What's new in the CICS CM Version 5.1 plug-in

Enhancements to CICS® CM Version 5.1 plug-in are listed.

New Function Description
Connections use secure sockets layer

Connections between CICS CM and CICS servers can now use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for increased security.

Improved handling of Explorer plugins

Explorer updates and plug-ins can now be managed from a single composite update site. See the Explorer documentation for more information.

Change package processing from the CM plug in
You can now:
  • Create JCL in the CM plug in, to process change package actions when submitted via zOS FTP.
  • Package and unpackage Add & Remove (group) commands from a change package.
  • Include 'Add/Remove Groups To/From List' commands in a Change Package.
  • Perform common actions against resources that you searched for.
  • Submit change package processing as batch jobs
  • Sort and filter change packages by name.
Enhancements to Change package editor
Using the change package editor, you can now:
  • List the resources and commands contained within the change package.
Enhancements to Change package views
You can now:
  • Click a column header to sort items in the change packages view.
  • Filter change packages by name
Enhancements to Platform definitions view

You can now view, create, and delete PLATDEFs in the Platform definitions view.

Enhancements to Application definitions view

You can now view, create, and delete APPLDEFs in the Application definitions view.

Enhancements to handling CSD lists

CSD lists are automatically kept tidy by removing empty groups.

Enhancements to history data

You can now see the history for Install and Newcopy actions.