Fix Readme
Abstract
Readme documentation for the CICS Explorer 5.5 Fix Pack 37 (5.5.37 (33.0.10)) including installation instructions; prerequisites and co-requisites; and a list of fixes included.
Readme file for: CICS Explorer 5.5.37 (33.0.10)
Product/Component Release: 5.5.0
Update Name: CICSEX-5.5-FP000037
Fix ID: 5.5.37-OS-CICSEX-WinLin-FP000037
Publication Date: 16 August 2024
Last modified date: 16 August 2024
Content
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Installation information
Download location
This fix can be obtained either by performing an Eclipse p2 update or an update in Installation Manager.
The Eclipse composite update site and the IM composite site is here: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/tools/aqua3.3/ or http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/tools/aqua3.2/ depending on the Eclipse base that is required. To understand more about the versioning used in Aqua 3.2 and Aqua 3.3 for CICS Explorer see here.
Following is a list of components, platforms, and file names that apply to this Readme file.
Product/Component Name: | Platform: | Fix: |
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CICS Explorer | Linux 64-bit, x86_64 | 5.5.37-OS-CICSEX-WinLin-FP000037 |
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CICS Explorer | Windows 64-bit, x86 | 5.5.37-OS-CICSEX-WinLin-FP000037 |
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CICS Explorer | Mac OSX | 5.5.37-OS-CICSEX-WinLin-FP000037 |
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The CICS Explorer for Aqua 3.2 and Aqua 3.3 (where Aqua refers to IBM Explorer for z/OS Aqua) system requirements are listed on the CICS Explorer System Requirements page.
CICS Explorer runs on IBM Explorer for z/OS 3.2 and IBM Explorer for z/OS 3.3. Please refer to the IBM Explorer for z/OS section of the z/OS Explorer, CICS Explorer, and CICS tools plug-ins release compatibility reference tables.
Installation information
Find further online installation instructions within the technote, entitled "Ordering maintenance for IBM CICS Explorer and CICS Explorer plug-ins". Note that from CICS Explorer 5.5.19, fix packs are referred to as v.r.f (5.5.19) rather than v.r.m.f (5.5.0.19) to align with the way that the version is displayed within Eclipse. In addition, fix packs based on Eclipse 2022-03 (Aqua 3.3) are referred to as 33.0.x and those based on Eclipse 4.8 (Aqua 3.2) are referred to as 32.0.x - see here for further details.
Prior to installation
It is recommended that you take a backup of the CICS Explorer workspace before upgrading. Online instructions on how to do this for the CICS Explorer can be found here: "Taking a backup of the CICS Explorer workspace".
Installing
This is covered in the "Ordering maintenance for IBM CICS Explorer and CICS Explorer plug-ins" technote. There are three main ways of installing the CICS Explorer fix pack. Alternatively, you can install CICS Explorer from Eclipse Marketplace:
- IBM Installation Manager
- Eclipse P2 Update Site
- Installing a stand-alone CICS Explorer using a compressed download file
- Install CICS Explorer from Eclipse Marketplace
- Start Installation Manager and click File -> Preferences -> Repositories.
- Click Add Repository and add the URL http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/tools/aqua3.3/ (Eclipse 2022-03 base) or http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/tools/aqua3.2/ (Eclipse 4.8 base) which is the composite update site. Further details are available on the Aqua Download page.
- Click OK.
- Ensure the checkbox is selected against it once added.
- Click OK in the Preferences dialog to return.
- Click the Update option in the Installation Manager wizard and follow the prompts to update CICS Explorer.
- Run the CICS Explorer as usual. If you intend to use the composite update site and you know that it is already available, you can skip to the next step.
- To add the composite update site, select Help -> Install New Software... from the top menu.
- Click the Available Software Sites hyperlink.
- Select the Add... button.
- Type in a name for this update site.
- Enter the following URL http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/tools/aqua3.3/ (Eclipse 2022-03 base) or http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/tools/aqua3.2/ (Eclipse 4.8 base) into the Location text box.
