What's new in version 1.0.0.5

Version 1.0.0.5 adds further enhancements to IBM® CICS Explorer™. Here is a description of the more significant new items available in this version.

Note: CICS® TS V4 APAR PK90112 is required for all new functions and views that interact with the CICS CSD file.

New function
Workload management support

Using CICS Explorer you can now perform some workload management:

  • View workloads in the CICSplex Explorer view as well as the Active Workloads view.
  • View router and target regions associated with workloads in the CICSplex Explorer view.
    A screen capture of the CICSplex Explorer view showing the CICSplex tree expanded to show a workload with one router and one target region.
  • Activate or quiesce target regions.

See Managing workloads for further information.

Ability to select a task that is not responding and search for associated tasks

You can now identify a task that is not responding and perform a search for all associated tasks with the same NETUOWID or TRNGRPID in the CICSplex. The results are displayed in the Search view.

You can then identify the task causing the problem and take corrective action.

See Searching for associated tasks for further information.

View changes
New views

Operation views

One new view has been added in this version. The view is:
  • Task Associations view:

    The Task Associations (TASKASSC) view displays information about the tasks that make up a distributed transaction.

The view is accessible from the Operations menu on the toolbar.

Documentation changes
New documentation topics

Two new general topics are added in this version:

CICS Explorer SDK API changes
New types Seven new types are added in this version:
  • com.ibm.cics.model.ICMASToCMASLinkDefinition
  • com.ibm.cics.model.ICMASToCMASLink
  • com.ibm.cics.model.ICMASInCICSplexDefinition
  • com.ibm.cics.model.IPhysicalDataSet
  • com.ibm.cics.model.ITaskAssociation
  • WLMActiveAOR
  • WLMActiveTOR

See the CICS Explorer SDK Javadoc for further details.