IJ22317: MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER

IBM CICSEX-5.5.0-FP00007

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This APAR includes fixes to various defects identified in CICS
  Explorer V5.5.0.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• - OSGi bundle exports do not work correctly during installation
  due to an illegal character error.
  - CICS Explorer does not support Jakarta EE 8 as a Java
  classpath library.
  - In the Workload Management Specification editor, if you
  attempt to create a transaction group but it is in error and the
  editor is closed without saving it, an orphaned transaction
  group is created.
  - In the Workload Management Specification editor, if you remove
  the name of the transaction group it goes back to <generated>,
  with an error marker rather than behaving the same as when you
  first open the editor.
  - Resources views in the CICS SM perspective are not showing in
  alphabetical order by default.
  - When using a workspace with an older version of CICS Explorer,
  NullPointerExceptions sometimes occur as there are unrecognised
  attributes in CICS SM resources views.
  

Problem conclusion

• - A new patch has been included for customers using the CICS
  Explorer zip assembly in order to allow OSGi bundle exports to
  work correctly in installation directories containing spaces.
  - Messaging has been updated to demonstrate support for Jakarta
  EE 8 as a Java classpath library.
  - The Workload Management Specification editor is corrected so,
  if it is closed without saving a transaction group that was
  being created, that group is removed.
  
  - The Workload Management Specification editor is corrected so,
  when you save a transaction group specification and have the
  name as <generated>, the name is generated at that point.
  - Resources views in the CICS SM perspective have been updated
  to be organised into alphabetical order by default, in new
  workspaces.
  - Unrecognised attributes in CICS SM resources views no longer
  cause NullPointerExceptions to occur when using a workspace with
  an older version of CICS Explorer.
  .
  .
  This fix will be made available in Version 5.5.0.7 of the CICS
  Explorer.
  .
  For installation instructions please see: Ordering maintenance
  for IBM CICS Explorer and CICS Explorer plug-ins
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21380083
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• EXPLORER
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS EXPLORER V

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0401

Applicable component levels

• R550 PSY

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