Connecting from the Preferences View

When an APA Connection has been defined, it can be activated from the Preferences Connection view.

Procedure

  1. Click Window > Preferences from the workbench menu bar, and expand CICS Explorer in the Preferences view. Click Connections. The Connections Preferences view is displayed. Select the APA Connection to connect and click 'Connect'.



    APA Connect from Preferences

Next Steps

The CICS Explorer attempts to connect to APA. If there is already a connection to the selected system, the CICS Explorer will re-connect. If the password/pass phrase was not previously entered, you are asked to enter it at this time.

If the connection is successful, the connection name appears in the connection status bar in lower right corner of the workbench window next to a green icon for a non-SSL connection, or a padlock icon for a SSL connection. The APA remote repository will then be populated and displayed:



APA Connected

If the connection is not successful, the connection name appears in the connection status bar in the lower right corner of the workbench window next to a red icon, indicating that the connection failed. An error message is displayed at the top of the Connections Preferences view providing a reason for the failure. Correct any errors as indicated and click Connect to test the corrections.

When the connection is successful, click OK to close the Preferences view.

Parent topic: Connecting to APA