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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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