What’s new in this release?
HTTP and HTTPS
protocol handler statistics are now supported.
CICS® TG
plug-in version 3.0.0.1 is a refresh for compatibility with CICS Explorer® version
5.2.0
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System requirements and prerequisites
The CICS TG plug-in must be installed
in the CICS Explorer Version
5.2.0.
Note: You must use the latest release of the CICS Explorer Version 5.2.0.
You
must define a statistics API protocol handler in the CICS Transaction Gateway before a Gateway daemon
can be viewed using the CICS
Explorer.
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Installing the CICS TG 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 TG
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 TG
plug-in.
To install the CICS TG
plug-in perform the following steps:
- Download the CICS TG plug-in.
Do not unpack the file.
- On the CICS Explorer menu
bar click Help > Install new Software.
- Click Add to add a new repository, then
click Archive.
- Locate and select the tools plug-in previously downloaded and
click Open. Click OK.
When
you click OK the plug-in name is displayed.
- Select the plug-in and click Next.
- Continue as prompted. You will see a dialog during installation
warning you that you are installing software that contains unsigned
content. Click OK in this dialog to continue
with the installation.
If you see the message
"Duplicate location" during
step 4, that can mean one of two things:
- If this is the first time you have attempted to install this plug-in
in CICS Explorer 5.2.0,
open beta 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 SM perspective is
displayed. To open the CICS TG
plug-in perspective, click Open Perspective > Other > CICS
TG.
If you are not familiar with CICS Transaction Gateway you can read the Getting
Started information in the help documentation. Click to display the basic tutorial for
theCICS TG plug-in.
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Known issues and limitations
The
following limitations exist in CICS TG
version 3.0.0.1:
- CICS TG does not provide
support for CICS TS VSE/ESA.
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