Viewing related BAS resources in the Map view

The BAS Map view shows related Business Application Services (BAS) resources in a CICSplex, making it easier to understand the complex relationships between BAS resources, and giving an insight into how these definitions will be installed.

To use Map view for WLM resources, see Viewing related WLM resources in the Workload Map view. For more information about BAS, see Administering BAS.

You can open the Map view for BAS resources from any of the following views:
  • BAS Resource Descriptions view
  • BAS Resource Groups view
  • CICSplex Explorer view (applicable to system definitions and system group definitions)
  • Regions view
  • Resource Assignment Definitions view
  • System Definitions view

Example Map view for BAS resources

The following screen capture shows the Map view of a resource assignment.
Sample Map view for the resource assignment ASGNBAS2
For the resource assignment (ASGNBAS2), the view shows its brief information and associated BAS resources as follows:
Resource assignment
Information about some attributes, such as the resource type, filter, and override that are specified in the resource assignment, is shown beside the resource assignment name. These attributes affect what resources will be deployed and how they will be installed.

In the example, the resource assignment ASGNBAS2 will select only program definitions whose name is JOE from the resource group BASGRP1 to be installed. An override string will also be applied, renaming installed resources to JOE2.

Resource Groups
The resource group from which resources will be selected.
Target Scope
For a given resource, the CICS® system or system group where the resource will be installed.
Related Scope
For a given resource that is identified as REMOTE to the target scope, the CICS system or system group where the resource will be installed.
Used by Resource Descriptions
Resource descriptions that are associated with the resource assignment.
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View or edit the attributes of a BAS resource from the Map view

To view or edit the attributes of a resource in the Map view, right-click it and select Open, or simply double-click it. This opens an editor for that resource, where you can make changes.

Open a resource from Map view by right-clicking

Attributes editor

View maps history

To review maps that have been previously shown in the Map view, click the Backward (Backward button on the toolbar of the Map view) or Forward button (Forward button on the toolbar of the Map view) on the view toolbar. You can also click the arrows beside those two buttons to jump to a specific map in the history.
Show the list of history maps in Map view
1 Aqua refers to IBM Explorer for z/OS® Aqua.