Platforms view

The Platforms view displays information about the CICS® platforms that are running in a CICSplex. A platform includes information about the location of the platform bundle, its definition, and the home directory for deploying applications.

To open the Platforms view, click Operations > Platforms from the main menu. To search for a specific platform name, you can use the Filter tool in the toolbar of the view.

A screen image of the Platforms view showing the menu.

Right-click a platform name and click Open to open the Platform Definition view.

A screen image of the Platform Definition view showing the properties of the selected platform.

The Platform Definition view is read-only; you cannot change any of the properties. If you need to change the definition, right-click the platform name and click New from to create a new copy of the Platform definition. You can then modify the new platform definition.

Screen capture of the New Platform Definition window

The new platform definition must have a unique name and version number. For example, you can use the same name with a different version number. This provides a method of change control where the previous versions of a platform definition are not lost when changes are made.