The CICS DA API

You can use the CICS® DA API to call the clone, deprovision, and the discovery function. The CICS DA API follows the RESTful principles.

From CICS DA V5.3 onwards, the CICS DA API is extended to include the clone, deprovision, and discovery function, along with the existing API function to read the CICS DA model.

By using the CICS DA API, you can call the clone function. All of the options that are available in the CICS DA Explorer plug-in are available in the API.

You can also use the CICS DA API to call the deprovision function. However, if you want to select which artifacts are deleted you must use the CICS DA Explorer plug-in.

Use the CICS DA API to call the discovery function. During a discovery operation, CICS DA gathers a vast amount of Sysplex and topology information about your enterprise. After the discovery function identifies the different elements, the details are loaded in to your CICS DA model. CICS DA V5.3 includes a REXX sample program, Discovery.rexx, which you can use to view the contents of your CICS DA model.

The external CICS DA API provides a way to extract the data from the CICS DA model by using standard mechanisms that are available in web and mobile technologies. The data can also be made available to other z/OS®-based applications.

For more information, see The CICS DA external API.