IBM CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS , V3.2 supports CICS Transaction Server V4.2
IBM United States
Software Announcement 211-266
August 2, 2011
CICS® Interdependency Analyzer
for z/OS® (CICS IA®)
V3.2 makes it even easier to build a deep understanding of the relationships
and dependencies between CICS applications
and the resources that they use, helping to control the cost of developing
new and updating existing applications.
New functions in CICS IA V3.2 include:
- Support for CICS TS V4.2
- New and improved views and controls in the plug-in for CICS Explorer™
- Command Flow enhancements including multi-user support
- CICS Business Events support
- Dependency data lifecycle management
- Enhanced business application analysis
- CICS user exit detection
and mapping
- Architectural enhancements
The new release also introduces a wide range of other technical
and operational capabilities, including requirements raised by individual
customers and user communities.
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CICS Interdependency Analyzer
for z/OS (CICS IA)
is a productivity tool that automates discovery of run-time resource
relationships within CICS applications,
giving customers a comprehensive picture of how their CICS applications really work. It can be used
by all who build, manage, and deploy complex mainframe CICS applications.
CICS IA V3.2 supports all new and updated resources
in CICS Transaction Server
for z/OS (CICS TS) V4.2, enabling its users to benefit
immediately from the important enhancements in the latest version
of CICS TS. For details refer
to Software Announcement 211-080, dated April 5, 2011.
CICS IA V3.2 also delivers many new capabilities to
enable customers to control the cost of developing, testing, and managing CICS applications and to comply
with internal IT policies.
The powerful Command Flow capability, first introduced in CICS IA V3.1,
can now be used by multiple users simultaneously, allowing both system
programmers and application developers to collect their own individual
data for analysis.
Dependency, Affinity, and Command Flow data collection can now
be controlled from the IBM® CICS Explorer, further
reducing the need to use green-screen interfaces when developing and
managing CICS.
Loosely coupled dependencies between CICS resources
and external applications - created when business events are generated
- can now be identified, greatly simplifying change management of
applications that can generate events.
CICS Explorer enhancements
include a new Affinity view, which can simplify the task of removing
affinities from CICS applications,
enabling them to participate in workload management.
New data life-cycle management for CICS IA dependency data helps customers
to compare the behavior of different versions of CICS applications, and manage space utilization
more easily.
New options in the business application views enables customers
to analyze which resources are used by each application. The options
also allow them to view the transactions and programs actually used
as well as the transactions and programs that define the application.
Also new in this release is the ability to detect the usage of CICS Task-related user exits (TRUEs),
and map entry points to meaningful names. Mappings for a number of
IBM-supplied TRUEs are provided, including IBM WebSphere® MQ, IBM CICS Transaction
Gateway (CICS TG), Sockets, IBM DB2®,
and customers can supply their own mappings for other vendor-provided
and in-house TRUEs that they use with CICS.
A wide range of architectural enhancements are delivered in this
release, providing performance, usability, and serviceability enhancements.
The new release also introduces a wide range of other technical and
operational capabilities, including requirements raised by individual
customers and user communities.
CICS IA is a productivity tool that automates discovery
of run-time resource relationships within CICS applications, giving customers a comprehensive
picture of how their CICS applications
really work. It can be used by all who build, manage, and deploy complex
mainframe CICS applications.
For ordering, contact Your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information contact
the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255). Reference:
LE001
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CICS IA V3.2 runs on any S/390® or IBM eServer™ zSeries® machine on which the applicable operating
system and software will run.
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CICS IA V3.2 helps businesses meet the challenges of
the current economic circumstances, increased regulation, and changing
skill levels. At the same time, it positions them to take advantage
of opportunities for growth in challenging economic times.
The new version supports three distinct themes that relate directly
to many CICS customers' business
priorities and initiatives.
First, by exposing the hidden, run-time relationships between CICS applications and resources,
including the new CICS TS V4
business events, it facilitates and speeds the development and deployment
of enhanced and new applications that directly support key business
initiatives.
Second, by enabling IT staff with a broader mix of skill levels
to perform many CICS application
development, testing, and maintenance tasks, Version 3.2 can help
to control the costs involved in building and deploying CICS applications and lead to increased return
on investment.
Third, by providing more insight into CICS application structure, it can reduce the
risk of change-induced errors and so assist customer initiatives to
comply with corporate or regulatory requirements.
Key enhancements
New and improved CICS
Explorer views and controls
CICS Explorer -
the new face of CICS - is the
Eclipse-based tool for CICS,
providing an intuitive, easy-to-use way of developing, operating,
and managing CICS applications
and systems. The stand-alone CICS IA Explorer that was first shipped
with CICS IA V2.2 is replaced by a plug-in for the CICS Explorer, which not
only enables its rich capability to be used within a common tool framework,
but also allows it to be integrated with base CICS views and views provided by other CICS tools like CICS CM and CICS PA.
The CINT transaction, used to list all regions and users in a configuration,
and to start, stop, and refresh affinity and dependency data collection,
can now be accessed directly from the CICS IA plug-in . This new capability
is implemented using RESTful APIs, in conjunction with an Atomservice
that is defined in the CICS IA controlling region.
