All CICS® BAC operations start at the main window, which
contains the following:
- Tree Pane. The left panel displays a hierarchical
tree structure of folders representing CICS regions
and their resources. Clicking open a folder shows you the individual
object definitions.
- Default properties folder. This folder contains
all the default object properties used as the base template for any
new folders that you create.
- Region folders. You can create a new folder
of customized CICS BAC objects for each CICS region
that will be using CICS BAC. Note that the region folder
name must be identical to the CICS region's VTAM® applid.
- Object folders. Within each region folder,
the object folders store both the default object definition (derived
from the default folder) and any customized object definitions that
you create.
- View Pane. The right panel lets you view
the object definitions for each folder selected in the tree pane.
For example, opening the Files folder for a CICS region
displays a list of file objects defined for that region. Double-clicking
an object shows you the current parameters defined for that resource
- Toolbar. The toolbar provides single-click
access to the most frequently used menu options in CICS BAC.
These are also available from the pull-down menus and in some cases
by right-clicking on an object
- Menu bar. The menus contain all available
program options. For instance, to create a new region folder, select
File > New > CICS Region Folder. Menu options are made available
or "grayed out" according to the current context.
Shortcut keys. Another quick way to access
menu options is to use the shortcut keys listed on the menu, such
as Ctrl-X for Paste or Ctrl-R for Refresh. You can also use the underlined
letters on the menus to access menu options. An Alt-key combination
opens each menu and then a single keystroke selects the menu option.
For example, File > Save can be invoked by typing Alt-F (to open the
File menu) and then S (to select Save).