Starting CICS Explorer for the first time

When you start the CICS® Explorer for the first time, the workbench opens and the Welcome view is displayed.

The Welcome view contains a number of icons. Each of the icons is a link to another part of the CICS Explorer. When you click on an icon, you are taken to the chosen target. The Welcome view closes but you can re-open it at any time by clicking Help > Welcome from the workbench menu bar.

The icons and their targets are as follows:

Define CICS Systems icon:
Define Systems icon
Click the Define CICS Systems icon to go to the Connections Preferences view. In this view, you define your connection settings for your CICSplex.
Launch Tutorial icon:
Launch Tutorial icon
Click the Launch Tutorial icon to go to the "Getting Started" page in the CICS Explorer help documentation. The page opens in a new window.
Go to Explorer icon:
Workbench icon
Click the Go to Explorer icon to close the Welcome view and display the CICS Explorer workbench.