Getting started

This chapter explains how to get started with using the Dynamic Workload Console.

|When you connect to the Dynamic Workload Console, you see a portfolio |on the left with an entry for each Tivoli® product |installed inside the Tivoli Integrated Portal, such as, Tivoli Workload Scheduler.

You can access the Dynamic Workload Console from any computer in your environment using a web browser through both the secure HTTPS or HTTP protocol.

For an interactive overview of the product and its features, you can view several demo scenarios, available (in English only) on the product information center at the following link: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/tivolimediagallery/Tivoli+Workload+Scheduler

The Dynamic Workload Console interface consists of the following sections:

|Portfolio

|Located on the left, it has a tree structure and contains all |the entries to launch the Dynamic Workload Console functions. Use the portfolio to navigate |to the panels. |

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The upgrade does not report the customization |you have performed on the portfolio. The defaults settings are installed.

Portlet area

Your working area. It displays the panels corresponding to your selection in the portfolio. From each panel you can access the online help by clicking on the "?" symbol at the top right corner of the portlet.

Task bar

Contains a tab to open each active function you called from the portfolio. Each time you click an entry of the portfolio, the corresponding panel is opened in the portlet area. When you open a new panel, the preceding ones are minimized to tabs on the task bar and you can switch between the panels by clicking on these tabs. The browser task bar contains up to five open tabs. If you open more than five tabs, a new browser window opens and you can move from one page to another by opening the Select Action menu.

The portfolio has separate sections for Tivoli Workload Scheduler and Dynamic Workload Broker.