Release notes for CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS® (CICS CM) Version 5.4 plug-in

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What's new in this release?

The CICS® CM Version 5.4 plug-in adds further enhancements:
  • Support for zFS configurations.
  • The option for collecting audit records for DFHCSDUP updates.

The What's New topic in the CICS CM plug-in help documentation describes the new and changed items in more detail. To display the topic, click Help > Help Contents > CICS CM Plug-in User Guide > What's new in the CICS CM Version 5.4 plug-in

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System requirements and prerequisites

The CICS CM Version 5.4 plug-in must be installed in the CICS Explorer® Version 5.4.

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Downloading and installing the CICS CM plug-in

Note: If you installed CICS Explorer by using the IBM Installation Manager, do not use the following procedure. Instead, you can use Installation Manager to install the CICS CM plug-in. The CICS Explorer download page contains the URL for the composite update site. You must add the URL to the Installation Manager Preferences - Repositories page. Click the Install option in the Installation Manager wizard, and follow the prompts to install the CICS CM plug-in.
To download the CICS CM plug-in from the download web site:
  1. Click the CICS CM plug-in download link.
  2. Save the compressed file in a temporary directory. Do NOT extract the file. CICS Explorer extracts the contents automatically.
To install the CICS CM plug-in in CICS Explorer:
  1. Start the CICS Explorer.
  2. From the main menu, click Help > Install New Software.
  3. In the Install window, click Add. The Add Repository archive dialog box is displayed.
  4. In the Add Repository dialog, click Archive.
  5. In the Repository archive window, locate and select the CICS CM plug-in compressed file that you downloaded previously, and click Open.
  6. In the Add Repository dialog, click OK. The IBM CICS Configuration Manager Plug-in is listed in the Install window.
    If the message Duplicate location is displayed, one of the following reasons apply:
    1. If this is your first attempt to install the CICS CM plug-in in CICS Explorer V5.4, you have installed CICS Explorer in a directory that contains residual information from a previous installation. Install CICS Explorer again in an empty directory, then install the CICS CM plug-in again.
    2. You have previously installed, or prepared to install, the plug-in at this location, and CICS Explorer has saved the location details. Cancel the Add Repository dialog. In the Install window, use the Work with field to select the location that contains the plug-in to install, then continue with the next step.
  7. Select IBM CICS Configuration Manager Plug-in in the list and click Next.
  8. Click Next to confirm the installation.
  9. Review the license and click the relevant radio button. Click Finish to complete the installation, or Cancel if you do not accept the license.

    If you accepted the license, the CICS CM plug-in is installed into CICS Explorer. You are prompted to restart CICS Explorer, which ensures that the plug-in starts in a clean environment.

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Getting started

When CICS Explorer restarts, the CICS Explorer perspective is displayed. To open the CICS CM perspective, either click the Open Perspective toolbar icon, or click Window > Open Perspective > Other in the main menu. In the Open Perspective window, select CICS CM then click OK.

If you are not familiar with the CICS CM plug-in, help documentation is integrated with the product and includes a basic tutorial. To display the tutorial for the CICS CM plug-in, click Help > Help Contents > CICS CM Plug-in User Guide > Basic Tutorial.

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Known issues and limitations

The following limitations exist in the CICS CM Version 5.4 plug-in:
  • CICS CM does not provide support for CICS TS VSE/ESA.
  • In the CICS Explorer Version 5.4 Customize View dialog, the complex filter and sorting function that can be added is not supported. However, simple filtering by using "=" is supported.
  • Because CICS Explorer 5.4 is based on a different release of Eclipse than previous versions of CICS Explorer, instead of upgrading from a previous installation, you must install a new copy of CICS Explorer. The workspace of a previous version of CICS Explorer can be reused. For instructions, see Changing the CICS Explorer workspace location.

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