What's new in this release?
CICS® CM
plug-in version 2.1.1 is a refresh for compatibility with CICS Explorer® version
1.1.1
Version 2.1.1.0 adds further enhancements
to the CICS CM plug-in:
- Deployment analysis of resource definitions
- Installation of a CSD group
- Management of change packages
- Enhancements to Group and List views
The
What's New topic in the CICS CM
plug-in help documentation describes the new and changed items in
more detail. To display the topic, click
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System requirements and prerequisites
The CICS CM plug-in version 2.1.1 must
be installed in the CICS
Explorer version 1.1.1.
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Downloading and installing the CICS CM plug-in
To download
the CICS CM plug-in from the
download Web site:
- Click the CICS CM plug-in
download link.
- Save the compressed file in a temporary directory. Do NOT extract
the file. The CICS Explorer extracts
the contents automatically.
To install the CICS CM
plug-in in the CICS Explorer:
- Start the CICS Explorer.
- Click Help on the CICS
Explorer menu bar and click Software Updates in the menu. The
Software Updates and Add-ons window is displayed.
- Click the Available Software tab.
- Click the Add Site button and in the Add Site dialog click the
Archive button. The Repository archive dialog box is displayed.
- Locate and select the CICS CM
plug-in compressed file you downloaded previously, and click Open.
- Click OK in the Add Site dialog box. The dialog box closes and
the tool is displayed in the Software Updates and Add-ons dialog box.
- Select the check box alongside the tool name.
- Click the Install button.
- In the Install dialog box, confirm the installation by clicking
Next.
- Review the license and click the relevant radio button. Click
Finish to complete the installation, or Cancel if you do not accept
the license.
If you accepted the license, the CICS CM
plug-in is installed into the CICS
Explorer.
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Getting started
If
you are not familiar with CICS Configuration
Manager you can read the Getting Started information in the help documentation.
Click to display the basic tutorial for
the CICS CM plug-in.
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Known issues and limitations
CICS Explorer version
1.1.1 introduces a new way to manage your system connections. Using
the Host Connections view you can manage all your system connections,
and load or import connections from a shared, centrally located, file.
The documentation in CICS CM
plug-in is not yet updated to reflect the new connections. For more
information about the new connection infrastructure, see the topic Configuring
system connections in the z/OS® Explorer
User Guide, in the main CICS
Explorer help.
- CICS CM does not provide
support for CICS TS VSE/ESA.
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