Installing on a local workstation

You can install the CICS Explorer® on a local workstation that is used by only one person.

About this task

This task describes how to install the CICS Explorer on a user's local workstation. If you want to install CICS Explorer by using the Installation Manager, see Installing CICS Explorer with IBM Installation Manager.

Procedure

  1. Download the CICS Explorer .zip file (a .tar.gz file on Linux) from the download site to your local workstation.
  2. Extract the contents to a new directory on your local workstation. For example, C:\Program Files\Explorer\ on a Windows operating system, or ~/Explorer/ on a Linux operating system
  3. When the extract has completed, open the CICS_Explorer directory in your new Explorer directory. Locate the cicsexplorer.exe file (cicsexplorer on Linux) and create a shortcut on the desktop.

Results

The CICS Explorer is now installed on the workstation and is started by double-clicking the shortcut icon. To change the location of the CICS Explorer user workspace, see "Changing the CICS Explorer workspace location" using the related link at the bottom of this topic.
Parent topic: Installing the CICS Explorer
Related tasks:
Changing the CICS Explorer workspace location
Related reference:
CICS Explorer installation options

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