Creating a CICS Connection

After creating a project, you have to add a CICS Connection shared resource to create a connection between the plug-in and a CICS region.

Prerequisites

The CICS Connection shared resource is available at the Resources level. Ensure that you have created a project, as described in Creating a Project.

Procedure

  1. Expand the created project in the Project Explorer view.
  2. Right-click the Resources folder and click New > CICS Connection to open the CICS Connection wizard.
  3. The resource folder, package name, and resource name of the CICS connection are provided by default. If you do not want to use the default configurations, change them accordingly. Click Finish to open the CICS Connection Configuration editor.
  4. Type a name in the Resource Name field in the CicsConnection dialog. Click Finish.

  5. Configure the CICS Connection shared resource in the displayed editor, as described in CICS Connection Configuration.
  6. Click Test Connection to validate the connection.