Operating CICS IA Collection from the CICS IA Explorer plug-in

Start of changeIn CICS® IA V5.3, you can manage data collection not only by using the CINC and CINT transactions, but also by using the CICS IA Explorer plug-in.End of change

The CINT transaction configures CICS IA to manage multiple regions.
  1. Share the CIUCNTL control file.
  2. Define the CONNECTION and SESSION resources between the controlling CICS region and the regions you want to manage.
In CICS IA V5.3, you can use the CICS IA Explorer plug-in to
  • Display the status of regions, users, and collection processes.
  • Operate the dependency and affinity data collections. You can START, STOP, PAUSE, and CONTINUE the collection process.
  • Set up application options for the dependency and the affinity collections.
  • Operate the Command Flow collector (START and STOP) for the logged in user.
  • Set up the Command Flow options for the logged in user.
  • Reset the collection parameters.

Start of changeAlso, the CICS IA Explorer V5.3 plug-in introduces the new Scenario based collection feature. Now, you can set up the required options and start a Threadsafe or Affinity collection scenario with one-click on a selected region in the IA Operations view. Additional options: DB2, IMS, MQ, CPSM, NATURAL/ADABAS and Optimum performance are also available.End of change

To administer the data collection tasks by using the CICS Explorer plug-in, you must define web service resources in the controlling region. For more information, see Controlling CICS IA from the CICS IA plug-in.