Getting started in IBM Data Studio

To get started in IBM® Data Studio, you need to understand how the Data Studio client works with the Data Studio web console. If you are familiar with the DB2® Control Center, you can also learn which Data Studio functions are available for tasks that you did in the Control Center.

See the following overview topics to learn about the Data Studio components:

Overview of IBM Data Studio
- IBM Data Studio client overview
- IBM Data Studio web console overview

Configuring

Use the following links to help you get started with the high-level configuration tasks:

Task launchers and tutorials

Use a Task Launcher and view the tutorials to help you get started in IBM Data Studio.

Task Launchers

Use the Task Launchers to help you get started with some configuration tasks and other high-level tasks.

Data Studio client: The high-level tasks in the Task Launcher of the Data Studio client include designing, developing, administering, tuning, and monitoring databases. The Task Launcher opens when you start the Data Studio client, or you can open it by clicking Help > Task Launcher.
Figure 1. The Data Studio client Task Launcher.
Data Studio web console: The high-level tasks in the Task Launcher in the Data Studio web console include managing database jobs, and viewing health summaries, alerts, and application connections. The Task Launcher opens when you first start the Data Studio web console, or you can open it by clicking Open > Task Launcher.
Figure 2. The Data Studio web console Task Launcher.

Tutorials

The following tutorials can help you get started with the Data Studio client:

If you are new to the Eclipse development environment, view the Eclipse Basic tutorial. Click the link, then click the Show in Table of Contents icon in the information center to see the entire tutorial.
Several tutorials are available to help you get started with Data Studio. To access tutorials, expand the Tutorials category in the Contents pane of information center.

Videos and lessons

View the training videos in the getting started lessons at BigDataUniversity to learn about the basics in IBM Data Studio: Data Studio Essential Training.

Data Studio functions to replace the Control Center tools

You can use Data Studio to perform the tasks that you previously performed with the Control Center tools. For a list of Control Center tools and the corresponding Data Studio functions, see the Control Center tools have been deprecated topic in the IBM DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Information Center.

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