- Click OK.
- Ensure the checkbox is selected against it once added.
- Click OK in the Preferences dialog to return.
- Click Cancel button or exit dialog to return.
- Select Help -> Check For Updates.
- If any are available, follow instructions in the dialogs to install.
- Go to Install Eclipse Tools and follow the instructions there to install.
- Choose Eclipse p2 as your installation client and Starting from fresh as your starting point. The IBM CICS SDK for Enterprise Java and Liberty is not included in the compressed file. You must install it separately.
- See Downloading and starting CICS Explorer for further details.
Performing the necessary tasks after installation
None
Troubleshooting installation problems from the Support site
The CICS TS support site also covers the CICS Explorer product.
Uninstalling if necessary
If you decide that you want to revert back to the old version of the CICS Explorer, you are able to replace the .zosexplorer folder with the backup that you made prior to upgrading.
Additional information
The CICS Explorer help documentation is integrated with the product. To display the CICS Explorer help, use one of the following methods:
- From the welcome screen, click the Tutorials icon. The icon names are displayed when you hover over them.
- From the main menu bar, click: Help -> Help Contents -> CICS Explorer User Guide.
Other links of interest:
List of fixes
Here is a link to the Fix List for CICS Explorer for Aqua 3.3 and Aqua 3.2 page.
A list of all fix packs for the CICS Explorer for CICS TS for z/OS can be found from the Fixes by version for CICS Products document.
Fix Pack 37 (5.5.37 (33.0.10)) -- 20240806-0856
APAR | Abstract |
IJ51691 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 36 (5.5.36 (32.0.7 and 33.0.9)) -- 20240606-0856
APAR | Abstract |
IJ50868 | CICS EXPLORER 5.5 EXPLOITATION OF CICS TS 6.2 |
Fix Pack 35 (5.5.35 (32.0.6 and 33.0.8)) -- 20240509-2339
APAR | Abstract |
IJ49888 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ50557 | PA DB2 PLUGIN FAILS IZE0106E ERRORCODE=-4499 AFTER CICS EXPLORER UPGRADE V5.5.33 |
IJ50867 | CICS TS 6.2 TOLERATION FROM CICS EXPLORER 5.5 |
Fix Pack 34 (5.5.34 (33.0.7)) -- 20240313-1029
APAR | Abstract |
IJ49761 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 33 (5.5.33 (32.0.5 and 33.0.6)) -- 20231206-1755
APAR | Abstract |
IJ49011 | CICS EXPLORER, CPU SPIKE AND MANY CWWU TRANSACTIONS |
IJ49072 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 32 (5.5.32 (33.0.5)) -- 20231013-1646
APAR | Abstract |
IJ48554 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 31 (5.5.31 (32.0.4)) -- 20230728-1356
APAR | Abstract |
IJ44656 | CICS EXPLORER IMPLIES ACTIONS TAKE LONGER THEN REALITY |
IJ47096 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 30 (5.5.30 (33.0.4)) -- 20230609-1850
APAR | Abstract |
IJ44656 | CICS EXPLORER IMPLIES ACTIONS TAKE LONGER THEN REALITY |
IJ46736 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 29 (5.5.29 (32.0.3)) -- 20230513-2217
APAR | Abstract |
IJ46736 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 28 (5.5.28 (33.0.3)) -- 20230307-1025
APAR | Abstract |
