Overview.
SCC Explorer is a PC-based client that communicates through DIF to work with SCC Monitor, MVS Console and TSO commands, system utilities, as well as third party software products. The application can display information in a variety of formats, reports and graphs. The Explorer can also perform storage management and installation defined actions on the host. An optional database tier can also be added to collect storage management events for historical analysis.

Description.
SCC Explorer is a PC-based client that communicates with the DTS DIF address space. The PC application has interfaces to the DIF console commands, SCC Monitor, MVS Console and TSO commands, system utilities, as well as third party software products. The Explorer can use these interfaces to gather and display information in a variety of formats, reports and graphs. The product can also perform storage management and installation defined actions on the mainframe..

An optional database tier can also be added to collect storage management events for historical analysis. The database tier would only be required if your installation recognizes the need for frequent real time access to complex queries.


When the program is first opened, the window displays a Command and Browse tab under the Nav Panel located under the main menu.

Command Tab.
The navigation tree on the Command tab contains functions (scripts) that can be executed to perform a multitude of functions on MVS systems. Virtually any command or job that can be issued or executed on the host can be defined in a script to be invoked from the GUI command interface. New script files can be added and existing ones modified. The Local folder can be expanded by clicking the plus sign (+) to view the subfolders which contain the scripts. For a detailed explanation of scripts, refer to the SCC Explorer Command Scripts help topic

The Explorer GUI typically has three root nodes on the Command Tab Navigation pane: Favorites, Personal and Shared.

Favorites:
The Favorites folder is simply a way to quickly access the commands and views that are found in the Personal and Shared folders. To create a favorite entry, drag commands or views from the Personal and Shared folders and drop them on Favorites. The shortcuts in Favorites can be be rearranged or organized as necessary. Note: The items in Favorites are simply shortcut pointers to the real items found in the Personal or Shared folders.

Personal:
The Personal folder contains command scripts and related views that are owned and managed by your current Windows login profile (ie. the scripts and views are stored in the Documents and Settings folder belonging to your ID). This allows different SCC Explorer users to share the same computer without modifying each others work.

Shared:
The Shared folder also contains command scripts and related views. However, the commands and views reside on a server, or storage shared by all SCC Explorer users. Note: The Shared folder will not be displayed until a shared directory is specified on Options > Preferences > Command Tab.

Browse Tab.
The Browse tab is used to examine the optional Explorer database tier. After an initial database load, the ExplorerRT service captures storage management event records from the SCC Monitor Realtime (RTM) host component. The database contains information about storage pools, volumes and the data sets on volumes. The Browse tab also contains a Search button that can be used to find and filter information in the database.