Supported Definitions Views

This topic describes the Definitions menu item views that are supported when you use the CICS Explorer to connect to a CICS TS for z/VSE system.
Note: Note that the IBM CICS Explorer Version 5.4 (or higher) is required to support CICS Explorer Definitions with CICS TS for z/VSE.
The CICS Explorer allows to define, change and delete CICS Resources. In order to do this, the CICS Explorer Definitions pull-down menu has to be opened. Following CICS resources will be supported for Definition by CICS TS for z/VSE:
ISC/MRO Connection
The ISC/MRO Connection Definitions (CONNDEF) view displays remote systems that a CICS system communicates with using intersystem communication (ISC) or multiple region operation (MRO).
Document Template
The Document Template Definitions (DOCDEF) view displays information about document template definitions for use in the CICS system.
File
The File Definitions (FILEDEF) view displays information about the physical and operational characteristics of file definitions.
LSR Pool
The LSR Pool Definitions (LSRDEF) view displays information about the size and characteristics of local shared resource pool definitions that VSAM uses for certain files.
Map Set
The Map Set Definitions (MAPDEF) view displays information about the characteristics of a group of related screen layouts, or map definitions.
Partner
The Partner Definitions (PARTDEF) view displays information about the physical and operational characteristics of partner definitions. Partner definitions enable CICS application programs to communicate via APPC protocols with a partner application program running on a remote logical unit.
Partition Set
The Partition Set Definitions (PRTNDEF) view displays information about the characteristics of display partition configuration definitions.
Profile
The Profile Definitions (PROFDEF) view displays information about the interactions between transactions and terminals or logical units.
Program
The Program Definitions (PROGDEF) view displays information about the control information for a program that is stored in the program library and used to process a transaction.
Session
The Session Definitions (SESSDEF) view displays information about the logical links between systems that communicate using intersystem communication (ISC) or multiple region operation (MRO).
TCP/IP Service
The TCP/IP Service Definitions (TCPDEF) view displays information about the TCP/IP service definitions that use internal sockets support.
Terminal
The Terminal Definitions (TERMDEF) view displays information about the unique characteristics of the terminal device definitions (including visual display units, printers, and operating system consoles) with which CICS communicates.
Transaction Class
The Transaction Class Definitions (TRNCLDEF) view displays information about the way that transactions are to run in CICS systems.
Transaction
The Transaction Definitions (TRANDEF) view displays information about how transactions are to run in CICS systems.
Typeterm
The Typeterm Definitions (TYPTMDEF) view displays information about sets of common attributes for a group of terminals.
Resource Group
The Resource group definitions view displays the CICS groups in the CSD (CSDGROUP).
Group List
The Group List definition view displays the CICS group lists in the CSD (CSDLIST).
Note:
  1. With Partition Set, Map Set and Program Definitions the attribute USELPACOPY is used as a synonym for USESVACOPY.
  2. The IBM CICS Explorer, when connected to CICS TS for z/VSE does not support
    • the PROTECT attribute for PROFILE definitions
    • the INDOUBT attribute for TRANSACTION definitions
    • the HFSFILE attribute for DOCUMENT TEMPLATE definitions.
  3. With a huge number of resource definitions it may happen that a CICS Explorer request to show them fails with message 'EYUXC0020E Cache request exceeds extension size for DAT cache.' If this happens increase the size of the internal cache. This size is defined by the EYUPARM system parameter CACHECMXTND. The default value for this parameter is 768 which, for example, allows for about 4,000 CICS Program Definitions to be retrieved.
    Refer to Using Job EYUPARM to enter or modify debugging commands on how to change EYUPARM parameters.