A new transaction, CINC, enabling Command Flow options to be set
and data collection to be started and stopped, can also be accessed
from the plug-in using the same Atomservice. The use of Atomservices
(supported on CICS TS V4.1
and above) further reduces the need to use green screen interfaces
when developing and managing CICS applications.
Transaction affinities exist when persistent state data is created
in a CICS Application Owning
Region (AOR), requiring that subsequent instances of the transaction
must execute in the same AOR for the lifetime of the state data. New
context menu options in the plug-in will populate a new Affinity
view with information about the different types of affinities - ENQ/DEQ,
Temporary Storage, and more. Previously, users needed to create or
modify supplied queries.
The new options and view simplify the task of removing affinities
from CICS applications, enabling
them to participate more effectively in workload management schemes.
New Application views display all resources used by application, all
transactions or programs used by application, as well as the transactions
and programs that define the application.
New scanner queries display a wide range of information collected
by the load module scanner, including the linkage information for
a program load module, the possible CICS commands
used in a program, language type, and so on. New options in the Application
view enable users to analyze which CICS,
MQ, IBM Information Management
System (IMS™), and DB2 resources are used by the defined application.
The options also allow them to view the transactions and programs
that define the application.
Command Flow enhancements
The Command Flow capability, first introduced in CICS IA V3.1,
allows application developers to view key aspects of the flow of a CICS transaction in chronological
order, including program linkages, CICS (and
MQ, IMS, and DB2) command execution, and Task Control Block
(TCB) modes and switches.
As described in earlier text, Command Flow can now be controlled
directly by application developers using the CICS IA plug-in
, reducing the need for system programmer interaction. Command Flow
data can be initiated based on userid, transaction prefix, or terminal,
and each user can now collect, load, and explore their own Command
Flow collections. Users can select which regions to collect in and
can edit, start, and stop their own individual Command Flow runs.
User data can be added via an exit point, and execution flows across CICS can now be seen. The Command
Flow views in the plug-in are updated to reflect these changes.
CICS business events
dependency tracking
In CICS TS V4, when a business
event is generated as a result of a CICS application
'doing something' to a resource, a "loosely-coupled" dependency is
effectively created between the CICS resource
and an external application, for example between a Temporary Storage
(TS) queue and a WebSphere Business
Events rule or a WebSphere Business
Monitor dashboard layout. If the record structure for the TS queue
needs to be changed, it may also be necessary to change the CICS business event specification
that defines the event and the WebSphere Business
Events or WebSphere Business
Monitor objects that will consume it.
To help understand these dependencies, CICS IA V3.2
utilizes a new exit point that was introduced in CICS TS V4.2 to detect when events are generated.
The enhanced Resources view in the CICS IA plug-in can now show which events,
event capture specifications, and event bindings are associated with
the resource and the command that caused them to be driven, making
it much easier to identify and change both the applications that generate
and consume the events. Detailed information for the event is also
showed in the Properties view.
CICS Business Events
specification aid
A new context menu option in the CICS IA plug-in will drive the CICS Event Wizard directly from
a resource name, pre-populating the event capture specification with
key fields, including resource type and resource name. The context
menu only appears for resource types that are associated with events
and is available on both the resources used view and the Command Flow
Execution view.
Dependency data lifecycle management
New lifecycle management for CICS IA dependency data helps users to
compare the resource usage for different versions of CICS applications, and manage space utilization
more easily. Users can identify collections of Dependency data, in
a similar manner to that provided by Command Flow, compare different
versions, and purge data related to old versions from DB2.
CICS user exit detection
and mapping
Also new in this release is the ability to detect the usage of CICS TRUEs, and map their entry
points to meaningful names. Mappings for a number of IBM-supplied
TRUEs are provided, including CICSPlex® System
Manager (CICSPlex SM) M,
Communications Server IP CICS Sockets, CICS Integrated Cryptographic Service
Facility (ICSF), and WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS optimized local
adapter (WOLA).
The CICS IA plug-in will display this information in the
Properties view for TRUE resource. This enables the user to quickly
identify vendor exits that are used in their environment and enables
them to understand the implications of upgrading their CICS TS environment.
CICS TS V4.2 and other
sub-system support
The CICS IA collector exits now run on CICS TS V4.2 and support all new and updated
resource usage by API/SPI for both Dependency and Command Flow collection,
enabling its users to benefit immediately from the important enhancements
in the latest version of CICS TS
(Refer to Software Announcement 211-080, dated April 5, 2011.
The sample CICS TS upgrade
queries provided by the CICS IA Explorer plug-in have been enhanced
to include support for CICS TS
4.2. This helps speed the process of upgrading to the latest level
of CICS TS by identifying programs
that are most sensitive to CICS API
changes.
New commands in WebSphere MQ
V7.0 available in CICS TS V4
are now supported by the command flow and dependency collectors, and
associated CICS IA plug-in views. This support is also available
with CICS IA V3.1 with APAR PM15575 / PTF UK61230.
CICS IA V3.2 supports DB2 V10.
This support is also available the following two APARs:
- PM35518 (V2.2) UK67102/UK67103 and PM35518 (V3.1) UK67104/UK67105 provide
concurrency support for DB2 V10
- PM39169 for DB2 V10 provides
concurrency for CICS IA run-time and utilities. The APAR
is currently open.
