What's new in the CM V5.2 plug-in
Enhancements to CICS® CM V5.2 plug-in.
New Function | Description |
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New deployment analysis rich text editor and the ability to run reports directly from the editor | A rich text editor is now available for creating a deployment analysis report. The editor has two tabbed pages. The rich text editor page provides a prompted way of entering the information that is required to run a deployment analysis. The page is linked to the existing JCL editor page, so that any changes you make in one page, are reflected in the other page. Reports can be run as batch jobs, or directly from the editor. For more information about deployment analysis, see Deployment analysis of resource definitions. |
Ability to view the deployment analysis report in the CM plug-in | When all the information that is required for a deployment analysis is complete, you can choose to run the task from the CM plug-in without submitting the JCL. If you do so, the deployment analysis report is shown in the CM plug-in, and saved in the default job library in the CICS Explorer®. For more information about viewing the deployment analysis report, see The deployment analysis report. |
Ability to create and edit migration schemes in the new Migration Schemes view | You can use the CM plug-in to create new, or edit existing, migration schemes. For more information about working with migration schemes, see Working with migration schemes. |
New, and existing, CM system options are available in the new Configuration Manager System Options view. | The CM system options are now in a new Configuration Manager System Options view. Additional security checking options that were previously available only in the ISPF panels are also included in the view. For more information about the system options, see Setting the Configuration Manager system options. |
Improved change package creation. | You can now create Change Packages by right-clicking on a definition to add it to a Change Package. For more information about working with change packages, see Working with change packages. |
Ability to add and remove CICS system definitions or CICS system group definitions to a change package. | You can choose to add all the members of a CICS system group, or only some of the members. You can add only the definitions, associations, or associations and definitions, and view them in the change package editor. For more information about adding CICS systems or CICS system groups to a change package, see Adding CICS systems or CICS system groups to a change package. |
Ability to add resources of any workload definition type to a change package. | You can add resources of any workload definition type to a change package from the Search Results view. You search for the workload definition type that you want to add, then right-click the resource and click Add to change package. You can also add a workload specification definition to a change package from the Workload Specifications view, by right-clicking the name and clicking Add to change package. |
Recording workload management changes in the CM journal | Any workload management changes that are done in the CICS Explorer are now recorded in the CM journal. |
Various cosmetic changes | The following changes are made in the CM
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