Installing the workstation administration client

CICS® BAC is simple to install. Most PC software has an end user license agreement that comes up early during the installation process. Instead, CICS BAC is licensed as a host product and part of the terms of the license on the host will be the ability to distribute and use the workstation administration client. To install the CICS BAC workstation administration client, follow these steps:

  1. Use FTP or a similar method to download the software from the host mainframe.
  2. Double-click the downloaded setup.exe file. This displays the CICS BAC opening panels.
  3. These panels start the process of providing installation settings. When you see the second panel, click Next to continue.
  4. Enter your User Name and Organization name in the fields provided.
  5. Under install this application for, select Anyone if you want this program to be available for anyone who logs on to this computer, or select Only for me if you want the program to only be available under your login.
  6. Click Next to continue.
  7. This display shows you that the software will be installed in the displayed Destination Folder on your local hard drive. If you want to install it elsewhere, click Change and select a different location. When finished, click Next to continue.
  8. This display shows all of the installation settings you have chosen.
  9. Click Finish to complete the installation.
  10. When you have completed the installation, you can start the workstation administration client by selecting it from the "All Programs" section of the Windows XP Start menu, or the "Programs" section of the Windows 2000 Start menu. The first popup you see is the CICS BAC splash panel.
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    The first time the program opens, it displays a Code Page Selection dialog box that lets you select the host computer Code Page for use in translating data for upload.

  11. Use the pulldown list to select the Default Code Page . Depending on your selection, the appropriate region/language choice is reflected under Keyboard Layout Preferences in the bottom half of this dialog box.
  12. In the two areas under Keyboard Layout Preferences, select whether you want to use the Windows Default keyboard, or the keyboard layout specific to the selected region/language. When finished, click OK. This starts the application.