Concepts
These topics in this section explain the concepts behind the CICS Explorer®.
- CICS Explorer
CICS Explorer is an Eclipse-based system management tool that connects to either a CICS Transaction Server for z/OS® system, or CICS TS for VSE/ESA system. CICS Explorer provides a way to manage one or more CICS systems, a view of some of the CICSPlex® SM functions in CICS TS, and a platform for the integration of future CICS tools. When connected to a z/OS system, CICS Explorer also provides an intuitive and secure way to view and edit z/OS data sets and zFS files, submit JCL, and view output and job logs. - The IBM Explorer for z/OS
The IBM® Explorer for z/OS (z/OS Explorer) provides a platform for tools that manage various z/OS subsystems, including CICS Explorer to manage CICS. z/OS Explorer provides a framework to manage your system connections, your z/OS artifacts, and projects and their resources. - Introduction to Eclipse
Eclipse is a platform for building and deploying client applications in which the majority of data manipulation is done by the client application rather than the server. This platform is known as a Rich Client Platform (RCP). The platform provides the ability to deploy native graphical user interface (GUI) applications to a variety of desktop operating systems, and present the user with a simple, consistent view. - SSL security for Explorer connections
When required, you can secure connections between CICS Explorer and CICS systems by using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. You specify the security and certificate management preferences that apply to secure connections between CICS Explorer and CICS systems, then specify whether to use security when you configure each CICS system connection. - Event binding editor overview
The event binding editor is an Eclipse editor used by business analysts to define event specifications, and used by application analysts to define event specifications and dispatcher information. The application analyst can use the CICS Explorer to deploy complete event bindings to a CICS system. - Workload management with CICS Explorer
You can use CICS Explorer to manage your CICSPlex SM workloads. How CICSPlex SM workload management operates is unchanged. However, CICS Explorer provides a simplified and consolidated view of the CICSPlex SM elements that control where, and how, the work is distributed in a workload.
Parent topic: CICS Explorer User Guide