Technote (FAQ)
Question
How do you find the releases of the CICS tools plug-ins for CICS Explorer that are compatible with the release of the CICS Explorer for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS) that you are using? How do you know what release of the Eclipse SDK is required for your release of CICS Explorer?
Cause
Certain releases of CICS Explorer only work with certain releases of CICS tools plug-ins for CICS Explorer.
Answer
Click the link for a CICS tool to be taken to the corresponding compatibility reference table. Use the table to determine the correct combination of CICS Explorer release and CICS tools plug-in release for CICS Explorer.
- CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS (CICS CM)
- CICS Deployment Assistant for z/OS (CICS DA)
- CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS (CICS IA)
- CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS (CICS PA)
- CICS Transaction Gateway for z/OS and Multiplatforms (CICS TG)
- CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS (CICS VT)
- IBM Session Manager for z/OS (ISM)
Key:
- N denotes No, not supported at this release.
- Y denotes Yes, supported by this release and further fixpacks at this level.
- Vv.r.m.f denotes version.release.modification-level.function-level that is the release or fixpack that introduced support for this CICS Explorer release, and continued support by further fixpacks at this level.
CICS Explorer is compatible with the operating environments described on the CICS Explorer system requirements page.
Each new release of CICS Explorer and CICS tools plug-ins are hosted on the primary IBM CICS Explorer Downloads web page. See Releases of the CICS Explorer that are no longer available on the primary download page for download packages for previous releases of CICS Explorer.
For information about getting maintenance for the CICS Explorer, see ordering maintenance for IBM CICS Explorer.
CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS (CICS CM)
| Compatibility between CICS Explorer release and the plug-in |
CICS CM V2.1
plug-in |
CICS CM V5.1
plug-in |
CICS CM V5.1.1
plug-in |
| CICS Explorer V1.0.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y (2.1.0)
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.0.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y (2.1.0.8)
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y (2.1.0.9)
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y (2.1.1)
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 4.2.2) |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Compatibility between CICS CM and the plug-in |
CICS CM V2.1
plug-in |
CICS CM V5.1
plug-in |
CICS CM V5.1.1
plug-in |
| CICS CM V2.1 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS CM V5.1 |
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
CICS Deployment Assistant for z/OS (CICS DA)
| Compatibility between CICS Explorer release and the plug-in |
CICS DA V1.1
plug-in |
CICS DA V5.1
plug-in |
CICS DA V5.1.1
plug-in |
| CICS Explorer V1.0.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
N
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.0.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 4.2.2) |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Compatibility between CICS DA and the plug-in |
CICS DA V1.1
plug-in |
CICS DA V5.1
plug-in |
CICS DA V5.1.1
plug-in |
| CICS DA V1.1 |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS DA V5.1 |
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS (CICS IA)
| Compatibility between CICS Explorer release and the plug-in |
CICS IA V3.1
plug-in |
CICS IA V3.2
plug-in |
CICS IA V5.1
plug-in |
CICS IA V5.1.1
plug-in |
| CICS Explorer V1.0.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.0.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 4.2.2) |
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Compatibility between CICS IA and the plug-in |
CICS IA V3.1
plug-in |
CICS IA V3.2
plug-in |
CICS IA V5.1
plug-in |
CICS IA V5.1.1
plug-in |
| CICS IA V3.1 |
Y
|
Y *
|
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS IA V3.2 |
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS IA V5.1 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
* CICS IA plug-in V3.2.0.1 (and higher) are backward compatible with CICS IA V3.1 data
CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS (CICS PA)
| Compatibility between CICS Explorer release and the plug-in |
CICS PA V3.1
plug-in |
CICS PA V3.2
plug-in |
CICS PA V5.1
plug-in |
CICS PA V5.1.1
plug-in |
| CICS Explorer V1.0.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.0.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y
|
Y (3.2.0)
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
Y (3.2.0.1)
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
Y (3.2.1)
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 4.2.2) |
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Compatibility between CICS PA and the plug-in |
CICS PA V3.1
plug-in |
CICS PA V3.2
plug-in |
CICS PA V5.1
plug-in |
CICS PA V5.1.1
plug-in |
| CICS PA V3.1 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS PA V3.2 |
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS PA V5.1 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
CICS Transaction Gateway (CICS TG) for z/OS, CICS TG for Multiplatforms, and CICS TG Desktop Edition
| Compatibility between CICS Explorer release and the plug-in |
CICS TG
plug-in V1.0 |
CICS TG
plug-in V1.1 |
CICS TG
plug-in V2.0 |
CICS TG
plug-in V2.0.1 |
| CICS Explorer V1.0.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.0.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 4.2.2) |
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Compatibility between CICS TG and the plug-in |
CICS TG plug-in V1.0 |
CICS TG plug-in V1.1 |
CICS TG plug-in V2.0 |
CICS TG plug-in V2.0.1 |
| CICS TG V7.2 (not Desktop Edition) |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS TG V8.0 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS TG V8.1 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS TG V9.0 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS (CICS VT)
| Compatibility between CICS Explorer release and the plug-in |
CICS VT
plug-in (SupportPac) V2.1 |
| CICS Explorer V1.0.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.0.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
N
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 4.2.2) |
Y
|
| Compatibility between CICS VT and the plug-in |
CICS VT plug-in (SupportPac) V2.1 |
| CICS VT V2.1 |
Y
|
IBM Session Manager for z/OS (ISM)
| Compatibility between CICS Explorer release and the plug-in |
ISM V3.1
plug-in |
ISM V3.2
plug-in |
| CICS Explorer V1.0.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS Explorer V1.0.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.4.2) |
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS Explorer V1.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.0.x (Based on Eclipse 3.6.2) |
Y
|
Y
|
| CICS Explorer V5.1.1.x (Based on Eclipse 4.2.2) |
N
|
N
|
| Compatibility between ISM and the plug-in |
ISM V3.1
plug-in |
ISM V3.2
plug-in |
| ISM V3.1 |
Y
|
N
|
| ISM V3.2 |
N
|
Y
|
| Segment | Product | Component | Platform | Version | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Transaction Processing | CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS | CICS Explorer Plug-in | |||
| Host Transaction Processing | CICS Deployment Assistant for z/OS | Explorer Plug-in | |||
| Host Transaction Processing | CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS | IA Explorer | |||
| Host Transaction Processing | CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS | CICS Explorer Plug-in | |||
| Host Transaction Processing | CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms | ||||
| Host Transaction Processing | IBM Session Manager | CICS Explorer Plug-in |
Product Alias/Synonym
CICS/TS CICS TS CICS Transaction Server
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