You can export your system connection definitions and share
them with other users. The exported connection definitions can be
imported into another CICS Explorer.
Before you begin
When CICS Explorer exports connection definitions it does
not include the connection credentials for security reasons. If you
are importing connection definitions you must have at least one credential
defined. The import function associates all imported connection definitions
with a single credential. If you have more than one credential defined,
by default the first one in your list is associated with all the imported
connection definitions. If you have more than one credential defined,
you can select the credential to associate with the imported connection
definitions.
If you attempt to import a connection definition
that already exists in your CICS Explorer, one of two actions will
happen:
- If the existing connection definition already has a credential
defined, the import function updates only the existing connection
definition details. It does not change the credential.
- If the existing connection definition does not have a credential
defined, the import function updates the existing connection definition
details, and associates the default credential with the connection.
What to do next
The connection definitions are exported as an XML file.
You can edit the file but you must ensure you maintain the structure
otherwise the import might fail.
In the following example file
the lines that start with
<type are the connection
types. For example:
- <type type="com.ibm.cics.sm.comm.cpsm.connection"> is
a CICSPlex SM Data Interface connection.
- <type type="com.ibm.cics.zos.comm.connection.ftp"> is
a System z - FTP connection
- <type type="com.ibm.cics.sm.comm.sm.connection"> is
a CICS Management Interface connection
You can remove these lines and any connections under them, however
you must remember to remove the
</TYPE> end tag
as well. You might have more types in your file if you have any CICS
Explorer plug-ins installed. Each plug-in adds its own connection
type.
The lines that start with <name are
the connection definitions for each of the connection types. You can
remove these lines, add new ones, or change the details, but you must
not change any other line.