Readme for IBM CICS Explorer version 1.0.0.8

Abstract

Readme documentation for IBM CICS Explorer version 1.0.0.8 including installation instructions; prerequisites and co-requisites; and a list of fixes included.

Table of Contents

• Additional Information
• About this Update
• Prerequisites
• Co-requisites
• Installation Instructions
  • Via Update-Site
  • Via Fix Central
• Change History
• Known Issues of this update
• Known Limitations of this update
• Copyright and Trademark Information
• Document Change History

Additional Information

Additional information on the CICS Explorer can be found included with the CICS Explorer. From within the CICS Explorer, click Help -> Help Contents to display the help for CICS Explorer.

Additional information on the CICS Explorer can also be found online at: CICS Explorer homepage. There are several links on there to extra information about the CICS Explorer including a link to video tutorials and podcasts on the CICS Explorer and CICS TS: System z Videos/Podcasts

See also the forums for the CICS Explorer and CICS Tools plug-ins for the CICS Explorer where information is posted, and questions can be posted.

About this Update

This update contains the following APAR fixes: IV20931
More information on these APARs is displayed below:

Prerequisites

None.

Co-requisites

None.

Installation Instructions

For APAR IV20931, this fixpack resolves a security risk by including an updated IBM Runtime Environment Java(TM) Technology Edition Version 6, bundled in the standalone versions of CICS Explorer.
This component cannot be updated using Eclipse updates and instead users can manually replace the runtime environment.
Users can do this by removing their CICS Explorer installation, replacing it with the fixpack version available from http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24031508 and subsequently re-installing the plugins they use.
This does not require removal of the CICS Explorer workspace, usually in the user's home directory.

To install updates for the CICS Explorer, there are two options:

1. Update the CICS Explorer from within the CICS Explorer, using the built in update-site.
   (http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/htp/cics/updates/explorer/).
2. Or alternatively download a zipped version of the update-site and install it locally.
   (Known as an archive update-site).

An advantage of using the IBM-hosted update-site is that it is kept up-to-date with the latest version. Users can search for any available updates to the CICS Explorer periodically from within the CICS Explorer. They can choose if and when to install them at their convenience. Alternatively the user can choose to get the CICS Explorer to automatically search for updates and inform the user when they become available.

Otherwise updates can be downloaded on demand from Fix Central, but users will need to check the Fix Central website for any further updates available, and download them as appropriate. Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Installation via the Update-Site

To update the CICS Explorer using the IBM-hosted update-site follow the instructions below:

1. Launch the CICS Explorer
2. Click Help on the CICS Explorer menu bar and click Software Updates in the drop-down menu. The Software Updates and Add-ons window is displayed.
3. Click the Available Software tab.
4. A link to the CICS Explorer update-site is included with the product by default, but to check if the update-site is present:
   • Click the Manage Sites... button and verify that there is an entry named CICS Explorer with a Location of http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/htp/cics/updates/explorer/. Click OK.
5. If the update site is present as it should be, the following step can be skipped:
   • Click the Add Site button and in the Add Site dialog type in the following update-site into the Location text box: http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/htp/cics/updates/explorer/. Click OK.
6. To update the CICS Explorer select the Installed Software tab, and then click Update...
   • The update-site will be checked and a dialog will appear indicating if an update is available. If no update is found then your version of the CICS Explorer is up-to-date, and no update is necessary.
7. If an update is available, an Update dialog box will appear to confirm the installation of the update. Click Finish.
8. The CICS Explorer is then updated, and you'll be asked to restart to apply the changes. Click Yes to restart the CICS Explorer, once it has restarted it will now be up-to-date.

Installation via Fix Central

To update the CICS Performance Analyzer plug-in from Fix Central follow the instructions below:

1. Launch the CICS Explorer
2. Click Help on the CICS Explorer menu bar and click Software Updates in the drop-down menu. The Software Updates and Add-ons window is displayed.
3. Click the Available Software tab.
4. Click the Add Site button and in the Add Site dialog click the Archive button. The Repository archive dialog box is displayed.
5. Locate and select the CICS Explorer zipped update-site file you downloaded previously, and click Open.
6. Click OK in the Add Site dialog box. The dialog box closes and the tool is displayed in the Software Updates and Add-ons dialog box.
7. To update the CICS Explorer select the Installed Software tab, and then click Update...
8. If the CICS Explorer's version is earlier than the version of the CICS Explorer in the zip being downloaded, an Update dialog box will appear to confirm the installation of the update. Click Finish.
   • If no updates was found after adding the zipped update-site file, check the current version of the CICS Explorer by closing the Software Updates and Add-ons window, and select Help -> About IBM CICS Explorer to view the currently installed version of the CICS Explorer. If this is greater than the version contained in the zip file downloaded, then no further action is necessary as each update to the CICS Explorer is cumulative and so your installed version already contains the updates available in the zip downloaded
9. The CICS Explorer is then updated, and you'll be asked to restart to apply the changes. Click Yes to restart the CICS Explorer, once it has restarted it will now be up-to-date.

Known Issues of this update

None.

Known Limitations of this update

None.

Change History

Below describes the changes made to the CICS Explorer since the beginning of the release.

Copyright and Trademark Information

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