Getting started with CICS Explorer

With a few steps, you are ready to view the resources in your CICS® regions and begin to administer them.

Step 1 - Install CICS Explorer®

CICS Explorer can be installed on either a local workstation or a remote network server. For further information about installing CICS Explorer, see Installing in the CICS Explorer product documentation.

Step 2 - Configure system connections

You must configure CICS Explorer to connect either to a CICSPlex® SM system or to a single CICS region. For further information about configuring the CICS Explorer system connections, see Configuring a CICS system connection in the CICS Explorer product documentation.

Step 3 - Select a CICSplex or CICS region

When CICS Explorer is connected to a system, the CICSplex Explorer view displays the CICSplex and CICS regions in the current view scope. If you select a CICSplex, you will see all resources in the CICSplex. If you select a single CICS region, you will see only the resources in that system.

Step 4 - Select a view to start browsing and administering the resources

If the resource view that you want is already open in the workbench, clicking the view tab brings it to the front. If the view is not open, select the view from the list of operation or administration views accessible from the main menu for the workbench. The resource view displays all the resources of that type in the selected scope. If a large number of resources are displayed, you can use a filter to find the resource that you want. You can right-click a resource to display a menu of actions that you can perform against the resource.

The CICS Explorer product provides a tutorial that describes the different parts of CICS Explorer and how to use the features and functions. Sample tasks help you get started are also provided.