When you first open CICS Explorer®,
the default workbench perspective, which contains the default view
set, is displayed. You can add other views to the workbench to display
additional information about your CICSplex.
About this task
CICS Explorer provides operation views and definition views that are specific to CICS® besides views that are derived from z/OS® Explorer.
You can open resource views from the Operations or
Definitions menu in the CICS SM or the SM
Administration perspective, the Show View window, or the
Quick Access field.
Procedure
To open a view, use one of the following steps.
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In the CICS SM or the SM Administration perspective,
click Operations or Definitions on the main menu, and
select the required view from the menu.
For example, to open the File Definitions view in the CICS SM perspective,
click .
Note: Depending on whether you are in the CICS SM perspective or SM
Administration perspective, these menus provide options of different resource views.
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In the Quick Access field
on the short cut bar, type the view name and select the desired view from the suggestions
in the drop-down list.
- Use the Show View window:
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On the main menu for the workbench, click to display the Show View window.
CICS Explorer views are in the following categories:
- General
- CICS SM Definitions
- CICS SM Operations
- Help
- SM Administration Definitions
- SM Administration Operations
- z/OS
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Either expand the categories, or type one or more characters of the view name in the filter
text box, to locate the view.
If a view name is disabled, it is already opened in the workbench.
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Select the view you want to open, and click OK.
Results
The selected view is opened in the workbench.