IJ36226: MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER

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

• - The version of WDT that is available to install with CICS
  Explorer needs to be updated.
  - Terminology needs to be updated to update DB2 to Db2.
  - The Java service level shipped with CICS Explorer (Java 8 SR6
  FP35) should be updated to a later Fix Pack level.
  - When using IBM Developer for z/os (IDz) 14.2.5 or 14.2.6 along
  with IBM Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) 7.0.1 or 7.0.2,
  an exception is thrown when resolving the package descriptor for
  package
  "org.eclipse.emf.ecore.plugin.RegistryReader EPackageDescriptor@
  r@b8141d95":java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:com.ibm.cics.manage
  dplatform.platform.PlatformPackage.
  - The hint message that prompts a user when creating a bundle
  project if the user has no projects in their workspace needs to
  be updated.
  - Improvements need to be made to the placing of columns for
  definitions views in new workspaces.
  - The Gson open source library needs to be updated from version
  2.8.6.
  - A null pointer exception occurs when opening a Workload
  Specification Editor on a Workload Specification that has been
  deleted.
  

Problem conclusion

• - The version of WDT that is available to install with CICS
  Explorer has been updated to 20.0.0.9.
  - Terminology has been updated from DB2 to Db2.
  - The Java service level shipped with CICS Explorer has been
  updated to Java 8 SR7.
  - The error
  "java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:com.ibm.cics.managedplatform.p
  latform.PlatformPackage" no longer occurs when resolving the
  package descriptor for package
  "org.eclipse.emf.ecore.plugin.RegistryReader EPackageDescriptor@
  @b8141d95".
  - The wording of the hint message that prompts a user when
  creating a bundle project if they have no projects in their
  workspace has been improved.
  - For definitions views, in new workspaces, the CSD Group column
  is now shown alongside the BAS version column.
  - The Gson open source library has been updated from version
  2.8.6 to version 2.8.9.
  - A null pointer exception no longer occurs when opening a
  Workload Specification Editor on a Workload Specification that
  has been deleted.
  .
  This fix will be made available in Version 5.5.21 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