Architectural enhancements
A wide range of architectural enhancements are delivered in this
release, providing performance, usability, and serviceability enhancements.
Data capture consistency
In earlier releases, the CICS APIs
detected by the scanner and the online components could be inconsistent.
For example, some commands may be identified by one component and
not another. CICS IA V3.2 aims to remove all such inconsistencies,
by collecting the same CICS API/SPI
calls in the Dependency and Command Flow Collectors and the batch
Scanner. This work enables Scanner query comparisons in the CICS IA plug-in
.
Dynamic calls
A new XPI provided in CICS TS
V4.2 enables CICS IA to identify the actual program invoking the CICS, DB2, IMS, and WebSphere MQ commands.
Performance
Performance of CICS IA V3.2 is enhanced in two key areas.
Firstly, data collection, is improved by reducing exit path length,
the impact of ENQ/DEQ on shared storage - typically Global Work Area
(GWA), and by enabling the exits to run in Threadsafe mode. Secondly,
data query performance is enhanced using DB2 Stored
Procedures to perform complex queries within the data base environment.
Common query engine
The query engine used by CICS IA V3.2 is also used by CICS PA V3.2, helping to reduce service costs,
and providing opportunity for future cross-product queries.
Universal Database samples
While formal support is only available when using DB2 for z/OS to
host CICS IA data, a sample will be provided to enable you
to define a universal database (UDB) in a Windows NT™ environment. A sample to load
the tables from the Comma Separated Values (CSV) files will also be
provided. The existing CSV extract jobs have been enhanced to include
the ability to extract to CSV the Affinity data. The SQL for the stored
procedures will also be provided for DB2 UDB.
Serviceability
CICS IA now makes use of the CICS TS trace facility in order to comply with
internal IBM policies which
aim, among other things, to minimize the need to recreate problems,
ensure the required data is available for diagnosis, and provide information
in the events that enables the correlation of data from multiple products.
Configuration enhancements
A number of minor configuration and set-up enhancements include
the ability to share configuration data with other users, the separate
installation jobs from DB2 load
and report jobs, and the use of the CICS TS
LIBRARY resource definition to define the CICS IA load
libraries.
New and updated function delivered by APAR PTF since CICS IA V3.1
PK95283 (PTF UK51920, FITS MR0316092227) Dynamic COBOL Support
(provides the capability to correctly record dynamic COBOL calls in
the CICS dependency data and
the Command Flow data).
PM00898 provides the Japanese national language support
feature for CICS IA V3.1
PM15575 (PTF UK61230) Adds a number of CICS commands and WebSphere MQ commands for WebSphere MQ V7.0 to those already monitored
by the Collector.
PM34054 CICS IA V3.1 Toleration of CICS TS V4.2
Customer and User group requirements satisfied in CICS IA V3.2
MR1015092316 Enhancements to the Command Flow feature
MR0304103349 CICS IA Command Flow Transaction plus
Wild Card/APPL selection
MR0403094719 Allow customer data to be added to IA tables
MR0818051718 Utility to purge resources from the Dependency
Database
MR0604065052 CICS IA - optional column for customer
provided information
MR0316092227 CICS IA Report has some restrictions about
dynamic COBOL calls
MR0223063443 Add UDB support for DB2 distributed platforms
MR1113093222 Add CICS IA Explorer connectivity and functionality
to a DB2 UDB
Migration
Sample jobs are provided to assist the client to migrate data stored
in a CICS IA V3.1 database to the new CICS IA V3.2
database.
Note: The CICS IA V3.2 plug-in will only connect
to a CICS IA V3.2 database.
Accessibility by people with disabilities
A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
containing details on accessibility compliance can be requested at
- http://www.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/index.html
The following features support use by people with disabilities:
- Operation by keyboard alone
- Optional font enlargement and high-contrast display settings
- Suitability for use by people with hearing impairment
- Capability to use with screen readers and magnifiers for those
with visual impairment
Softcopy documentation for the product is provided in PDF format.
This documentation supports optional font enlargement and high-contrast
display settings, and may be operated by the keyboard alone.
Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act
CICS IA V3.2 is capable as of September 2, 2011, when
used in accordance with associated IBM documentation,
of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product
properly interoperates with it.
Value Unit-based pricing
Value Unit pricing for eligible IBM System z® IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA)
programs enables a lower cost of incremental growth and enterprise
aggregation. Each System z IPLA
product with Value Unit pricing has a single price per Value Unit
and a conversion matrix, called Value Unit Exhibit, for converting
from some designated measurement to Value Units. Most commonly, Millions
of Service Units (MSUs) is the measurement designated by IBM to be converted to Value Units. Some other
measurements are engines or messages. Since MSUs are the most common
measurement, that measurement will be used for the remainder of this
description.
Value Unit pricing offers price benefits for you. For each System z IPLA program with
Value Unit pricing, the quantity of that program needed to satisfy
applicable IBM terms and conditions
is referred to as the required license capacity. Each of the
various Value Unit Exhibits stipulate that the larger your required
license capacity, the fewer Value Units per MSU you will need. Value
Unit Exhibits are uniquely identified by a three digit code and referred
to using the nomenclature VUExxx, where xxx is the three digit code.