IJ45097 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ44602 | COPY AND PASTE CICS BUNDLE RESOURCE GIVES DUPLICATE TAB NAMES |
Fix Pack 27 (5.5.27 (33.0.2 and 32.0.2)) -- 20230123-1733
APAR | Abstract |
IJ44218 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 26 (5.5.26 (32.0.1)) -- 20221114-1127
APAR | Abstract |
IJ42298 | RECORDS NOT SHOWN IN THE COMPLETED TASKS HISTORY OF CICS EXPLORER DUE TO MAXRECORDS WARNING MESSAGE |
Fix Pack 25 (5.5.25 (33.0.1)) -- 20221005-0243
APAR | Abstract |
IJ42348 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 24 (5.5.24) -- 20220809-0900
APAR | Abstract |
IJ39638 | THE SELECTION OPTIONS ARE NOT CORRECT WHEN CREATING CICS EVENT FILTER ON FILE STATUS |
IJ41086 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ41710 | IMPROVE DIAGNOSTICS FOR MALFORMED PDE PROJECT |
Fix Pack 23 (5.5.23) -- 20220610-1138
APAR | Abstract |
IJ39474 | CICS EXPLORER 5.5 EXPLOITATION OF CICS TS 6.1 |
Fix Pack 22 (5.5.22) -- 20220519-0613
APAR | Abstract |
IJ38858 | CICS TS 6.1 TOLERATION FROM CICS EXPLORER 5.5 |
IJ39895 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ36488 | CICS EXPLORER CONNECTION LIST CANNOT BE SCROLLED |
Fix Pack 21 (5.5.21) -- 20220307-2046
APAR | Abstract |
IJ36081 | CICS EXPLORER - DELETE A GROUP FROM THE CSD RESOURCES LIST |
IJ36226 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 20 (5.5.20) -- 20211114-0452
APAR | Abstract |
IJ35879 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 19 (5.5.19) -- 20211022-0453
APAR | Abstract |
IJ33626 | DFHWU4027 SPECIFIED ATTRIBUTE VALUE OUT-OF-RANGE OR NOT VALID OCCURS WHEN CREATING NEW RESOURCE |
IJ34282 | CICS EXPLORER DOES NOT DISPLAY DFHCSD RESOURCE TYPE DUMPCODE CORRECTLY |
IJ34889 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ35018 | CICS EXPLORER ERRORS UNCLEAR WHEN CONNECTED USING SMSS |
Fix Pack 18 (5.5.0.18) -- 20210806-0455
APAR | Abstract |
IJ33518 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ33706 | CICS EXPLORER - NEW REGION/GROUP FILTERS NOT WORKING |
IJ33462 | USING THE CICS EXPLORER CPSM DATA CONNECTION SCREEN SCROLL DOWN ON LEFT HAND A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IS ISSUED |
IJ34138 | THE CMASNAME IS MISSING ON MAS RECORDS PROVIDED BY THE CICSPLEX EXPLORER VIEW |
IJ34143 | CICS EXPLORER V5.5.17 NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT LATEST DB2 V4.26.14 DRIVER |
Fix Pack 17 (5.5.0.17) -- 20210609-1536
APAR | Abstract |
IJ32497 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ32508 | CICS EXPLORER EVENT SPECIFICATION HELP LINKS BROKEN |
IJ32359 | SM ADMINISTRATION VIEW MISSING FROM 'SHOW VIEW'. |
Fix Pack 16 (5.5.0.16) -- 20210407-1107
APAR | Abstract |
IJ32013 | CICS EXPLORER V5.5.0.11 JDBC DRIVER IS OLD |
Fix Pack 15 (5.5.0.15) -- 20210309-2243
APAR | Abstract |
IJ30410 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 14 (5.5.0.14) -- 20210202-1042
APAR | Abstract |
IJ29949 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ30084 | ELONGATED BUNDLE EXPORT TIME UPON UPGRADE TO CICS 5.5 |
IJ30550 | AGGREGATED "MANAGED REGIONS" VIEW IN CICS EXPLORER DOES NOT EXPAND CORRECTLY. |
Fix Pack 13 (5.5.0.13) -- 20201203-0952
APAR | Abstract |
IJ29442 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 12 (5.5.0.12) -- 20201113-0814
