CICS region editor

The CICS® region editor shows information about the selected CICS region, such as the job name, APPLID, start policy and so on. If the region is a managed region then CICSPlex® SM management information is also shown.You can also clone a managed region from the CICS region editor.

The view name identifies the name of the object and the object type. In the following screen capture, the object shown is called IYCWJGD1 and it is a CICS region. The view contains three sections: Details, Start Policy and CICSPlex System management.

A screen capture of a region editor showing the region details, start policy, and CICSPlex SM information

The following tables provides a description of the fields:

Table 1. Fields in the Details section
Field Description
ApplID The applid of the region.
Job The job name.
Program The name of the region startup program.
Version The version of CICS.
User The user that started the job.
MVS™ Image The MVS image where the region is running. You can click the hyperlink to show details of the MVS image in the MVS image editor.
DB2® The DB2 subsystem associated with the region. If a DB2 subsystem is associated with the region you can click the hyperlink to show details of the subsystem in the DB2 subsystem editor.
MQ The WebSphere® MQ subsystem associated with the region. If a WebSphere MQ subsystem is associated with the region you can click the hyperlink to show details of the subsystem in the WebSphere MQ subsystem editor.
Websphere MQ The Websphere MQ subsystem associated with the region. If a Websphere MQ subsystem is associated with the region you can click the hyperlink to show details of the subsystem in the Websphere MQ subsystem editor.
IMS™ The IMS subsystem associated with the region.

Table 2. Fields in the Start Policy section
Field Description
Batch Job The data set name of the job used to start the region. Click Browse to locate the job. Click the Data set Name hyperlink to browse or edit the job.
Started task The start command used to start the region.
Start region Click this hyperlink to start the region. The hyperlink is active only when a start policy is defined and the region is not active.
Stop Region Click this hyperlink to stop the region. The hyperlink is active only when the region is active.

Table 3. Fields in the CICSPlex System Management section
Field Description
CICSplex The CICSplex that the region belongs to. You can click the hyperlink to show details of the CICSplex in the CICSplex editor.
CMAS The CMAS that manages the region. You can click the hyperlink to show details of the CMAS in the CMAS editor.
MAS The MAS name
Clone CICS Region Wizard Click this hyperlink to clone the CICS region. The hyperlink opens the Clone a CICS Region wizard, and is active only if the start policy is present.
Groups The CICSPlex SM groups where the region is installed.
CICS connectivity The CICS regions that have a connection to this CICS region. Selecting a region and clicking Open, opens the region editor for the selected region