Connections

Use the Preferences Connections window to set connection and authentication settings for your CICSplex.

The Preferences Connections window contains a number of fields that provide information to the CICS Explorer™ to tell it how to connect to your CICSplex. If you have previously connected to a CICSplex, the information you provided in the Connections Preferences window is saved and re-displayed next time you open the window.
Connections Preferences View
Type
The type of the system. Values are CICSPlex SM Data Interface for read-only connection to a CICS® version 3 or version 4 CICSPlex® SM WUI server, or CICS Management Interface for connection to a CICS version 4 CICSPlex SM WUI server or a single CICS region with update capability.
Name
The local name used to identify this connection. The name can be anything you choose and is only used to help you distinguish between different connections.
Host name
The TCP/IP host name of your CICSPlex SM WUI server or your stand-alone CICS region. This is the value specified in the WUI server initialization parameter TCPIPHOSTNAME
Port number
The port used to access the server. For a WUI server, this is the value specified in the TCPIPPORT attribute of the TCPIPSERVICE definition created when configuring the CICS management interface.
User ID
Your authorized userid for the system.

When all the information has been entered, click Apply to connect to the CICSplex and leave the Preferences Connections window open. Alternatively, click OK to connect and close the Preferences Connections window. The Signon dialog is displayed and you must enter or confirm your connection credentials before the CICS Explorer will connect to your CICSplex.

You can click Restore Defaults to restore the fields to the default values set by your organization.