Subsequent acquisitions of Value Unit priced programs offer additional
price benefits. The quantity of each System z IPLA program that you have acquired
is referred to as entitled license capacity. If you wish to
grow your entitled license capacity for a System z IPLA program, the calculation to
determine additional needed Value Units is based upon the number of
Value Units already acquired.
For each System z IPLA
program with Value Unit pricing, you should:
- Determine the required license capacity, in MSUs
- Aggregate the MSUs across the enterprise
- Convert the total MSUs to Value Units, using the applicable Value
Unit Exhibit
- Multiply the price per Value Unit by the total number of Value
Units to determine the total cost
To simplify conversion from the designated measurement to Value
Units or vice-versa, use the Value Unit Converter Tool. For additional
information or to obtain a copy of the Value Unit Converter Tool,
visit the Value Unit Converter Tool website
- http://ibm.com/zseries/swprice/vuctool
Note that Value Units of a given product cannot be exchanged, interchanged,
or aggregated with Value Units of another product.
To determine the required license capacity for the System z IPLA program you selected, refer
to the Terms and conditions section.
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An increasingly competitive economic environment is driving many
businesses to transform their existing CICS applications
using service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0 strategies.
The same pressures also force IT managers, CICS system programmers, and application developers
to develop applications and operate systems at peak level while maintaining
service-level commitments and meeting regulatory and corporate governance
requirements.
Such businesses need tools to help avoid outages and reduce downtime,
while controlling costs and complying with standards. CICS IA is
the key tool for informing day-to-day IT service management, but the
information provided can become truly indispensable at times of major
change. For example, a system architect can use CICS IA to
understand the disposition and dependencies of key applications before
relocating them within a network. Within CICS, where distributed processing and workload
balancing have been common for decades, relationships between transactions,
programs, files, regions, databases, and WebSphere MQ queues can be complex and
difficult to predict. CICS IA can gather and present both current
and historical data for decision making.
CICS IA can provide data for the following critical
business situations:
- A major business reengineering project, under which the entire
system topology may change. To plan such a project, customers need
to understand cross-application and cross-system dependencies.
- An SOA project to identify applications whose value can be extended
by exposing them as web services.
- A project to ensure compliance with legal obligations. This may
involve uncovering and documenting privileges conferred on users by
applications for which documentation is lost.
- Mergers and acquisitions projects, in which inherited systems
and applications need to be understood so that they can be integrated
effectively.
- Service-provider activities. Effectively a special case of a merger/acquisition,
this involves understanding the outsourced systems and applications
before planning how best to support them.
- A project to optimize resource use using Enterprise Workload Manager™. CICS IA can
help to analyze business applications to determine how best to split
them to exploit workload balancing.
CICS IA provides comprehensive information about runtime
resource relationships within customer's CICS systems. When documentation is lost or
incomplete, or source code is unavailable, CICS IA automates
the collection of runtime, cross-CICS resource interdependency data,
including CICS calls to DB2, IMS,
and WebSphere MQ. It provides
a plug-in for the CICS
Explorer to help customers navigate and explore your applications
relationships, helping them plan daily operations or to inform reengineering
projects.
Resource relationship analysis helps customers understand, modernize,
and mine business rules out of their existing enterprise development
application assets by providing knowledge derived through static analysis
of a broad range of software artifacts and sub-systems, while CICS IA helps
them to understand the structure and inter-dependencies of CICS applications by looking in
detail at the run-time execution flows of CICS programs and their dynamic relationships
with the resources they use.
In addition to providing quality information for improved application
reuse, CICS IA helps customers understand the value of their
current CICS assets and analyze
the potential for improved application design. CICS IA helps
solve a number of problems associated with application maintenance
and enhancement. For example, it helps them:
- Understand cross-system applications and dependencies
- Know the resource topology within a particular CICS region
- Enable easier CICS version-to-version
upgrades, including migrations to CICS TS
V4.1
- Support application transformation and CICS-based SOA implementations
- Run comparisons on discovered data
- Identify the resource flow; for example, following a transaction
abend
- Decompose transactions to programs and highlight TCB switches,
supporting threadsafe analysis
- Analyze resource relationships when planning for dynamic workload
balancing with CICSPlex SM
- Understand the effect of opening and closing files
- Know the last time a particular resource was used
- Improve CICS application
and data availability
- Comply with corporate standards and regulations
For a complete system inventory solution, CICS IA should
be used with Rational® Asset
Analyzer to provide application understanding and component details. Rational Asset Analyzer assists
IT personnel with maintenance and extension of existing assets through
impact analysis and application understanding. CICS IA helps
modernize customer's existing enterprise assets and skills by providing
knowledge about their static environments (finding and reusing application
code and the connecting components), and their dynamic environments
(understanding what code is executing in runtime environments). Customers
can launch Rational Asset
Analyzer with an on-screen button while working with the CICS IA plug-in
for the CICS Explorer,
making it easier to explore your solution environments.
