Release notes for CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS (CICS IA) Version 5.1.1 plug-in

This document provides important information about the CICS IA Version 5.1.1 plug-in that might not be available in the product.

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What’s new in this release?

The CICS® IA Version 5.1.1 plug-in is a refresh for compatibility with CICS Explorer® Version 5.1.1.

To use the new base function that is provided with the CICS IA Version 5.1.1 plug-in, the following PTFs for APAR PM82414 must be applied to CICS Interdependency Analyzer Version 5.1:
  • UK94793
  • UK94794
  • UK94795
The CICS IA Version 5.1.1 plug-in provides the following enhancements:
  • A new Outline view is provided to display an outline of the complete contents of the Resource Visualization view or the Resource Connections view, with reduced size resource elements.
  • In the Resource Connections view, connections between resources are now displayed from left to right, or from top to bottom.
  • You can open the Resource Connections view for a program or transaction from the Resource Visualization view.
  • You can filter the resources or commands in the Command flow view.
  • You can search the information in the command flow table.
  • The following new columns are added to the command flow table (requires APAR PM82414):
    • TCB CPU time after command
    • TCB CPU time before command
    You can add these columns to the Command Flow view and you can select them in the Query editor for a command flow table.
  • The following new properties are added to the command flow collector options (requires APAR PM82414):
    • Transaction Exclude List
    • Program Exclude List
    The command flow editor is updated to include these exclude lists. The command flow status that is shown in the Properties view is also updated to include these exclude lists.

The What's New topic in the CICS IA plug-in help documentation describes the new and changed items in more detail. To display the topic, click Help > Help Contents > CICS IA Plug-in User Guide > What's new in the CICS IA V5.1.1 plug-in.

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System requirements and prerequisites

The CICS IA Version 5.1.1 plug-in must be installed in the CICS Explorer Version 5.1.1.

To use the new base function that is provided with the CICS IA Version 5.1.1 plug-in, the following PTFs for APAR PM82414 must be applied to CICS Interdependency Analyzer Version 5.1:
  • UK94793
  • UK94794
  • UK94795

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Downloading and installing the CICS IA plug-in

Note: If you installed CICS Explorer by using the IBM Installation Manager, do not use the following procedure. Instead, you can use Installation Manager to install the CICS IA plug-in. The CICS Explorer download page contains the URL for the composite update site. You must add the URL to the Installation Manager Preferences - Repositories page. Click the Install option in the Installation Manager wizard, and follow the prompts to install the CICS IA plug-in.
To download the CICS IA plug-in from the download web site:
  1. Click the CICS IA plug-in download link.
  2. Save the compressed file in a temporary directory. Do NOT extract the file. CICS Explorer extracts the contents automatically.

To install the CICS IA plug-in in CICS Explorer:

  1. Start CICS Explorer.
  2. From the main menu, click Help > Install New Software.
  3. In the Install window, click Add. The Add Repository archive dialog box is displayed.
  4. In the Add Repository dialog, click Archive.
  5. In the Repository archive window, locate and select the CICS IA plug-in compressed file that you downloaded previously, and click Open.
  6. In the Add Repository dialog, click OK. The IBM CICS Interdependency Analyzer Plugin is listed in the Install window.
    If the message Duplicate location is displayed, one of the following reasons apply:
    1. If this is your first attempt to install the CICS IA plug-in in CICS Explorer 5.1.1, you have installed CICS Explorer in a directory that contains residual information from a previous installation. Install CICS Explorer again in an empty directory, then install the CICS IA plug-in again.
    2. You have previously installed, or prepared to install, the plug-in at this location, and CICS Explorer has saved the location details. Cancel the Add Repository dialog. In the Install window, use the Work with field to select the location that contains the plug-in to install, then continue with the next step.
  7. Select IBM CICS Interdependency Analyzer Plugin in the list and click Next.
  8. Click Next to confirm the installation.
  9. Review the license and click the relevant radio button. Click Finish to complete the installation, or Cancel if you do not accept the license.

    If you accepted the license, the CICS IA plug-in is installed into CICS Explorer. You are prompted to restart CICS Explorer, which ensures that the plug-in starts in a clean environment.

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Getting started

When CICS Explorer restarts, the CICS Explorer perspective is displayed. To open the CICS IA perspective, either click the Open Perspective toolbar icon, or click Window > Open Perspective > Other in the main menu. In the Open Perspective window, select CICS IA then click OK.

If you are not familiar with the CICS IA plug-in, help documentation is integrated with the product and includes a basic tutorial and instructions to configure a connection. To display the tutorial for the CICS IA plug-in, click Help > Help Contents > CICS IA plug-in User Guide > Tutorial.

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Known issues and limitations

The following limitations exist in the CICS IA plug-in:

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