The tutorial introduces the CICS® Explorer and
outlines the basic functions to help you start using it. You can find
additional information in the Tasks section in this help.
The workbench
The workbench is a single window that consists of views and perspectives.
Configuring a system connection
Before you can view any information, you must establish
a connection between CICS Explorer and
your CICS systems by providing details about the system connection,
its location, and authentication requirements. By default, CICS Explorer attempts
to connect using the SSL protocol. If the SSL connection is not successful,
the connection will be re-attempted using standard IP protocol.
Perspectives
A perspective is a layout of one or more views in the workbench.
You can decide how you want to lay out the views in the CICS Explorer and
save the layout as a new perspective. These tasks explain how to work
with perspectives to meet your operational requirements.
Views
A view is a visual component in the workbench. The CICS Explorer displays
resource information in views. You can decide on the size and position
of the views, and what information to show in them. These tasks explain
how to work with the views to meet your operational requirements.
Editors
An editor is a visual component in the Workbench that is
used to edit or browse a CICSPlex SM or CICS resource definition.
The editor shares many functions with the other views
but also has some limitations that are identified in the following
topics.
Getting help
Use the online help system to browse, search, and
print system documentation. The help system also provides a context-sensitive
help that gives an overview of the resource with which you are working, and
a text search capability for finding the information you need by keyword.
The help is displayed either in a Help view in the workbench, in a separate
Help Contents window, or in an external browser window.