You can use CICS Explorer® to perform actions against CICSPlex® SM or CICS® resources when you are connected to a CICS Version 4 or later system.
The actions you can perform depend on the type of resource.
Before you begin
Some actions can be performed against multiple resources only
if all resources are available. Some resources in your selection might
not be available, for example, if you have 1500 transaction definitions
and select them all, some of the resources might not be available,
in which case some of the actions in the menu might be disabled. You
should select a smaller range of resources, for example, restrict
your selection to only those resources displayed in the view.
About this task
The following information describes how to perform the actions
by using CICS Explorer.
For full details of the actions for a specific resource, see the CICS Transaction Server for z/OS® documentation.
Procedure
- Open or select the view that contains the resource to perform
an action against. Some actions are available only in the CICSplex
Explorer view.
- Right-click the resource selection to display the menu.
You can use the Shift or Ctrl keys (shift or cmd keys for OS X) to
select multiple resources.
- Select the action you require. If the action requires additional
parameters, you can select the appropriate parameter from a further
set of menu options.
Results
The Perform Operation dialog is displayed showing the action
and the resource selected. Click OK to perform
the action. If the action fails, a message is displayed in the Perform
Action dialog.
If the action is against more than one resource, the
actions are performed sequentially, and the Perform Operation dialog
shows the status as each action is completed. If one of the actions
fails, an error message is displayed and the failing object is identified
in the Perform Operation dialog. Execution stops at the failing object.
You must correct the error and restart the operation at the failing
point.
If the action is successful, the dialog closes and
a message is displayed in the workbench status bar.