What's new in this release?
CICS® IA Version 5.1 plug-in is
a refresh for compatibility with CICS Explorer® Version 5.1
There
are several key enhancements for CICS IA
V5.1 plug-in:
- You can now select an application for the User command flow.
- The list of resource types in the Query editor now includes Application
name; Application Version (Major, Minor and Micro); and Operation.
These new types are also listed in the "Customize Columns" menu of
the "Command Flow" view.
- You can now delete data associated with a TS application name
and version directly from the application folder.
- A new option on the context menu in the Programs view means you
can open the Program Editor by simply right clicking the Program name
in the Programs view. There is no need to change to the SM perspective.
- You can now run threadsafe reports and see the results in Explorer.
- The Applications view is updated to include two new folders:
- IA applications: List of legacy IA Applications used prior to
5.1.
- TS Applications: List of Applications defined in CICS TS 5.1 and
picked up by IA 5.1 collector.
- The context menu in the Programs view has new menu options Used
by Region and Used by Application.
- The context menu in the Transactions view has new menu options
Used by Region and Used by Application.
- View program and transaction resources as a list or graphically.
- Improved management of system connections and user credentials
- Connections between CICS IA and CICS servers can now use Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) for increased security.
- CICS IA plug-ins can now be managed from a single composite update
site. See the Explorer documentation for more information.
- The application name is included when collecting dependency and
command flow data. This lets you analyze and manage your new CICS
TS applications more easily.
- Initial deployment of the product is simplified and data management
is improved.
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System requirements and prerequisites
The CICS IA Version 5.1 plug-in must be installed
in the CICS Explorer Version
5.1.
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Downloading and installing the CICS IA plug-in
To download
the CICS IA plug-in from the download web
site:
- Click the CICS IA plug-in download
link
- Save the compressed file in a temporary directory. Do NOT extract
the file. The CICS Explorer extracts
the contents automatically.
To install the CICS IA plug-in in the CICS Explorer:
- Start the CICS Explorer.
- Click Help on the CICS Explorer menu bar and click Install
New Software in the menu. The Available Software window
is displayed.
- Click Add. The Add Repository archive dialog
box is displayed.
- Click Archive. The Repository archive dialog
box is displayed.
- Locate and select the CICS IA
plug-in compressed file you downloaded previously, and click Open.
- Click OK in the Add Repository dialog.
The dialog closes.
- Click the Select All button and click Next.
- In the Install dialog box, 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 IA plug-in is installed into the CICS Explorer. You are prompted to
restart the CICS Explorer.
This ensures that the plug-in starts in a clean environment.
If
you see the message
"Duplicate location" during step 6, that
can mean one of two things:
- If this is the first time you have attempted to install this plug-in
in CICS Explorer 5.1,
the message suggests that you did not install CICS Explorer in an empty directory,
and some residual information remains from a previous installation.
If this is the case, you should re-install CICS Explorer in a clean directory.
- You have previously installed, or prepared to install, the plug-in
at this location, and CICS
Explorer has saved the location details. If this is the case,
cancel the Add Repository dialog. In the Available Software view,
click the Work with twistie and select the location containing the
plug-in you want to install, then continue with the next step.
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Getting started
When
the CICS Explorer restarts
the CICS Explorer perspective
is displayed. To open the CICS IA perspective,
click the Open Perspective toolbar icon, click Other,
select CICS IA and click the OK button.
If
you are not familiar with CICS Interdependency
Analyzer you can read the Getting Started information in the help
documentation. Click to display the
basic tutorial for the CICS IA plug-in.
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Known issues and limitations
The
following limitations exist in CICS IA:
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