Before you can work with CICS® Configuration
Manager (CICS CM) configurations
and resources, you must connect to your CICS systems.
You can then locate resources and edit them.
The CM perspective
The CICS CM plug-in consists
of the CM perspective and views.
Configuring a CICS CM system connection
Before you can view any information, you must establish
a connection between CICS CM plug-in and
your CICS systems by providing
details about the system connection, its location, and its authentication
requirements.
Creating a configuration file
You use the New Configuration wizard
to create a CM configuration. In the wizard, you identify the CSD
file or the CICSPlex SM context that contains the resource definitions,
and then create the configuration. You can then use the Configuration
editor to edit the new, or an existing configuration.
Editing a configuration file
You edit a CM configuration file with the configuration
editor. You can update all the details that are associated with a
configuration, except for the configuration name.
Working with a resource
When you have established a connection between CICS CM plug-in and
your CICS system, you can view
the groups and resources defined in a configuration and make changes
to the resources using the editor.
Searching for a resource
You can search for CICS resources
defined in CICS CM in a number
of ways.
Working with change packages
A change package is a set of resource definitions or commands
that are processed together.
Defining a search
You can refine or filter a search in several ways using
the Search Definitions window.
Performing actions against a resource
You can perform actions against a CICSPlex® SM or CICS resource. The actions that you can perform
depend on the resource selected.
Comparing resources
You can compare two groups, two lists, or two definitions,
using the menu option Compare with each other.
You can also compare resources that are displayed in the history view.