WBEM Operations tool
The WBEM Operations utility is a graphical user interface which allows a
developer to browse and manipulate CIM elements on any J WBEM Server that supports CIM-XML and WS-Management as defined by the Distributed Management Task Force
(DMTF). This tool is designed to assist a developer in creating and testing
WBEM applications and instrumentation providers.
Main Window
WBEM Operation tool main window consist of three major parts
- Connection Information -connection information data to be use to connect to the desired J WBEM Server to which the operation results will be basing from.
- Operation Data -fields for the required attributes for a specific operation. this fields may change depending on the selected operation.
- Results View - components were all the result information will be displayed everytime an operation is executed.

Connection Information
Connection information data to be use to connect to the desired J WBEM Server to which the operation data and results will be basing from.

Fields
- Protocol Combo Box - connect to the J WBEM Server for a specified protocol, protocol available for this tools are CIM-XML and WS_Management.
- URI Text Field - Uniform Resource Identifier or the J WBEM Serveraddress for which the tool will connect.
- Search Button - enables the user to search for an existing J WBEM Server using the Service Location Protocol or SLP.
- Username Text Field - the principal information.
- Password Text Field - the credential for the principal.
- Advaced Button - enables the user to set an advance connection settings.
Operation Data
Is where the user select an operation and supply the required and optional attributes for the selected operation.

Fields
- Select operation - Let the user select the desired wbem operation to be perform e.g Enumerate instance, Associators etc.
- Source Type - Where the user can select an option for providing a source Objectpath with either Class name and namespace only or type in the whole objectpath.of the CIM element, In order to refer to an instance, the key properties and their corresponding values must be set.
- Execute - Start execution of the selected operation.
- Assoc, Result Class, Role and Result Role- This are attribute fields specific to Associators and Reference operation only, but not be available to other operations, and there are also fields not shown in the image above that will be available for specific operations that requires it. See Getting Started for information of operation specific attributes.
Results View
Is where the operation results and debug information will be shown

Tabs
- Result List- This are the list of object path resulted from the selected operations.
- Console- Display a cosole equivalent information for all results that was returned during the process.
- Debug- Display the log information on an xml formated text on all operation that was performed on this tool. This is useful for tracing purposes.