The deployment analysis editor

The deployment analysis editor is used to edit the information that initiates a deployment analysis report. The editor has two tabbed pages: The Report Query Editor page and the JCL editor page. The editor pages are linked so that any changes that you make to one page are reflected in the other page.

The Report Query Editor page

The report query editor is a rich editor that provides a prompted way of entering the information. The following example shows the Report Query Editor page for a cold start compare analysis.

A screen capture of the Report Query Editor page in the deployment analysis editor, when a cold start compare is selected.

The mandatory fields are shown with an asterisk (*) next to them. When you click in a field, the light-bulb symbol The light-bulb symbol next to the field shows that content assist is available. When you press Ctrl +space, content assist shows a list of the possible choices for the field. You can double-click a name in the list to insert the content in the field.

The editor opens and shows a number os sections depending on the report type that you selected. Some reports have Candidates sections and, if necessary, you can remove one of the sections by clicking the cross at the right side of the section. Any changes that you make in the rich editor are reflected in the JCL editor.

The JCL editor page

The JCL editor page can be used to edit the JCL that initiates the analysis, when the JCL is submitted. The following example shows the JCL editor page for a cold start compare analysis.

A screen capture of the JCL editor page when a cold start compare is selected that shows the error icons next to the lines where more information is required.

The JCL editor provides inline help to identify any errors in the JCL. You can hover over each error, The error icon or warning, The warning icon icon to show the cause of the problem in that part of the JCL. Any changes that you make in the JCL editor are reflected in the rich editor.

The job card information that the JCL editor uses is defined in the Deployment Analysis Preferences page. To open the preferences page, click Window > Preferences > CICS Configuration Manager > Deployment Analysis Preferences from the main menu bar.