What's new in this release?
The CICS® CM
Version 5.1.1.1 plug-in contains the fix for the CM APAR IV45053.
The fix is applied to the CICS CM Deployment Analysis JCL template
JCL syntax checker, which was incorrectly flagging the JCL as an error,
even when the syntax was correct.
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System requirements and prerequisites
The CICS CM Version 5.1.1.1 plug-in
must be installed in the CICS Explorer® Version 5.1.1 or later
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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:
- Click the CICS CM plug-in
download link.
- 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:
- Start the CICS Explorer.
- From the main menu, click .
- In the Install window, click Add. The Add
Repository archive dialog box is displayed.
- In the Add Repository dialog, click Archive.
- In the Repository archive window, locate and select the CICS CM plug-in compressed file
that you downloaded previously, and click Open.
- In the Add Repository dialog, click OK.
The IBM CICS Configuration Manager Plugin is listed in the Install
window.
If the message
Duplicate location is displayed,
one of the following reasons apply:
- If this is your first attempt to install the CICS CM plug-in in CICS Explorer 5.1.1 or later, 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.
- 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.
- Select IBM CICS Configuration Manager Plugin in the list and click Next.
- Click Next to confirm the installation.
- 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 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 .
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Known issues and limitations
- CICS CM does not provide
support for CICS TS VSE/ESA.
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