What's new in the CICS DA plug-in Version 5.3

CICS® DA V5.3 delivers new function for improved usability. CICS DA V5.3 includes a new configuration tool, new deprovisioning of CICS regions function, and new cloning and discovery enhancements. Also, you can use the new CICS DA RESTful API samples to invoke the cloning, discovery, and deprovisioning function.
Note: The CICS DA plug-in Version 5.3 must be installed in CICS Explorer® Version 5.3 or Version 5.4.
New Function Description
Configuration Tool Use the configuration tool to help you to quickly customize the sample JCL and configure the CICS DA server.
Cloning Use the CICS DA cloning function to:
  • Run user-defined actions as part of the clone process.
  • Apply user-defined rules to the names of the resources that are created by CICS DA.
Deprovision CICS regions that are discovered by CICS DA or are created by CICS DA, can be deprovisioned. All of the associated data sets, data set members, and the CICSPlex SM region definition can be removed.
Discovery
  • The discovery function can be run under the authority of the user ID of the client that is requesting the discovery operation. Therefore, the CICS DA server does not require the higher level of authority.
  • For CICS regions, which are run as started tasks, discovery attempts to identify the command that is required to start the CICS regions. The generated command is used for any relevant operations, which removes the need to manually enter the command. However, if required, the generated command can be overridden by a user-supplied start policy.
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RESTful API Use the CICS DA RESTful API to:
  • Invoke the discovery function.
  • Clone CICS regions.
  • Deprovision CICS regions.
Note: CICS DA V5.3 supplies RESTful API samples to invoke discovery, run deprovision, and run report generation from the CICS DA discovered model. The API samples are written in JavaScript and REXX.