Starting a CICS region

You can use CICS® DA to start a CICS region. When the region is initializing, you can use the System Log and z/OS® Jobs views to monitor the progress.

Before you begin

Before you can start a CICS region, you must have an active CICS DA connection. You must also have a copy of the system model on your local computer. The CICS region that you want to start must be in the model, and have a defined, and saved, start policy.

About this task

This task starts a CICS region.

Procedure

  1. In the DA Explorer view, expand the system model to show the CICS region that you want to start.
  2. You can use one of these choices to start the CICS region:
    • Right-click the CICS region and click Start region. If the CICS region is already running, then this option is not available.
    • Open the Region editor by double-clicking the region name. Click Start in the editor. If the CICS region is already running, then the start job remains on the input queue until the region is stopped.

What to do next

The CICS region start command is issued. CICS DA does not wait for a response or monitor the progress of the CICS region start. You must review the spool output for the CICS region job to check for errors or messages. You can refresh the status in CICS DA to show the latest status for the CICS region. For more information about refreshing the model element status, see the related links.

If Link to Selection is selected in the z/OS Jobs view, the job data sets are shown in the view. You can also view the progress in the System Log view.