Overview
The CIM Browser examines classes defined in the
namespaces on a target system or local repository.
To access the CIM Browser,
- Select Window | Show View | Other from the top-level menu bar to display the
Show View window
- Double-click the WBEM Workshop entry. The available plug-ins
will now be listed.
By default, the CIM Browser connects to the local repository and will
display the available namespaces.
- To browse a namespace, select the arrow next to the namespace name
- To view the definitions for the properties of a class, navigate
to the class in the namespace and then select the Properties sub-folder
- To view the definitions for the methods of a class, navigate to
the class in the namespace and then select the Methods sub-folder
- To view the definitions for the qualifiers of a class, navigate
to the class in the namespace and then select the Class Qualifiers
sub-folder

Find a Class
To find the class definition for the CIM_Service class in a
namespace
- Select the namespace in the left pane
- Click on the Find icon
on the top line
The following window appears. Enter CIM_Service for the class
name and click OK

- The left pane now expanded to shows CIM_Service while the
Properties sub-folder tab shows the inherited and local properties of
the class.
- Key properties have the key icon
- Inherited properties have the inherited icon
- Local properties have no icon
- Select the Methods sub-folder tab to view the inherited and local
extrinsic methods defined for CIM_Service
- Select the Class Qualifiers sub-folder tab to view the class
qualifiers defined for CIM_Service
