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The IT Information System
CICS Scanner
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XINFO and CICS
• Complete overview about all CSD data
• Complete Cross Reference, e.g.
– Batch and CICS
– COBOL and CICS
– PL/1 and CICS
XINFO‘s CICS scanner analyzes the CSD file:
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Why analyzing the CSD file?
• "Normal" IT personal like production planners have no detailed knowledge about internal structures of CICS.
• "Normal" IT personal like operators have no access to CICS data
• A standard "Cross Reference" for CICS does not exist
• Typical questions like "which CICS programs are currently using file A.B.C" cannot be answered easily
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XINFO and CICS
List Group 1
Group n Transaction 1
Transaction n Program 1
Program n
MAPSET
FILE (DD and DSN)
Transient data Queue
The Structure of XINFO's CICS The Structure of XINFO's CICS Implementation:Implementation:
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XINFO and CICS
• Which programs belong to which transactions?
• Which programs are running below the 16M line?
• Which programs are running in a remote CICS?
• Which files are password protected?
• Which files are still BDAM?
• Which programs use key=CICS?
• Which "TDQUEUE" is used in a remote CICS?
• Which DB2 subsystems are used?
• Which DB2 plans are used?
• Which TCP/IP services are using which ports?
• ...
Some examples:Some examples:
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CICS - Displays
The displays for CICS…(28 predefined queries!)
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CICS - transactions
1. Select "Transaction Info"
Which programs belong to a transaction?
2. Specify transaction
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CICS - transactions
These programs belong to transaction AC03
Details
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CICS – transactions and programs
Use the right mouse to op up the CICS menu, then
select "Program Information"
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CICS – transactions and programs
Detailed lnfo
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CICS – programsWhich PL1 or COBOL programs are running below the 16M line?
1. Select "Program Info"
2. Scroll down
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CICS – programs
3. Specify 99 at "Language" to get
more selection fields
4. Specify languages
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CICS – programs
These programs are running below the line
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CICS – files
Which files are defined in a remote CICS?
1. Select "Dataset Info"
2. Scroll down
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CICS – files
3. Specify NB at "Remote System
Name" (not blank)
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CICS – files
Filenames
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The difference
Without XINFO
With XINFO
Following example illustrates the difference....
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How to get CICS information without XINFO
1) Type Command CEDA
An Example:Which CICS files have fixed LRECL ?
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How to get CICS information without XINFO
2) Specify selection criteria
Do you really know that command?
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How to get CICS information without XINFO
3) The results are the files in several groups for one CICS.
4) Type View in front the group …..
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How to get CICS information without XINFO
5) Here is the first file Description, Now HIT PF11 to got next page……
6) Now PF11 to see the next page……
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How to get CICS information without XINFO
7) Here is the result for one file, But: For the Next file, hit PF11, and so on…………
Searching for information without XINFO is difficult and costs time!
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How to get CICS information with XINFO
1) Select Dataset Info
And now the same work with XINFO:
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How to get CICS information with XINFO
2) Type Record Format F
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How to get CICS information with XINFO
3) Here are the files with RECFM = F
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Many thanks for your attention
HORIZONTSoftware for Datacenters
Garmischer Str. 8 D- 80339 MünchenTel ++49(0)89 / 540 162 - 0www.horizont-it.com
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