CICS IA is a member of the CICS tools family and part of the System z Enterprise tools portfolio supporting
the CICS environment. It can
help improve collaboration between the various roles involved in making
and tracking changes, enabling tighter and more transparent control
over CICS administration, both
of which are critical for smooth operation of CICS. It can also help speed up the overall
end-to-end development effort for new applications.
For more details of the CICS tools
family, visit
- http://ibm.com/cics/tools/
This high functionality and flexibility, as well as commitment
to support the latest release of CICS TS,
make CICS IA an outstanding solution for CICS configuration management. CICS IA is
competitively priced and can help improve the productivity of CICS developers and administrators.
This productivity improvement is achievable due to high functionality
and scope of CICS IA.
For a trial evaluation of CICS IA, contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner.
Integration with CICS
Explorer
CICS Explorer provides
an integration point for development, management, and operational
capabilities delivered by the CICS runtime
and add-on tools. Some examples of integration are described in the
following text. Customer suggestions for future integration are invited.
The stand-alone CICS IA Explorer that was shipped with CICS IA V2.2,
is been replaced by a CICS IA plug-in for the CICS Explorer, which not only enables
its rich capability to be used within a common tool framework, but
also allows it to be integrated with base CICS views and views provided by other CICS tools such as CICS PA and CICS CM.
Customers with both CICS IA and CICS PA
can link seamlessly and in context between CICS IA and CICS PA views. For example, an
administrator can link from a CICS PA
view showing TCB switches by transaction to a CICS IA view
that shows the programs that are invoked as part of the transaction.
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Program Program
number VRM name
5655-U86 3.2.0 CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS
Product identification number
Subscription and
Program PID number Support PID number
5655-U86 5655-G77
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Product information is available via the Offering Information website
- http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi
Business Partner information
If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring products
from IBM, you may link directly
to Business Partner information for this announcement. A PartnerWorld® ID and password are required
(use IBM ID).
- https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/mem/sla.jsp?num=211-266
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The following publications are provided:
Title Order number
CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS V3.2 SC34-7211
User's Guide and Reference
CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS V3.2 GI13-0568
- Program Directory
CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS V3.2 GI13-0580
- Data Sheet
These publications are only provided in PDF softcopy format. They
are in PDF format and are available for download, free of charge,
from the IBM Publications Center:
- http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order
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downloaded by all countries, free of charge.
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
CICS IA V3.2 runs on any S/390 or IBM eServer zSeries machine on which the applicable operating
system and software will run.
For CICS Explorer requirements,
visit
- http://www.ibm.com/software/htp/cics/explorer/requirements/
Software requirements
CICS IA V3.2 is designed to be used with CICS TS V4.2 (5655-S97), where it supports fully
the new function of the latest version of CICS TS. CICS IA V3.2 can also be used with CICS TS V3 (5655-M15), CICS TS V2 (5697-E93), and CICS TS V1.3 (5655-147).
CICS IA V3.2 will run with any supported level of operating
system with which the applicable CICS TS
runs.
CICS IA V3.2 requires System Modification Program/Extended
(SMP/E) of the supported z/OS or OS/390® system (5655-G44) for
installation and maintenance.
CICS IA V3.2 requires access to DB2 Universal Database™ Server
for z/OS, V8.1 (5625-DB2),
or later.
CICS IA V3.2 requires access to DB2 Utilities Suite for z/OS, V8.1 (5655-K61), or later, or an equivalent
vendor products that provides similar LOAD and UNLOAD utilities.
The program's specifications and specified operating environment
information may be found in documentation accompanying the program,
if available, such as a README file, or other information published
by IBM, such as an announcement
letter. Documentation and other program content may be supplied only
in the English language.
Planning information
Packaging
CICS IA V3.2 is shipped via CBPDO or other customized
offerings, on 3590 tape.
Also shipped are:
- International Program License Agreement (IPLA) booklet (Z125-3301)
- License Information booklet (GC34-7232)
CICS IA V3.2 is shipped via CBPDO or other customized
offerings, on 3590 tape.
Also shipped are:
- International Program License Agreement (IPLA) booklet (Z125-3301)
- License Information booklet (GC34-7232)
Security, auditability, and control
CICS IA V3.2 uses the security and auditability features
of the operating system under which it is running. The customer is
responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security
features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application
systems and communication facilities.
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Charge metric
Program Name PID Number Charge Metric
IBM CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS
V3.2 5655-U86 Per Value Unit
IBM CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS
- Software Subscription and Support 5655-G77 Per Value Unit
The programs in this announcement all have Value Unit-based pricing.
Program
number Program name Value Unit exhibit
5655-U86 CICS Interdependency VUE007
Analyzer for z/OS V3.2
For each System z IPLA
program with Value Unit pricing, the quantity of that program needed
to satisfy applicable IBM terms
and conditions is referred to as the required license capacity.Your
required license capacity is based upon the following factors:
- The System z IPLA program
you select
- The applicable Value Unit Exhibit
- The applicable terms
- Whether your current mainframes are full-capacity or sub-capacity
Value Unit exhibit VUE007
MSUs MSUs
minimum maximum Value Units/MSU
Base 1 3 1
Tier A 4 45 0.45
Tier B 46 175 0.36
Tier C 176 315 0.27
Tier D 316 + 0.2
Value Units for mainframes without MSU ratings:
Hardware Value Units/machine
MP3000 H30 6
MP3000 H50 8
MP3000 H70 12
ESL models 2
Ordering example
The total number of Value Units is calculated according to the
following example.