APAR | Abstract |
IJ28748 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ28719 | CICS EXPLORER DOES NOT HANDLE EXPIRED TOKEN WHEN USING AGGREGATION |
Fix Pack 11 (5.5.0.11) -- 20201016-1337
APAR | Abstract |
IJ27643 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ28485 | UNEXPECTED AUTOMATIC SIGNON ATTEMPTS WHEN THE PASSWORD IS CHANGED ON THE HOST WHILE EXPLORER IS CONNECTED TO THE WUI. |
Fix Pack 10 (5.5.0.10) -- 20200914-0500
APAR | Abstract |
IJ25004 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ27614 | EXPLORER: SPECIFYING THE GLOBAL DYNAMIC STORAGE AREA QUICK FILTER |
IJ26421 | CICS EXPLORER 5.5 IS SLOW TO OPEN A LARGE CICSPLEX CONTAINING 1000 CICS REGIONS. |
Fix Pack 9 (5.5.0.9) -- 20200608-0442
APAR | Abstract |
IJ23759 | CICS EXPLORER NOT ABLE TO BE INSTALLED USING INSTALLATION MANAGER |
IJ25021 | CICS EXPLORER 5.5 EXPLOITATION OF CICS TS 5.6 |
Fix Pack 8 (5.5.0.8) -- 20200414-0953
APAR | Abstract |
IJ23811 | CICS TS 5.6 TOLERATION FROM CICS EXPLORER 5.5 |
Fix Pack 7 (5.5.0.7) -- 20200320-1346
APAR | Abstract |
IJ22317 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 6 (5.5.0.6) -- 20191207-0533
APAR | Abstract |
IJ20074 | EXPLORER: SPECIFYING THE GLOBAL DYNAMIC STORAGE AREA QUICK FILTER |
IJ21046 | CICS SM VIEW IS CORRUPTED AFTER UPGRADE FROM CICS EXPLORER 5.4 TO CICS EXPLORER 5.5. |
IJ21078 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ21186 | CICS EXPLORER: BUILDING CICS DEPLOYMENT ASSISTANT WITH THE CICS 5.6 BETA UPDATE SITE CAUSES A LONG DEPENDENCY CHAIN |
Fix Pack 5 (5.5.0.5) -- 20191111-0537
APAR | Abstract |
IJ18172 | EXPLORER: UNABLE TO FILTER CICS REGIONS ON START UP DATE |
IJ20757 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ20777 | AFTER PTF UI65179 INSTALLED DELETE SHARED QUEUE FUNCTION NOW WORKS, BUT DISPLAY DOESN'T REFRESH CORRECTLY. |
Fix Pack 4 (5.5.0.4) -- 20190907-0529
APAR | Abstract |
IJ16750 | ATTEMPTING TO DELETE SHARED TS QUEUES USING CICS EXPLORER FAILS WITH CNX0599E: RESPONSE(NODATA) |
IJ17712 | FRAMEWORKEVENT ERROR'S AFTER INSTALLING CICS 5.5 EXPLORER |
IJ17644 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 3 (5.5.0.3) -- 20190618-0558
APAR | Abstract |
IJ15022 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ15874 | CICS EXPLORER: |
Fix Pack 2 (5.5.0.2) -- 20190315-1445
APAR | Abstract |
IJ14034 | EXPANDED VIEWS ARE NOT DELETED IF CICS EXPLORER QUITS OR THE PERSPECTIVE IS CLOSED/RESET. |
IJ14168 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
Fix Pack 1 (5.5.0.1) -- 20190220-0856
APAR | Abstract |
IJ12689 | MISCELLANEOUS ROLL UP FOR CICS EXPLORER |
IJ12510 | EVENT BINDING SPECIFICATION FILTERING DOESN'T ALLOW DASH IN THE CONTAINER NAME |
IJ10547 | CICS EXPLORER WITH SM DATA CONNECTION TO A CICSPLEX SM WUI SERVER GIVES INCONSISTENT SET OF RESULTS |
IJ12659 | CICS EXPLORER: CICS APPLICATION PROJECT EXPORT FAILS DUE TO A JAVA.LANG.NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION |
IJ13165 | AGGREGATION FAILS WITH INTERNAL ERROR WHEN GROUPING ON AN ATTRIBUTE THAT CONTAINS A SPECIAL VALUE |
Product Synonym
CICS/TS CICS TS CICS Transaction Server
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