CICS® DA indicates
the last known status of a model element in one of two ways: In the
model tree and the visualization views, the status is indicated by
a decorator on the element icon. The decorator overlays the model
element icon, and indicates whether the model element is running (
) or stopped (
). In
the resource editors, the last known status is shown in the Status field.
The Status field is refreshed when the editor
opens. You can manually refresh the status of one or more model elements.
About this task
The status that is shown is the last known status. CICS DA does not refresh the status
automatically. You must manually run refresh status.
You can
refresh the status for one or more of the following model elements:
- CICS Address Space, for
example a CICS region or a
CMAS.
- WebSphere® MQ sub component
- DB2® sub component
- MVS™ Image; refresh all address
spaces in the MVS Image
- Sysplex; refresh all address spaces in all MVS Images in the sysplex
- DA Server connection; refresh all address spaces in the model
Procedure
In the DA Explorer view or a visualization view, locate
the model element for which you want to refresh the status. You can
select multiple model elements with Ctrl+click. Right-click the element
or elements, and click Refresh Status. Alternatively, if you are viewing the element in the editor
view, you can click the Refresh Status icon
.
Results
The status is refreshed. A message is shown in the CICS Explorer® status bar
while the refresh takes place.
Note: The CICS DA server gets the latest status only if
the status is expired. There is a parameter, com.ibm.cph.server.jobstatus.expiretime,
in the CICS DA server properties
file that defines the lifetime of the status. If a refresh request
arrives while the status is still active, the status request is not
actioned. This parameter defaults to 30 seconds, and is defined during
the CICS DA server configuration.
For more information about your local value, contact your system administrator.