If your required license capacity is 1,500 MSUs for your selected System z IPLA product, the
applicable Value Units would be:
Translation from MSUs to Value Units
MSUs * Value Units/MSU = Value Units
Base 3 * 1.00 = 3.00
Tier A 42 * .45 = 18.90
Tier B 130 * .36 = 46.80
Tier C 140 * .27 = 37.80
Tier D 1,185 * .20 = 237.00
Total 1,500 343.50
When calculating the total number of Value Units, the sum is to
be rounded up to the next integer.
Ordering z/OS through
the Internet
ShopzSeries provides an easy way to plan
and order your z/OS ServerPac
or CBPDO. It will analyze your current installation, determine the
correct product migration, and present your new configuration based
on z/OS. Additional products
can also be added to your order (including determination of whether
all product requisites are satisfied). ShopzSeries is available in
the US and several countries in Europe. In countries where ShopzSeries
is not available yet, contact your IBM representative
(or IBM Business Partner) to
handle your order via the traditional IBM ordering
process. For more details and availability, visit the ShopzSeries
website at
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/ShopzSeries/ShopzSeries.jsp
Basic license
On/Off CoD
CICS IA for z/OS,
V3.2 is eligible for On/Off CoD with a temporary use charge, calculated
based on MSUs per-day usage.
Program name CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS V3.2
Program PID 5655-U86
Entitlement
identifier Description License option/Pricing metric
S015H3M CICS Interdependency Basic OTC, Per MSU-day TUC
Analyzer for z/OS, V3.2
Translation from MSUs to Value Units
MSUs Value Units/MSU
Base 1-3 1
Tier A 4-45 0.45
Tier B 46-175 0.36
Tier C 176-315 0.27
Tier D 316+ 0.2
To order, specify the program product number and the appropriate
license or charge option. Also, specify the desired distribution
medium. To suppress shipment of media, select the license-only option
in CFSW.
Program name: CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS V3.2
Program PID: 5655-U86
Entitlement
identifier Description License option/Pricing metric
S015H3M CICS Interdependency Analyzer Basic OTC, Value Units
for z/OS V3.2
Orderable Language Distribution medium
supply ID
S0166G1 English 3590 tape
Note: Additional media type selections are offered during Custom Build Offering ordering.
Subscription and Support PID: 5655-G77
Entitlement
identifier Description License option/Pricing metric
S00W1N0 CICS Interdependency Basic ASC, per Value Unit SW S&S
Analyzer for z/OS No charge, decline SW S&S
Subscription and Support Per MSU SW S&S Registration
Orderable Language Distribution medium
supply ID
S00W1N1 English Hardcopy publication
Subscription and Support
To receive voice technical support via telephone and future releases
and versions at no additional charge, Subscription and Support must
be ordered. The capacity of Subscription and Support (Value Units)
must be the same as the capacity ordered for the product licenses.
To order, specify the Subscription and Support program number (PID)
referenced above and the appropriate license or charge option.
IBM is also providing Subscription
and Support for these products via a separately purchased offering
under the terms of the IBM International
Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (IAASM). This offering:
- Includes and extends the support services provided in the base
support to include technical support via telephone.
- Entitles you to future releases and versions, at no additional
charge. Note that you are not entitled to new products.
When Subscription and Support is ordered, the charges will automatically
renew annually unless cancelled by you.
The combined effect of the IPLA license and the Agreement for Acquisition
of Software Maintenance gives you rights and support services comparable
to those under the traditional ICA S/390 and System z license or its equivalent.
To ensure that you continue to enjoy the level of support you are
used to in the ICA business model, you must order both the
license for the program and the support for the selected programs
at the same Value Unit quantities.
Single version charging
To elect single version charging, you must notify and identify
to IBM the prior program and
replacement program, and the machine the programs are operating on.
Customized Offerings
Product deliverables are shipped only via CBPDO, ServerPac, and SystemPac®.
CBPDO and ServerPac are offered for Internet delivery in countries
where ShopzSeries product ordering is available. Internet delivery
reduces software delivery time and allows you to install software
without the need to handle tapes. For more details on Internet delivery,
refer to the ShopzSeries help information at
- http://www.software.ibm.com/ShopzSeries
You choose the delivery method when you order the software. IBM recommends Internet delivery.
In addition to Internet and DVD, the supported tape delivery options
for CBPDO, ServerPac, and SystemPac,
include:
Most products can be ordered in ServerPac and SystemPac the month following their availability
on CBPDO. z/OS can be ordered
via all three offerings at general availability. Production of software
product orders will begin on the planned general availability date.
- CBPDO shipments will begin one week after general availability.
- ServerPac shipments will begin two
weeks after general availability
- SystemPac shipments
will begin four weeks after general availability due to additional
customization, and data input verification.
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The information provided in this announcement letter is for reference
and convenience purposes only. The terms and conditions that govern
any transaction with IBM are
contained in the applicable contract documents such as the IBM International Program License
Agreement, IBM International Passport Advantage® Agreement,
and the IBM Agreement for Acquisition
of Software Maintenance.
