Getting Started in MDOpen
Open MDCMS Perspective and connect to MDCMS on an IBM i Partition
1. Within Eclipse, open the MDCMS Perspective
(Window => Open Perspective => Other => MDCMS)
2. If not already shown, show the view MdRepositoryView (Window =>
Show View => Other => Mdcms Main Views => MdRepositoryView)
3. Position cursor within the MdRepositoryView and right-click
to select option New Repository Location. One (1) Repository Location is needed
per managed IBMi partition that you wish to work
with.
Repository Configuration Properties
Host |
the IBM i host name that is used
to connect to that system. If using MDOpen from
within Rational Developer for i, it is highly
recommended that the Host value matches the connection value in RSE for the
partition, so that seamless use of LPEX editors, etc. function correct |
Username (required) |
a valid user profile on the IBM i |
Password (required) |
the password for the profile |
Port |
the JTOpen Signon
Port – defaults to 8476 |
Nickname |
a name to help you identify this repository connection
when multiple connections are present |
Environment |
the MDCMS instance ID. Blank indicates the default
instance without a suffix for the libraries |
Proxy server |
the host name of the proxy server, if required to connect
to the IBM i |
Proxy server port |
the port on the proxy server |
ASP Group |
The ASP device name that MDCMS is installed in. Leave
blank if installed to the base system. |
Default repository |
1 Repository may be designated as the default connection
when checking out remote objects from other perspectives/views |
Connect on startup |
When true, MDOpen will attempt
to automatically connect to the repository when the perspective is started. |
Connect to X-Analysis |
When true, and if the X-Analysis plugin is also installed,
then this repository will automatically connect to the X-Analysis APIs to
provide additional cross-referencing information from within the MDCMS
perspective. |
IBM i Job Name |
when a connection is successful, the corresponding job
name on the IBM i will be displayed here |
Updating an Installed Version of MDOpen
MDOpen may be updated for the same MDCMS version
in order to correct problems or add additional minor features. To check for and
update MDOpen to a newer build of the same MDCMS
version/release, take the following steps within Eclipse: