Performing actions against a resource

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

  1. Open or select the view that contains the resource to perform an action against. Some actions are available only in the CICSplex Explorer view.
  2. Right-click the resource selection to display the menu. You can use the Shift or Ctrl keys (shift or cmd keys for macOS) to select multiple resources.
  3. 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.
A screen capture of the Perform Operation 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.
A screen capture showing a failing action.

If the action is successful, the dialog closes and a message is displayed in the workbench status bar.