Licensing
IBM International Program
License Agreement including the License Information document and Proof
of Entitlement (PoE) govern your use of the program. PoEs are required
for all authorized use.
Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance
The IBM Agreement for Acquisition
of Software Maintenance (Z125-6011) agreement applies for Software
Subscription and Support (Software Maintenance) and does not require
customer signatures.
These programs are licensed under the IBM Program
License Agreement (IPLA) and the associated Agreement for Acquisition
of Software Maintenance, which provide for support with ongoing access
to releases and versions of the program. These programs have a one-time
license charge for use of the program and an annual renewable charge
for the enhanced support that includes telephone assistance (voice
support for defects during normal business hours), as well as access
to updates, releases, and versions of the program as long as support
is in effect.
IBM System z Operational Support
Services - SoftwareXcel is an option if you desire added services.
License Information form number
CICS Interdependency Analyzer
for z/OS, V3.2
- License L-JRON-8FHG5X
- Form number GC34-7232-00
The program's License Information will be available for review
on the IBM Software License
Agreement website
- http://www.ibm.com/software/sla/sladb.nsf
Limited warranty applies
Yes
Limited warranty
IBM warrants that when the
program is used in the specified operating environment, it will conform
to its specifications. The warranty applies only to the unmodified
portion of the program. IBM does
not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation of the program or
that IBM will correct all program
defects. You are responsible for the results obtained from the use
of the program.
IBM provides you with access
to IBM databases containing
information on known program defects, defect corrections, restrictions,
and bypasses at no additional charge. For further information, consult
the IBM Software Support
Handbook found at
- http://www.ibm.com/support/handbook
IBM will maintain this information
for at least one year after the original licensee acquires the program
(warranty period).
Program support
Enhanced support, called Subscription and Support, includes telephone
assistance, as well as access to updates, releases, and versions of
the program as long as support is in effect. You will be notified
of discontinuance of support with 12 months' notice.
Money-back guarantee
If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the program and you
are the original licensee, you may obtain a refund of the amount you
paid for it, if within 30 days of your invoice date you return the
program and its PoE to the party from whom you obtained it. If you
downloaded the program, you may contact the party from whom you acquired
it for instructions on how to obtain the refund.
For clarification, note that for programs acquired under any of
IBM's On/Off Capacity on Demand (On/Off CoD) software offerings, this
term does not apply since these offerings apply to programs already
acquired and in use by you.
Volume orders (IVO)
No
Passport
Advantage applies
No
Software Subscription and Support applies
No. For operating system software,
the revised IBM Operational
Support Services - SoftwareXcel offering will provide support for
those operating systems and associated products that are not available
with the Software Subscription and Support (Software Maintenance)
offering.
This will ensure total support coverage for your enterprise needs,
including IBM and selected non-IBM
products. For complete lists of products supported under both the
current and revised offering, visit
- http://www.ibm.com/services/sl/products
IBM Operational
Support Services - SoftwareXcel
Yes
Other support
SoftwareXcel
System
i Software Maintenance applies
No
Variable charges apply
No
Educational allowance available
Yes. A 15% education allowance applies
to qualified education institution customers.
Sub-capacity terms and conditions
For each System z IPLA
program with Value Unit pricing, the quantity of that program needed
to satisfy applicable IBM terms
and conditions is referred to as the required license capacity. Your
required license capacity is based upon the following factors:
- The System z IPLA program
you select
- The applicable Value Unit Exhibit
- The applicable terms
- Whether your current mainframes are full capacity or sub-capacity
For more information on the Value Unit Exhibit for the System z IPLA program you selected,
refer to the Ordering information section.
Program Parent,
number Program name Terms if applicable
5655-U86 CICS Interdependency Reference-based 5655-147
Analyzer for z/OS V3.2 5697-E93
5655-M15
5655-S97
Full-capacity mainframes
In cases where full capacity is applicable, the following terms
apply.
Execution-based, z/OS-based, full-machine-based: The required
capacity of a System z IPLA
program with these terms equals the MSU-rated capacity of the machines
where the System z IPLA
program executes.
For more information on mainframe MSU-rated capacities, visit
- http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/library/swpriceinfo/
Reference-based: The required license capacity of a System z IPLA program with these terms equals
the license capacity of the applicable monthly license charge (MLC)
program. This MLC program is called the parent program.
Sub-capacity mainframes
In cases where sub-capacity is applicable, the following terms
apply.
Execution-based: The required capacity of a System z IPLA sub-capacity program with
these terms equals the capacity of the LPARs where the System z IPLA program executes.
z/OS-based: The required license capacity of a System z IPLA program with these terms equals
the license capacity of z/OS on
the machines where the System
z IPLA program executes.
Reference-based: The required license capacity of a System z IPLA program with these terms equals
the license capacity of the applicable monthly license charge (MLC)
program. This MLC program is called the parent program.
Full machine based: The required license capacity of a System z IPLA program with
full machine based terms equals the MSU-rated capacity of the machines
where the System z IPLA
program executes.
