The IA Regions view displays the data that the collector found in all regions. You can filter this data to refine the information displayed.
The results are displayed in an alphabetical list:
You can filter the regions in the list using the text field at the top of the view. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard, as shown in the following screen capture. The value *A* shows all regions with an A in their names. If you enter the value IYDZ*, the results include all regions starting with IYDZ.
When you enter a value in the text field so that the view lists the required regions, press Enter.
You can use the Refresh collector status button to update the status of the regions. The Refresh collector status button works similarly to the 'Refresh' button in the IA Operations view, so you do not have to go to another view to perform a refresh. When you click the button, a number of requests are sent to the collector connections that are currently active, and the indicators on the regions that are defined in the corresponding collector connections are updated.
Information about a selected region is displayed in the Properties view.
Use the menu in the Regions view to display the resources in the selected region. Right-click the region that you want to explore and choose an option from the menu.
The option Show Affinities by Type displays a submenu of affinity group types. When a user selects an affinity group the results are displayed in the Affinities view.
The option Transactions Used displays results in a list of all transactions in the Transactions view.
The option Programs Used displays results in a list of all programs in the Programs view.
The option Web Services Used displays results in a list of all web services in the Web Services view.
In the IA Regions view, you can see which of your CICS regions have the IA Collector service available. If there is a current applicable collector connection, then you can also see the state of the region on that collector. The collector state is displayed through the use of colored icons on the lower left corner of each region icon. The icon colors have the following meanings:
Collectors can be controlled directly from the Regions view by selecting the required option from the Collector submenu on the Regions view menu. A region that is in a known state can be started, stopped, paused, or continued as appropriate, depending on its initial state. Once the state changes, the icon for the region is updated accordingly. For example, if Start Collector is selected on a stopped region the colored circle icon changes from red to green.