INFOCENTER

The INFOCENTER system initialization parameter specifies the location of the CICS Information Center. If the Information Center is locally installed then the parameter requires the server name and port number, otherwise you can provide a URL linking to the online Information Center.

INFOCENTER=servername:portnumber

The port number is specified in the startup script for the information center. The default value is 29127, but you can change it to a suitable number by editing the script file. CICS-supplied transactions with a web browser interface use the value of this parameter to construct links to topics in the information center.

INFOCENTER=https://server_name:29127

Alternatively, you can provide an external URL linking to the online Information Center.

INFOCENTER=https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGMCP_5.2.0

If you do not code this parameter, CICS does not construct links to the information center.

If you add this parameter to the Web User Interface (WUI) CICS startup JCL, a hyperlink labelled Information Center is displayed on WUI views and menus. Clicking on this hyperlink opens a new web browser window displaying the CICS Information Center home page.