What's new in version 1.1.0

Version 1.1.0 adds further enhancements to IBM® CICS Explorer™. Here is a description of the more significant new items available in this version.

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New function
New SM Administration perspective
The SM Administration perspective contains a core set of views to help you get started with system and workload management administration. The default SM Administration perspective contains the following views:
  • CMAS Explorer (New)
  • CICSplex Explorer
  • CICSplexes
  • CMAS Details
  • Managed regions (New)
  • Workloads

See the topic The SM Administration perspective for more information.

Support for column sorting in views
In the CICS Explorer views you can now click the column name to sort the data. Each time you click the column name the data is refreshed and displayed in the next sort order in the rotation. The sort order cycles in the following way:
  • Sort ascending
  • Sort descending
  • Default sort order

You must be connected to a CICS® TS version 4.2 or later system, and use the CMCI interface.

See the topic Sorting data in a view for more information.

Support for system events in the CICS event binding editor

A system event is an event that has a significant effect on the health of the CICS system. System events can include resource state changes, thresholds being crossed, or unusual system states or actions. Use system events to help you understand changes in the state of your system resources or system health.

For more information see System Events.

Ability to create new z/OS® Unix directories

Using the z/OS perspective you can now create a new directory on your z/OS Unix file system.

For more information see Creating a new z/OS Unix directory.

Ability to change the access permissions for z/OS Unix files and directories

Using the z/OS Unix Files view you can now change the access permissions for z/OS Unix files and directories.

For more information see Changing z/OS Unix file and directory permissions.

Addition of a Save as function for z/OS Unix files

When editing a z/OS Unix file you can use the new Save as function to save the file in a different directory or as a different file name.

For more information see Editing z/OS Unix files.

Ability to choose an EPADAPTER configuration

In the CICS event binding editor you can now choose whether to use a predefined EPADAPTER resource, or the adapter defined in the Adapter section of the Adapter tab. When you use a separate EP adapter configuration you can easily share it between event bindings and you have only one resource to manage. When you specify an EP adapter configuration embedded in an event binding, then CICS creates an EPADAPTER resource for you with the same name as the event binding.

For more information see Specifying EP adapter and dispatcher information.

Addition of an online and offline EP search function

You can now use the event processing (EP) search function to search event bindings and EP adapter configurations for named resources. You can also search installed CICS resources.

For more information see Using EP search function.

New edit functions added to the event binding editor

In the event binding editor you can now use the functions: Undo, redo, copy and paste.

Ability to create Atom configuration files

You can now create Atom configuration files using the CICS Explorer, and edit them with the new Atom Configuration file editor. The Atom Configuration Editor is only a basic starter editor and does not support all the possible attributes in an Atom configuration file. If you want to add attributes that are not displayed in the Atom Configuration Editor you must use an XML editor or a text editor.

For more information see Creating an Atom configuration file.

Ability to disable JVM Servers

You can now disable JVM Servers from the CICS Explorer: In the JVM Servers view, click a JVM Server and right-click to display the actions context menu. Hover over Disable and click one of the choices from the extended menu.

Changed function
Changes to the CICS Explorer menu bar
Changes have been made to the workbench menu bar as follows:
  • The Administration menu item has been renamed to Definitions.
  • The RTA menu item has been removed. The RTA Events view is now accessible from the Operations menu in the SM Administration perspective.
  • The WLM menu item has been removed. The WLM views are now accessible from the Operations menue in the SM Administration perspective.
Improved support for transaction tracking

When tasks become unresponsive you can use transaction tracking to help with problem determination, and identification of related tasks.

For more information see Transaction tracking.

Renaming of the System z®.OS perspective

The System z.OS perspective is renamed to the z/OS perspective

Changes to the CICS Event binding editor

In the Event binding editor adapter Advanced Options you can now choose an emission mode, Async or Sync, for all adapter types.

View changes
New views

General views

One new general view has been added in this version:
  • CMAS Explorer view

    The CMAS Explorer view shows the CMASs in the CICSPlex.

The view is visible in the default SM Administration perspective.

Operation views

Nine new WLM views have been added in this version. The views are:
  • Active Workload Definitions view

    The Active Workload Definitions (WLMAWDEF) view displays information about active workload definitions installed in a workload that is within the CICSplex identified as the context.

  • Workload Affinities view

    The Workload Affinities (WLMATAFF) view displays information about the active affinities for a transaction group installed in a workload within the CICSplex identified as the context. An affinity becomes active when the first transaction associated with the transaction group is routed to a target region.

  • Workload Routers view

    The Workload Routers (WLMAWTOR) view displays information about all active routing regions that are associated with a workload that is within the CICSplex identified as the context

  • Workload Router Status view

    The Workload Router Status (WLMAROUT) view displays a router status record from every CMAS in the workload.

  • Workload Targets view

    The Workload targets (WLMAWAOR) view displays information about all target regions that are associated with a workload that is within the CICSplex identified as the context.

  • Workload Target Status view

    The Workload Target Status (WLMATARG) view displays information about all target regions that are associated with workloads within the CICSplex identified as the context.

  • Workload Transactions view

    The Workload Transactions (WLMATRAN) view displays information about installed dynamic transaction definitions associated with a workload that is within the CICSplex identified as the context.

  • Workload Transaction Groups view

    The Workload Transaction Groups (WLMATGRP) view displays information about transaction groups installed in a workload that is within the CICSplex identified as the context.

  • Workloads view

    The Workloads (WLMAWORK) view displays information about an active workload within the CICSplex identified as the context.

The views are accessible in the SM Administration perspective from the Operations > WLM menu on the toolbar.
Two new OSGi views have been added in this version. The views are:
  • OSGi Bundles view

    The OSGi Bundles (OSGiBUND) view displays information about OSGi Bundle resources.

  • OSGi Services view

    The OSGi Services (OSGiSERV) view displays information about OSGi services.

The views are accessible in the CICS SM perspective from the Operations > Java menu on the toolbar.
Two additional Operation views have been added in this version:
  • Global TSQ Statistics view

    The TS Queue Statistics (TSQGBL) view displays information about temporary storage queue usage.

    The view is accessible in the CICS SM perspective from the Operations > Queues menu on the toolbar.

  • Managed regions view

    The Managed Regions (MAS) view displays information about managed regions known to CICSplex.

    The view is accessible in the SM Administration perspective from the Operations menu on the toolbar.

Changed views:

The field names in the Task view have been changed to be more meaningful.

The Active Workloads view has been renamed to the Workloads view.

CICS Explorer SDK changes
CICS Explorer SDK support has been added for creating Java OSGi applications

The CICS Explorer SDK provides samples that show you how to use the JCICS classes, how to combine Java programs with CICS programs written in other languages, and how to include the programs in a CICS bundle project.

See the CICS Explorer SDK for further details.