For more information on mainframe MSU-rated capacities, refer to The IBM System z Machines Exhibit (Z125-3901),
or visit the Mainframes section of the System z Exhibits website
- http://ibm.com/zseries/library/swpriceinfo/
For additional information for products with reference-based terms, System z IPLA sub-capacity
programs with reference-based terms adds value to the parent program
across the environment, regardless of where in the environment the System z IPLA program executes.
An environment is defined as either a single or stand-alone machine
or a qualified Parallel
Sysplex®. You may have one or more different environments across
the enterprise. To determine the required license capacity for each System z IPLA program with
referenced-based terms, each environment should be assessed separately.
When a System z IPLA
sub-capacity program with reference-based terms is used in a qualified Parallel Sysplex environment,
the required license capacity of the System z IPLA program must equal with the
license capacity of the parent program across the Parallel Sysplex. Qualified Parallel Sysplex refers
to one where MLC pricing is aggregated across the sysplex.
Sub-capacity eligibility
To be eligible for sub-capacity charging on select System z IPLA programs, you must first implement
and comply with all terms of either sub-capacity Workload License
Charges (WLC) or sub-capacity Entry Workload License Charges (EWLC).
To implement sub-capacity WLC or EWLC, a machine must be System z (or equivalent).
On that machine:
- All instances of the OS/390 operating
system must be migrated to the z/OS operating
systems.
- Any licenses for the OS/390 operating
system must be discontinued.
- All instances of the z/OS operating
systems must be running in z/Architecture® (64-bit)
mode.
For that machine, you must create and submit a Sub-Capacity Report
to IBM each month. Sub-Capacity
Reports must be generated using the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool (SCRT).
For additional information or to obtain a copy of SCRT, visit the System z Software Pricing website
- http://ibm.com/zseries/swprice
You must comply with all of the terms of the WLC or EWLC offering,
whichever is applicable:
- The complete terms and conditions of sub-capacity WLC are defined
in the IBM Customer Agreement
- Attachment for System z Workload
License Charges (Z125-6516).
- The complete terms and conditions for sub-capacity EWLC are defined
in the IBM Customer Agreement
- Attachment for IBM System z 890 and 800 License
Charges (Z125-6587).
Additionally, you must sign and comply with the terms and conditions
specified in the amendment to the IPLA contract - Amendment for IBM System z9® and System z Programs Sub-Capacity Pricing (Z125-6929).
Once the amendment is signed, the terms in the amendment replace
any and all previous System
z IPLA sub-capacity terms and conditions.
IBM Getting Started Sub-capacity
Pricing for z/OS IPLA Software
applies.
Sub-capacity utilization determination
Sub-capacity utilization is determined based on the utilization
of a sub-capacity eligible reference product and machine.
On/Off Capacity on Demand (CoD)
To be eligible for On/Off CoD pricing, you must be enabled for
temporary capacity on the corresponding hardware, and the required
contract, Attachment for IBM System z On/Off Capacity on
Demand (Z125-7883) must be signed prior to use.
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Information on charges is available at
- http://www.ibm.com/support
Choose the option entitled Purchase/upgrade tools.
Program name: CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS V3.2
Program PID: 5655-U86
Entitlement
identifier Description License option/Pricing metric
S015H3M CICS Interdependency Analyzer Basic OTC, Value Units
for z/OS V3.2
S015H3M CICS Interdependency Analyzer Basic OTC, per MSU-day TUC
for z/OS V3.2
Subscription and Support PID: 5655-G77
Entitlement
identifier Description License option/Pricing metric
S00W1N0 CICS Interdependency Basic ASC, Value Units SW S&S
Analyzer for z/OS No charge, decline SW S&S
Subscription and Support Per MSU SW S&S Registration
IBM Global
Financing
IBM Global Financing offers
competitive financing to credit-qualified customers to assist them
in acquiring IT solutions. Offerings include financing for IT acquisition,
including hardware, software, and services, from both IBM and other manufacturers or vendors. Offerings
(for all customer segments: small, medium, and large enterprise),
rates, terms, and availability can vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization
or visit
- http://www.ibm.com/financing
IBM Global Financing offerings
are provided through IBM Credit
LLC in the United States, and other IBM subsidiaries
and divisions worldwide to qualified commercial and government customers.
Rates are based on a customer's credit rating, financing terms, offering
type, equipment type, and options, and may vary by country. Other
restrictions may apply. Rates and offerings are subject to change,
extension, or withdrawal without notice.
Financing from IBM Global
Financing helps you preserve cash and credit lines, enables more technology
acquisition within current budget limits, permits accelerated implementation
of economically attractive new technologies, offers payment and term
flexibility, and can help match project costs to projected benefits.
Financing is available worldwide for credit-qualified customers.
For more financing information, visit
- http://www.ibm.com/financing
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To identify your local IBM representative
or IBM Business Partner, call
800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968).
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Internet: callserv@ca.ibm.com
Mail: IBM Teleweb Customer Support
ibm.com® Sales Execution Center, Americas North
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Canada
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Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
Trademarks
CICS Explorer, eServer, IMS, Enterprise Workload Manager and DB2 Universal Database are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
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Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
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the applicable standard agreements, terms, conditions, and prices
in effect at the time. IBM reserves
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