The CICSPlex SM Web User Interface transaction (COVC)

A CICSPlex® SM Web User Interface (WUI) server controller transaction (COVC) is supplied for use by an administrator with a terminal connected to the WUI server CICS® region.

The functions of this transaction are:
  • To start up and shut down the WUI environment
  • To display a summary of WUI status information
  • To display details of active user sessions and allow termination of individual sessions
  • To import and export WUI repository information including supplied and customized view and menu definitions, map objects, user objects and user group profiles.
  • To set trace flags dynamically.
Note: Ensure that the COVC and COVG transactions can be run only from regions that are designated as WUI server regions. Also ensure that only users who are authorized to do so can start or stop the WUI server.

If you run the COVC transaction without any further input, that is, you type COVC followed by no other commands, the CICSPlex SM User Interface control panel is displayed, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. CICSPlex SM Web User Interface control panel
 COVC                CICSPlex SM Web User Interface Control             EYUVCTR 
                                                                               
                             1. Start Server                                   
                             2. Stop Server                                    
                             3. Status Details                                 
                             4. User Sessions                                  
                                                                               
                             5. Import                                         
                             6. Export                                         
                                                                               
                             7. Trace Flags                                    
                                                                               
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