Getting Started with IBM Data Studio for DB2

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Getting Started with IBM Data Studio for DB2
Figure 1.15 – The Database Administration perspective, including the Task Launcher
Note:
If by some chance you already had a workspace named GettingStarted, the perspective
appears with the default views under which you had previously saved it.
The Task Launcher highlights key tasks that are available in each phase of the data
management lifecycle. You can use the Task Launcher to open the initial context (for
example, a wizard) for these tasks. Click a tab in the Task Launcher to view the tasks that
are specific to that phase of the data management lifecycle, then click a task to get started.
The Task Launcher also links to online resources in the Learn More box. Feel free to
explore some of these materials. When you are finished with the Task Launcher, you can
click the X to close the view.
In the next section, you will learn more about perspectives, views, resources, and editors.
A perspective is a customizable configuration of views and actions that are linked to certain
tasks. A view shows the resources that are available to you, and some views contain
editors that you can use to edit data objects and items that are related to those objects.
The default perspective in Data Studio is the Database Administration perspective. Each
view is contained in a tab. Explore the views. You will learn more about the views in the
Database Administration perspective in Section 1.4.