Release notes for CICS PA plug-in Version 5.1.0

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What's new in this release?

CICS® PA plug-in version 5.1.0 is a refresh for compatibility with CICS Explorer® version 5.1.0

Version 5.1.0 adds further enhancements to the CICS PA plug-in:
  • A new perspective has been added: The CICS Cloud perspective which you can use to view all cloud resources in a CICSplex.
  • Connections between CICS PA and CICS servers can now use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for increased security.
  • Explorer updates and plug-ins can now be managed from a single composite update site. See the CICS Explorer documentation for more information.
  • Change layouts to display the data exactly as you want it.
  • Save your sheet view layout as a template for reuse later. You can also include the filter in the template.
  • Export and import sheet view layouts
  • Use advanced where clauses for filtering.
  • Filter the data by values and date-time.
  • Sort according to any data value.
  • Sorting is now done on the server for improved performance and to provide more flexibility for data selection.
  • The date control has been moved to the tool bar for easier access.
  • Analysis of transaction suspend data can now be displayed as charts.
  • Toleration of CICS TS version 5.1.0 and new performance metrics.
  • Provision of new Navigator aspect explicitly for the new Application Context performance summary

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System requirements and prerequisites

The CICS PA plug-in version 5.1.0 must be installed in the CICS Explorer version 5.1.0.

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Downloading and installing the CICS PA plug-in

To download the CICS PA plug-in from the download website:
  1. Click the CICS PA plug-in download link.
  2. Save the compressed file in a temporary directory. Do NOT extract the file. The CICS Explorer extracts the contents automatically.
To install the CICS PA plug-in in the CICS Explorer:
  1. Launch the CICS Explorer.
  2. Click Help on the CICS Explorer menu bar and click Install New Software in the drop-down menu. The Available Software window is displayed.
  3. Click the Add button. The Add Repository archive dialog box is displayed.
  4. Click the Archive button. The Repository archive dialog box is displayed.
  5. Locate and select the CICS PA plug-in compressed file you downloaded previously, and click Open.
  6. Click OK in the Add Repository dialog box. The dialog box closes and the tool is displayed in the Software Updates and Add-ons dialog box.
  7. Click the Select All button and click Next.
  8. In the Install dialog box, confirm the installation by clicking Next.
  9. Review the license and click the relevant radio button. Click Finish to complete the installation, or Cancel if you do not accept the license.
  10. If you accepted the license, the CICS PA plug-in is installed into the CICS Explorer. You are prompted to restart the CICS Explorer to ensure that the plug-in starts in a clean environment.

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Getting started

If you are not familiar with the CICS PA plug-in you can read the Getting Started information in the help documentation. Click Help > Help Contents > CICS PA Plug-in Users Guide > Basic Tutorial to display the basic tutorial for the CICS PA plug-in.

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Known issues and limitations

The following limitations exist in CICS PA plug-in Version 5.1:
  • If your DB2 connection is secured by using SSL, the following limitations apply:
    • It is not possible to bypass certificate management with the DB2/JDBC driver. Therefore, the Bypass certificate management checkbox in the certificate preference page is ignored for this type of connection.
    • The DB2/JDBC driver automatically chooses a default Secure Socket protocol of TLSv1. It is not possible to overwrite this protocol by using The Advanced socket configuration in the certificate preference page.

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