As you install, upgrade, and uninstall software into the CICS® Explorer, configuration snapshots
are kept in a history. Reverting to a previous configuration allows
you to back out of the results of an unsuccessful install, upgrade,
or uninstall. You can also revert CICS Explorer® to a previous version,
but you must have access to an update site because when you upgrade
the CICS Explorer product,
previous versions are not saved.
Before you begin
Important: It is a limitation of Eclipse that
before you can revert to a previous version of CICS Explorer you must have access
an update site containing the source code for the required level.
You can download the update site source code from the IBM® Fix central Web site located at
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.
To
download the update site perform the following steps:
- Select the Product Group Websphere and
the Product CICS Explorer. For the Level and
Operating Platform fields, select All, and
click Continue.
- Select the Browse for fixes radio button
and click Continue.
- Select the update site at the level you want to revert to and
click Continue.
- Download the update site to your workstation. Do not unpack the
file. CICS Explorer requires
it as a packed file.
- Add the update site to the CICS
Explorer using the Help > Software Updates menu.
For more information about adding an update site, see the topic Adding a new software update site.
You can now revert CICS
Explorer to the required level.
About this task
This example task shows you how to revert the CICS Explorer to a previous configuration.
Procedure
- Click Help > Install New Software on
the menu bar. The Install dialog opens.
- Click the What is already installed link.
The IBM CICS Explorer Installation details
dialog opens. The Installation History tab shows a list of the previous
configurations.
- Select the configuration you want to revert to. When you
select a configuration another pane shows what was installed in that
configuration. Caution. The oldest entry in the list of previous
configurations represents the initial CICS Explorer
installation. This configuration has no contents. Do not revert
to this configuration. If you do, CICS Explorer will fail and must be
completely re-installed.
- Click Revert. The Revert Software
Configuration confirmation dialog is displayed.
- Click Yes to confirm, and when asked
to exit and restart the Workbench for the changes to take effect.
Results
The CICS Explorer reverts
to the selected configuration, and restarts.