Deploying a CICS Platform project

Export the CICS® Platform project to z/OS® UNIX. Set up CICS regions to match each CICS region definition that you created in your platform.

About this task

The export process packages the CICS bundles that are referenced in the CICS Platform project and deploys all the files to the platform home directory in zFS. During the export, the wizard checks that the subdirectories of the platform home directory exist, and creates them if they do not exist.

Procedure

  1. In the Project Explorer view, right-click your CICS Platform project and click Export Platform Project to z/OS UNIX File System. Alternatively, click the link in the Actions list in the platform editor to export the platform project.
  2. Select the platform project that you want to export. The field is prefilled with the current selection, or you can browse to select another platform project.
  3. Select the CICS SM connection and the destination CICSplex for the export. The platform home directory location, and the subdirectory to which the platform project is exported, are displayed in the wizard. The wizard validates whether a platform with the same platform home directory is installed or not. If the platform is already installed, the export fails.
  4. To create a platform definition (PLATDEF) following the export, check the box. A platform definition is required to install the platform bundle in the CICSplex.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Select the FTP connection that you want to use for the export. When you make a selection the connection is established, and the wizard checks for the bundles, applications, and bindings subdirectories of the platform home directory by using the FTP connection. If these directories do not exist, the wizard creates the folders.
  7. Click Finish. The platform bundle and associated CICS bundles are exported to the target directory in z/OS UNIX.
  8. For each CICS region definition that you created in a region type in your platform project, set up an actual CICS region. As an alternative to setting up a new CICS region, you can use an existing CICS region that was not previously managed by CICSPlex® SM.
    1. Create the CICS region with an APPLID, SYSID, and other attributes that match the system definition that you created. As a best practice, CICS regions in a region type should be clones of each other. For instructions to do this, see Setting up a CICS region.
    2. Perform the steps on the CICS region to make it known to CICSPlex SM as a managed application system (MAS). For instructions to do this, see Setting up a CICS managed application system (MAS).
    Do not start the CICS regions yet.

What to do next

Create a platform definition to install the platform into the CICSplex. See Creating a platform definition.