You can create deployment analysis reports for CICSPlex
SM or CICS resources with the CICS® CM plug-in.
Before you begin
Before using deployment analysis for the first time, you must
set up your preferences.
- Select , then open the twistie for CICS Configuration
Management and select Deployment analysis preferences.

- Set your default job card information to be used in all the jobs
you create.
- Click Change to enter the default job library.
- Select the check box if you want to open the editor before submitting
jobs.
- Click OK to close the dialog box and save
your changes.
For more information about the JCL to produce deployment analysis
reports, see Deployment analysis of resource definitions in IBM® CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS® Users Guide.
About this task
You can access the deployment analysis functions directly
from the Configurations view.
- Right click the configuration name and select Deployment
Analysis.

- Click one of the templates to open the JCL editor with that template.
You can also click Deployment Analysis Editor to
open a dialog window where you can select more templates or jobs you
saved previously.

- Select one of the templates or one of your previously saved jobs
and click OK. The JCL editor opens so that
you can make any necessary changes.

- The editor provides inline help to identify any errors in the
JCL. You can also hover the mouse pointer over each of the error
or warning
icons to find
the cause of the problem with that job card.
- Run the job to produce the report.
What to do next
For more information about reading deployment analysis
reports, see IBM CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS Users Guide.