Downloading and installing the CICS DA plug-in

After you complete the CICS® DA configuration, you must install the CICS DA plug-in. The CICS DA plug-in is installed into the CICS Explorer®.

Before you begin

Before you install the plug-in, you must ensure that the CICS Explorer is at the latest service level. CICS DA V5.3.0 works only with CICS Explorer V5.3.0 or later. Also, you must install the CICS DA z/OS® component and complete the configuration steps. For more information, see the related topics.
Note: CICS DA saves a local copy of the model in the CICS Explorer workspace on your computer. This model contains information about your environment and your systems, and it is suggested that you consider encrypting your hard disk drive to prevent unauthorized access.

About this task

This task explains how to download and install the CICS DA plug-in. The plug-in is a compressed file and can be downloaded from the CICS DA download web page.

Procedure

  1. Click the CICS Deployment Assistant plug-in V5.3.0 download link on the download web page. Save the compressed file in a temporary directory. Do not extract the file. The CICS Explorer extracts the contents automatically.
  2. Start the CICS Explorer.
  3. Click Help > Install New Software on the CICS Explorer menu bar.
  4. In the Available Software dialog click Add, and in the Add Site dialog click Archive. The Repository archive dialog box is displayed.
  5. Locate and select the CICS Deployment Assistant plug-in compressed file that you downloaded previously, and click Open.
  6. Click OK in the Add Site dialog box. The dialog box closes and CICS Deployment Assistant Plugin is displayed in the Available Software pane.
  7. Select the check box alongside the CICS Deployment Assistant Plugin name and click Next.
  8. In the Install dialog box, confirm the installation by clicking Next.
  9. Review the license and click the relevant radio button. Click Finish to complete the installation, or Cancel if you do not accept the terms of the license.

Results

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

If you are not familiar with CICS Deployment Assistant you can read the Getting Started information in the help documentation. Click Help > Help Contents > CICS Deployment Assistant Users Guide > Basic Tutorial to display the basic tutorial for CICS Deployment Assistant.

When CICS Explorer restarts the Welcome page is displayed. The Welcome page contains links to the Help topics for the plug-ins you have installed. You can click the IBM® CICS DA Plug-in link to open the Help Contents view, or alternatively, click Help > Help Contents on the CICS Explorer menu bar and select the CICS DA User Guide in the Help Contents view.

The help contents contain a basic tutorial to get you started with using CICS DA.



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