window
automatically refreshes the command list to reflect the most recent console
action. If the browser does not support Java scripts, click the link again
under Command assistance in the help portal to refresh the command
list.
- To view the description of a specific wsadmin command, place
your cursor over the command.
Hover text is displayed.
- Optionally, log the command assistance data to a file by selecting
the Log command assistance commands setting on the Preferences page
of the administrative console.
A timestamp and the breadcrumb
trail of the panel that produced the command assistance data are provided
with the wsadmin data.
- Optionally, allow command assistance to emit Java Management Extensions
(JMX) notifications by selecting the Enable command assistance notifications setting
on the Preferences page of the administrative console.
Enablement
of the notifications allows integration with product tools such as the WebSphere
Application Server Toolkit Jython editor to assist you in writing scripts.
The
notification type is websphere.command.assistance.jython.user_name where user_name is
the name of the administrative console user.
Results
You have viewed wsadmin scripting commands from the administrative
console, optionally logged the commands to a file, and optionally allowed
command assistance to emit JMX notifications.
What to do next
You can continue your administration of the administrative console.