3.5. GUI Command Prompter

Prior to V5R1 several Management Central related functions supported running a command, such as the Run Command function in the My Connections -> system name context menu item, or defining a performance Monitor (called System Monitor in V5R1).

Prior to V5R1 you had to a command syntax checker, but no help prompts to assist you in building the correct character string for a specific command. New starting with V5R1 is the Graphical User Interface Command Prompter (GUI Prompter). This is an excellent alternative to using PC5250 to run OS/400 commands and is generally available for V5R1 functions that support running a command on your system.

This prompter integrates with a number of Operations Navigator components to allow ...

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