The CICS® Cloud Explorer view shows a hierarchy of platforms, applications, and region types.
The Cloud Explorer view shows a hierarchy of installed platforms, applications, region types, and regions associated with the region types. Each of the platform items can be expanded to show the associated applications and region types, with the number of regions assigned to that region type.
You can open the Cloud Explorer view from the main menu. Click Other for a complete list. Alternatively, you can click . You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+3 to display the search window, type Cloud into the search field and select Cloud Explorer from the list.
. If Cloud Explorer is not one of the listed options, selectWhen you Expand a platform item, the application and region type folders are displayed. Opening the application folder, displays a list of applications with the version number and status. Each application item contains a subfolder containing all of the operations that are associated with the application. Opening the region types folder, displays a list of region type items with the number of active regions and total regions for that region type displayed. This list is shown in the format (number_of_active_regions/total_number_of_regions).
When you select a CICSplex from the drop-down menu in the Cloud Explorer view, the cloud resources associated with the CICSplex are shown.
Right-click the Cloud Explorer view to create a platform or application definition. When you install a platform or application definition, the uninstalled definition name is replaced with the installed resource name. Right-click a platform or application definition to delete the definition.
Right-click a platform to enable, disable, or discard a platform, to add or remove a CICS bundle, or to view a platform's management parts. Management parts show the relationship between the platform and the CICS bundles that are deployed with it. When you discard an installed platform, the installed object long name reverts to the uninstalled definition short name.
Right-click an application to enable, disable, or discard an application, or to view an application's management parts. Management parts show the relationship between the application and the CICS bundles that are deployed with it. When you discard an installed application, the installed object long name reverts to the uninstalled definition short name.
Right-click a region type and click Add Bundle to add a CICS bundle to the platform. Expand a region type to see the management parts for the CICS bundles that are installed in those regions. Right-click a management part and click Show Bundles to see the relevant CICS bundles.
Click a platform or region type to scope, or filter, other view data. Selecting a platform sets the CICS system group (CSYSGRP) for the platform. Selecting a region type sets the scope to the CSYSGRP for the region type.
You can use the Cloud Explorer view to show
applications and platforms that are not installed, and you can switch
the hierarchy from platform to application by using the switch hierarchy drop-down list.
When you are not connected to a CICSplex the message area displays CNX0200I Not Connected. When you are connected with a single system connection such as SMSS, or are connected to a CICS TS 4.2 or earlier release, the message area shows CNX0204I The Cloud Explorer view is not available with your current connection. While you are connecting, the message area shows CNX0202I Connecting.... If the connection is successful, the server name is displayed. If you are connected to a CICS TS 4.2 or earlier release, the view shows CNX0203I This resource is not available. If the view is opened after a connection is made, the region types are shown immediately.