CICS Explorer uses a local workspace to save its data and configuration files. When you start the CICS Explorer® you must first confirm the location for the CICS Explorer workspace. CICS Explorer then starts, and the workbench opens and displays the Welcome view.
When you first start CICS Explorer you can choose the name and location for the workspace, using the Workspace Launcher window. The default workspace name is .cicsexplorer, and the location depends on the operating system you are using. The first time you start CICS Explorer, the default location is shown in the Workspace Launcher window. The following example screen shows the default path and workspace name on a Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.
You can change the path or the workspace name by overtyping the text in the Workspace field. When you click OK, CICS Explorer completes the start, and displays the Welcome screen.
The Welcome view contains a number of icons. Each of the icons is a link to another part of the CICS Explorer. When you click on an icon, you are taken to the chosen target. The Welcome view closes but you can re-open it at any time by clicking Help > Welcome from the workbench menu bar.
The icons and their targets are as follows: