Cloud Explorer view

The CICS® Cloud Explorer view shows a hierarchy of platforms, applications, and region types.

The Cloud Explorer view shows a hierarchy of installed platforms, applications, and region types. Each of the platform items can be expanded to show the associated applications and region types. You can expand the region types to view the CICS regions in each region type, and the CICS bundles that are installed on the platform. You can expand the applications to view the application entry points, and the CICS bundles that are installed for the application. The status of each item is displayed in the view.

You can open the Cloud Explorer view from the main menu. Click Window > Show view > Cloud Explorer. If Cloud Explorer is not one of the listed options, select Other for a complete list. Alternatively, you can click Operations > Cloud Explorer. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+3 to display the search window, type Cloud into the search field and select Cloud Explorer from the list.

The Cloud Explorer view

When you select a CICSplex from the drop-down menu in the Cloud Explorer view, the cloud resources associated with the CICSplex are shown. If the state of an item changes, for example if you install or discard an application, click Refresh to display the new state.

You can use the Cloud Explorer view to show applications and platforms that are not installed, and you can switch the hierarchy from platform to application by using the switch hierarchy The switch hierarchy drop-down list icon drop-down list.

In the platform hierarchy, when you expand a platform, the applications and region types are displayed. Open the Application folder to display a list of the applications deployed on the platform, and expand the applications to show their application entry points (operations). Open the Region Types folder to display a list of the region types for the platform, which shows the number of active CICS regions in the region type, followed by the total number of CICS regions in the region type. Open the Regions folder to show the list of CICS regions in each region type, and double-click on a CICS region to display and work with the region in the Managed Regions view. The Region Types folder also contains a Bundles folder, which lists the management parts for the CICS bundles installed with the platform in that region type. Right-click a management part for the region type and click Show Installed Bundles to see the relevant CICS bundles.

In the application hierarchy, when you expand an application, the application entry points and the CICS bundles that are installed for the application are displayed. Open the Bundles folder to see the list of CICS bundles that are installed for the application, and double-click on a CICS bundle to display and work with the CICS bundle in the CICS Bundles view.

Click a platform or region type or CICS region to scope, or filter, other view data.

Right-click the Cloud Explorer view to create a new platform or application definition. When you install a platform or application definition, the uninstalled definition name is replaced with the installed resource name. Right-click a platform or application definition to delete the definition.

Right-click a platform to enable, disable, or discard a platform, to add or remove a CICS bundle, or to view the CICS bundles that are installed for the platform. When you discard an installed platform, the installed object long name reverts to the uninstalled definition short name.

Right-click a region type and click Add Bundle to add a CICS bundle to the platform. Click Add Existing Region or Add New Region Definition to add further CICS regions to a region type.

Right-click an application to enable, disable, or discard an application, or to view the CICS bundles that are installed for the application. When you discard an installed application, the installed object long name reverts to the uninstalled definition short name.

When you are not connected to a CICSplex the message area displays CNX0200I Not Connected. When you are connected with a single system connection such as SMSS, or are connected to a CICS TS 4.2 or earlier release, the message area shows CNX0204I The Cloud Explorer view is not available with your current connection. While you are connecting, the message area shows CNX0202I Connecting.... If the connection is successful, the server name is displayed. If you are connected to a CICS TS 4.2 or earlier release, the view shows CNX0203I This resource is not available. If the view is opened after a connection is made, the region types are shown immediately.