Adding a bundle to a CICS Platform

You can add a bundle to a platform by selecting a bundle to install in a region type. For example, you might want to add a policy rule that you want to apply to a region type.

Before you begin

The bundle must exist in zFS, in the platform home directory, and must be accessible by the platform.

About this task

You can use the ADDBUNDLE operation dialog to select a CICS® bundle to install in a region type. Only one region type and one CICS bundle are selectable per request. The region type area is populated by the region types associated with the platform selected in the platform drop-down list. The CICS bundle area is populated by a lookup to zFS in the PLATFORM_HOME/bundles directory; the bundles returned are those bundles that are not currently installed in the platform.

A CICS bundle can be installed in CICS regions by only one application or platform. You cannot install a CICS bundle to a platform if it has already been installed in the target region type in the platform.

Procedure

  1. In the Cloud Explorer view, right-click a region type and click Add Bundle.
  2. Specify a target region type. This defaults to the region type selected in the Cloud Explorer view.
  3. Specify a bundle to install. If an FTP connection to zFS is available, you can choose one bundle from the Platform Bundles list.
  4. Click OK. The ADDBUNDLE request is made and any errors are fed back into the perform action dialog.

Results

The management parts are installed in the region type specified.