What's new in version 1.0.0.2

Version 1.0.0.2 adds further enhancements to IBM® CICS Explorer™. Here is a description of the more significant new items available in this version.

Note: CICS® TS V4 APAR 90112 is required for all new functions and views that interact with the CICS CSD file.

New function
Ability to display resources in a CICS CSD file

The CICS Explorer now provides the ability to display groups, lists, and resources in CICS TS V4 CSD files.

When you set the scope to a single CICS region in the CICSplex Explorer view, you can display the contents of the CICS CSD file in a number of ways:

  • You can display the CICS groups (CSDGROUPS) using the Resource Group Definitions view:A screen capture of the Resource Definition view with the scope set to a CICS system. The resource displayed is a CSDGROUP.
  • You can display the CICS lists (CSDLISTS) using the new Group List Definitions view:A screen capture of the Group List Definitions view with the scope set to a CICS system. The resource displayed is a CSDLIST.
  • You can display the resources in the CSD file using the resource definition views. For example, to see all the program definitions in the CSD, open the Program Definition view. The view displays only the program definitions that are in the CSD for the selected CICS region.

Using the CICSplex Repositories view you can expand the tree for a selected CICS region. The expanded list displays the groups and lists in the CSD file for that CICS region. When you select a list and open the Resource Group Definitions view, all the groups in the list are displayed.

See CSD groups and lists for further information.

Ability to create resource definitions in a single CICS region

You can now create resource definitions in a single CICS region (CSD).

Using the New Resource wizard you can now provide the name of a single CICS region in the new Region (CSD) field, and create the resource definition in the CSD file.A screen capture showing the New Program Definition wizard with the new Region field.

See Creating resources for further information.

Additional actions are available in the Regions view

New actions have been added for CICS regions in the Regions view.

The following new actions have been added:

  • Shutdown
    • Normally
    • Immediately
    • Takeover
A screen capture of the Region view context menu showing the shutdown options.
View changes
New views

Administration views

One new administration view has been added in this version. The view is:

  • Group List Definitions view

The view displays either the CICS group lists in the CSD (CSDLIST) or the BAS resource lists in the data repository (RESDESC), depending on the current scope. If the current scope is a CICS region, all the CICS group lists (CSDLIST) in the CSD in the selected CICS region are displayed. If the current scope is a CICSplex, all the BAS resource lists (RESDESC) in the CICSplex data repository are displayed.

The view is accessible from the Administration menu on the toolbar.

Changed views

Administration views

  • All resource definition views:

    A new attribute is added to every resource definition. The attribute is CSDGROUP and is displayed in the CSD Group column. The column can be added to any resource definition view using the view menu and the Customize Columns menu item:A screen capture of the Bundle Definitions view showing the CSDGROUP column.

  • Resource Group Definition view:

    The view now displays either the CICS group lists in the CSD (CSDLIST) or the BAS resource lists in the data repository (RESDESC), depending on the current scope. If the current scope is a CICS region, all the CICS group lists (CSDLIST) in the CSD in the selected CICS region are displayed. If the current scope is a CICSplex, all the BAS resource lists (RESDESC) in the CICSplex data repository are displayed.

General views

  • CICSplex Repositories view:

    The view now displays the CSD groups and lists in a CICS region. When you expand the tree for a selected CICS region, the expanded list displays the groups and lists in the CSD file for that CICS region.

CICS Explorer SDK API changes
New methods One new method has been added in this version:

String com.ibm.cics.model.ICICSDefinition.getCSDGroup()

See the CICS Explorer SDK Javadoc for further details.