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CICS Explorer makes it easy to view and edit CSD groups

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Abstract

The CICS Explorer is a great tool for a systems programmer to manage their CICS resources. You might find it easier to use CICS Explorer to create and install different resources rather than using CEDA or CEMT through a 3270 green screen.

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One function in particular that to highlight is the capability the Explorer provides for viewing and editing CSD groups. The CICS Explorer allows you to very easily look at all of the group definitions in a particular CICS region. To do this, click Definitions > Resource Group Definitions. This will open a view as shown here:

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Now that you have a list of all of the group definitions, you can double click on a group name to view all of the members in the group:

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You can double click a member in the group to see the attributes of the resource that is currently defined. You can also make changes to the resources.

Lastly, there are functions provided when you right click on a group in the Resource Group Definitions list. The right click pop-up menu allows you to very easily install the group or add the group to a List. This is a lot easier than using the old CEDA transaction with a green screen. It saves on typing, and you do not need to know the syntax of the CEDA command. It is a much more simple interface.

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