DA Explorer view

When you create a CICS® Deployment Assistant connection, the connection name is shown in the DA Explorer view. Each connection name can contain a system model. The model is a representation of the all the z/OS® images, CICS® systems, associated subsystems, and other logical system information, in the sysplex. You expand the DA connection name in the DA Explorer view to show the model.

From the DA Explorer view you can view the model and its components, open the Visualization views, and run actions against the model components.

The following screen capture of the DA Explorer view shows the connection to the Production server. The text that follows the connection name identifies the host address of the server connection. The minus sign next to the connection name indicates that the connection contains a system model, and that it is expanded.

A screen capture of the DA Explorer view shows the connection to the Production server. The text that follows the connection name identifies the host address of the server connection. The minus sign next to the connection name indicates that the connection contains a system model, and that it is expanded.

Each component in the model is categorized according to its type. The categories are shown in the Project tree:
  • CICS Coupling Facility Data Table (CFDT) servers
  • CICS named counter servers
  • CICSplexes
  • CICSPlex® SM WUI servers
  • CICS regions (managed and unmanaged)
  • CICS system groups
  • CICS Temporary Storage servers
  • CICS Transaction Gateway subsystems
  • CMAS networks
  • CMASs
  • DB2® subsystems
  • IMS™ subsystems
  • RTA specifications
  • WebSphere® MQ subsystems
  • WLM specifications
  • z/OS® systems
  • Sysplexes

You can open each of the model elements in its own editor to show more details about the resource. You open the editor by right-clicking the element and clicking Open, or double-clicking the model element.

For more details about the individual model editors, see the related links.