What's new in version 1.0.0.4

Version 1.0.0.4 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 90112 is required for all new functions and views that interact with the CICS CSD file.

New function
Ability to copy and paste resource definitions

CICS Explorer now provides the ability to copy and paste resource definitions, groups, and lists.

You can use the copy and paste function for the tasks listed below:

  • Copy resource definitions into existing BAS resource groups or CSD groups.
  • Copy resource definitions into new CSD groups.
  • Copy BAS resource groups into BAS resource descriptions or CSD groups into CSD lists.
  • Copy CSD lists into CSD lists (Append).

See Copying and pasting resource definitions for further information.

Ability to add a group to, or remove a group from, a list

CICS Explorer now provides the ability to add one or more BAS resource groups to a BAS resource description, or a one or more CSD groups to a CSD list by right-clicking a group, or groups, in the Resource Group Definitions view, and selecting the Add to list action from the menu.

Ability to append one list to another list

CICS Explorer now provides the ability to append a CSD list to another CSD list by right-clicking a list and selecting the Append to list action from the menu. The groups in the source list are appended to the target list.

Ability to delete perspectives

CICS Explorer now provides the ability to delete perspectives using the Preferences Perspectives page. You can only delete perspectives that you have created. CICS Explorer supplied perspectives cannot be deleted.

See Deleting perspectives for further information.

New CICS Explorer Quick reference Guide

A quick reference guide is now available on the CICS Explorer Forum. The guide is a two page document in PDF format that can be printed double-sided, and provides an introduction to using the CICS Explorer. It is designed to complement, rather than replace, the CICS Explorer User Guide.

See CICS Explorer Quick Reference Guide for further information.

Changed function
Changes to the actions dialog
The actions dialog that displays when you perform an action against a resource has been changed:
  • Instead of having one dialog for each action there is now a single dialog called Perform Operation.
  • The dialog lists the resources in the execution queue as well as the target destination.
  • If the action fails, the dialog remains open and displays the error message and failing resource.

See Performing actions against a resource for further information.

View changes
Changed views

Administration views

  • Batched Repository view:

    The Batched Repository view has been removed from CICS Explorer V1.0.0.4.

General views

  • CICSplex Repositories view:

    The CICSplex Repositories view now displays the BAS resource descriptions in the expanded tree.

CICS Explorer SDK API changes
New methods Two new methods are added in this version:
  • com.ibm.cics.model.ICICSAttribute.getValidFrom()
  • com.ibm.cics.model.ICICSAttribute.getValidTo()

See the CICS Explorer SDK Javadoc for further details.

New enumeration One new enumeration is added in this version:
  • com.ibm.cics.model.CICSRelease

See the CICS Explorer SDK Javadoc for further details.

Interface updates The following interface is updated in this version
  • com.ibm.cics.model.IResourceDescriptionDefinition

See the CICS Explorer SDK Javadoc for further details.