Software aids in CICS resource definition management.
Press Release Summary:
CICS® Configuration Manager for z/OS® v1.1 administers and maintains CICS resource definitions that can be managed across multiple CICS regions. Resource definitions can be edited, compared, or migrated. Change packaging techniques allow administrators to group sets of CICS resource definitions into one logical unit and promote or back out changes associated with group. XML SOAP-based programmable interface allows definition management to be included in automated processes.
Original Press Release:
IBM CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS V1.1 Administers and Maintains CICS Resource Definitions
CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS V1.1 is a CICS tool that:
Provides definition, migration, and change control enablement
Allows administrators to define and maintain CICS resource definitions in either CICS system definition (CSD) files or CICSPlex SM data repositories (DREP)
Promotes, subject to approval, individual definitions or sets of definitions from one CICS configuration to another
Provides facilities to help understand resources and their relationships
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Overview
CICS® Configuration Manager for z/OS® (CICS CM) V1.1 is a tool for administering and maintaining CICS resource definitions. These resource definitions can be managed across multiple CICS regions, including regions that are controlled by CICSPlex® SM. The resource definitions can be edited, compared, or migrated from one CICS system definition (CSD) file or CICSPlex SM context to another. The program's change packaging techniques allow administrators to group sets of CICS resource definitions into a single logical unit, and then to promote or back out changes associated with the group.
An XML SOAP-based programmable interface is provided, allowing definition management to be included in automated processes.
Facilities in this release include options for defining approval requirements before changes are implemented, while maintaining the integrity of the change package. This means that controlled access can be given to chosen users, such as an application development department.
An audit trail of changed resources, dates, and times is provided, and a range of reports can be produced. A comparison facility allows administrators to view differences between resource definitions within various CICS environments. A CICS configuration can be scanned for definitions matching search criteria or particular values.
Key prerequisites
z/OS V1.4, or later
CICS Transaction Server (CICS TS) for OS/390® V1.3, or CICS TS for z/OS V2.2, or later
Planned availability date
April 29, 2005
