Overview of Using Xplore

The following table gives an overview of what actions are necessary to complete basic tasks in Xplore.
Function
User Action
Display members of a library or catalog
Select one or more library (Library icon) or catalog (Catalog icon) entries from the left frame of your Web browser window and a list of members appears below each entry that you select.
If the library or catalog is empty, an open folder icon appears next to the library or catalog entry, but nothing is listed under the entry.
Collapse a library or catalog list
Select the opened library (Opened library icon) or catalog (Opened catalog icon) that you want to close and
  • the icon changes to a closed icon
  • the list of members collapses into the entry.
Display or work with members of libraries and catalogs
Select the item in the left frame. Usually, the right frame displays the results of your selection, though the behavior of the Web browser can vary depending on your Web browser's configuration. Select a link from the lists below to see instructions for working with that entry in the right frame of Xplore.
Library entries can consist of the following:
  • any data set entries (data files Data file icon and data views Data view icon). When you select a data set entry, Xplore determines which of the following types of entries it is and presents the corresponding dialog box:
  • Data Mining Database (DMDB) entries DMDB icon, ITEMSTOR entries ITEMSTOR icon, MDDB entries MDDB icon, and SAS/ACCESS entries SAS/ACCESS entry icon currently can not be displayed by Xplore.
Catalog entries can consist of the following:
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