A CICS® test environment can consist of several
Multi-Region Option (MRO) connected regions. This topic breaks down
the various connection regions.
A CICS test environment can consist of several
Multi-Region Option connected regions. Over time, unofficial designations
have been used to categorize these regions. Typical designations are
terminal owning region, Web owning region, application owning region,
and data owning region (DOR). A Web owning region is used to implement
HTTP communications with CICS, and the Application Deployment
Manager CICS Resource Definition (CRD) server must run
in this region.
The Application Deployment Manager identifies this region as the CICS primary
connection region. The Application Deployment Manager CRD client implements
Web service and REST connections to the CICS primary
connection region. CICS primary connection region
definitions must be configured by opening the Rational® Developer
for System z® preferences page and selecting .
Figure 1. The Preferences window
- Connection
- Type: For operations that require a connection
to the CICS Resource Definition server for Application
Deployment Manager (for example, creating and editing a manifest for
the Application Deployment Manager), this must be set to CICS
Resource Definition server via Web services or CICS
Resource Definition server via REST. For improved performance
or if you are using functions that require resource types that are
new in CICS version 4.1 such as bundles, XML transformations,
or event bindings, use the CICS Resource Definition server
via REST connection type.
To use the CICS
Explorer perspective, you can use one of the CICS
Resource Definition server connection types or, for additional
options, use the CICSPlex SM Data Interface connection
type if it is available and configured at your site.
- Name: Select the name for the CRD server
region.
- Location
- Server address: Type the IP address of
the server.
- Port number.
- Authentication
- User ID: Type the CICS region
user ID.
- Password: Type the password. It will be
encrypted when it is saved.
- Save password: Select this check box if
you want Rational Developer for System
z to save your password.
- CRD server
-