Use the online application descriptor editor to work with applications that are installed on a platform.
To open an application in the online application descriptor editor, go to the Cloud Explorer view in the CICS Cloud perspective, or to the Applications view. In the CICSplex where the platform is located, select an installed application version, and either double-click the application name, or right-click the application name then click Open.
Errors and warnings
are displayed in the main editor window or the status field in the
workbench.
The online application editor has three
tabs: Overview, Private Resources, and Attributes. The Actions section
on the Overview tab has links to the other tabs.
Use the Overview tab of the online application descriptor editor for viewing general information about the installed application version, including the ID, description, and version number, the status of the application version, the CICS® bundles that are part of the application, and the application entry points.
- You can make the application version available to callers through its application entry points by using the Make Available and Make Unavailable buttons on this tab.
- You can enable, disable, or discard the application version by using the Enable and Disable buttons on this tab.
- The option to discard the application version is available as a selection from the Disable button.
You cannot use this editor to change the format of the installed application. To change the format of the installed application, modify and reversion the application project in your local workspace from the Project Explorer view, then export and install the new version of the application.
To view more information about the bundle
parts for a CICS bundle or
about an application entry point, double-click on the name of the
relevant item to open it in a separate resource editor.
Use the Private Resources tab of the online application descriptor editor to see the private resources that have been installed in your CICS regions for the application version, and the application entry points. Select the tab for the resource type that you want to view, for example PROGRAM or LIBRARY resources. You can select the
DB2 Package Sets tab to view the PACKAGESET resource that is associated with the application. You can select the
LIBRARY DS Names tab to view the data set names that z/OS® has generated for the LIBRARY concatenation of data sets for private LIBRARY resources. For more information about private resources, see
Private resources for application versions in the CICS TS V5.4.0 product documentation.
Use the Attributes tab of the online application descriptor editor to view detailed information about the attributes of the installed application version, including the directories for the application and the application binding, the enable status and availability status, and the resource signature.