CICS resources
Resources are displayed in several places in the CICS® IA plug-in. You can locate and view these resources in several ways.
To locate a resource, ensure that Resource is selected in the Find field
in the toolbar (click the Filter
by Type icon 
, then click Resource from
the menu). Enter the resource name in the Filter by ID field,
then click the Run search icon 
. Resources
that match the entry in the Filter by ID field
are displayed in the Show Resources view.
Use the CICS IA plug-in to run queries about resources and their usage. For example:
| Task | Action |
|---|---|
| To view a list of regions, and the resources that are used in a specific region. | Use the Regions view and its menu. |
| To view a list of programs for which information has been collected. | Use the Programs view and its menu. |
| To view a list of transactions for which information has been collected. | Use the Transactions view and its menu. |
| To view a list of affinities for which information has been collected. | Use the Affinities view and its menu. |
| To view a list of applications that are defined in CICS TS Version 5.1 or later for which information has been collected. | Use the Cloud Explorer view and its menu. |
| To view a list of applications that are defined before CICS TS Version 5.1 for which information has been collected. | Use the Applications view and its menu. |
| To find resources that meet certain criteria; for example, running in a specific Task Control Block, and for a specific set of transaction IDs. | Create and run a query by using the Query editor. |
| To compare sets of resources; for example, between regions or over time. | Compare resource results by using the Show Resources view. SeeComparing resources. You can save query results against a query and compare them using the Compare resources view. |
As well as locating resources and comparing different result sets, you can analyze usage between resources. For example:
| Task | Action |
|---|---|
| To find the resources that a program or transaction
is using: The search includes direct resources called by the program and any indirect resources used by called programs and transactions. For a given resource usage, you can see a breakdown of the commands being used, where they are being used, and who is using them, in the set of programs and transactions. The breakdown gives an overall picture of the resource usage in the workflow, which can be further broken down by a specific region, or gathered across all regions. |
Find the resources that a program or transaction is using by using the Uses view. |
| To find where a resource is being used:
The search results are direct programs and transactions that use the resource. The results also show where those programs and transactions are themselves used. The results build up a picture of the total set of programs and transactions that indirectly depend on the resource. You can break down these results by a specific region, or gather the results across all regions. |
Find where a resource is being used by using the Used By view. |
| To analyze the command flow of a transaction:
For any transaction, you can display the collected command flow runs. These are displayed in the Show Resources view. You can further analyze the task run from the results that show the Command Flow ID and the Task ID of any run that you choose. The execution of the Task ID is displayed in the Command Flow view. |
Analyze the command flow of a transaction by using the Command Flow view. |