Purging CICS tasks in IZSME

If you are using OMEGAMON AI for CICS through IBM Z Service Management Explorer (IZSME), you can navigate to the Transaction Analysis workspace view and purge (including force purge) one or more CICS tasks.

From the Navigator, open a CICS region, then select Transaction Analysis. A list of tasks appears in the workspace view.

Using Purge selected tasks

You can select one or more tasks, right-click, then choose Purge selected task(s). A confirmation box will appear, from which you can proceed with the purge (PURGE TASK) and, optionally, specify that you want to perform a force purge. Keep in mind that forcing the purge will purge the tasks even if data integrity cannot be maintained. Normally, it's best to try a PURGE, which will only purge if data integrity can be maintained, before performing a force purge.

Using Take Action to purge tasks

You can also use Take Action to purge CICS tasks. From Transaction Analysis, select a task (Take Action can only be used with one task), right-click, then choose Take Action. The Take Action panel will appear; in the Action to execute field, select Purge Task.