The online application editor

Use the online application editor to work with applications that are installed on a platform.

To open an application in the online application editor, go to the Cloud Explorer view in the CICS® Cloud perspective, or to the Applications view. In the CICSplex where the platform is located, select an installed application version, and double-click on the application name. As an alternative to double-clicking, you can right-click the application name and click Open.

Errors and warnings are displayed in the main editor window or the status field in the workbench.

The online application editor has three tabs, Overview, Private Resources, and Attributes. The list of actions on the Overview tab has links to the other tabs.

The online application editor's Overview tab shows the ID, version, and description for the application, the enable status and availability status of the application, the CICS bundles that are installed as part of the application, and the application entry points defined by the CICS bundles. The actions that you can perform on the application are listed.
Use the Overview tab of the online application editor for viewing general information about the installed application version, including the ID, description, and version number, the status of the application version, the CICS bundles that are part of the application, and the application entry points.
  • You can make the application version available to callers through its application entry points using the Make Available and Make Unavailable buttons on this tab.
  • You can enable, disable, or discard the application version using the Enable and Disable buttons on this tab.
  • The option to discard the application version is available as a selection from the Disable button.
You cannot make changes to the format of the installed application using this editor. To change the format of the installed application, modify and reversion the application project in your local workspace from the Project Explorer view, then export and install the new version of the application.

To view more information about the bundle parts for a CICS bundle, or about an application entry point, double-click on its name to open it in a separate resource editor.

The online application editor's Private Resources tab has a Structure panel displaying the application, and a Private Resources panel with tabs for the private resource types and library data set names for the application.
Use the Private Resources tab of the online application editor to see the private resources that have been installed in your CICS regions for the application version, and the application entry points. Select the tab for the resource type that you want to view. You can also select the Library DS Names tab to view the data set names that z/OS has generated for the LIBRARY concatenation of data sets for private LIBRARY resources.

The online application editor's Attributes tab shows the attributes of the installed application version, including the directories for the application and the application binding, the enable status and availability status, and the resource signature.
Use the Attributes tab of the online application editor for viewing detailed information about the attributes of the installed application version.