Stopping a CICS region

You can stop a CICS region using CICS DA.

Before you begin

Before you can stop a CICS® region, you must have an active CICS DA connection. You must also have performed a system discovery and have a copy of the model on your local computer.

About this task

This task stops a CICS region. If a region is running the region icon in the model is decorated with a green triangle. The active region decorator If the region is not running, the green triangle is not present. When you stop a CICS region, the region stops in a controlled manner; that is, any tasks that are running will complete before the region stops. This task might not stop a region that is not running correctly.

Procedure

  1. In the DA Projects view expand the project containing the system model.
  2. Right-click the CICS region you want to start and click Stop region. Alternatively, open the Region editor by double-clicking the region name, and clicking the Stop region link in the editor.

What to do next

The CICS region stops. You might have to refresh the model before you see the CICS region icon change status. To refresh the model right-click the project name and click Refresh. CICS DA writes a message to the Console view recording the action.