Checklist for installing and customizing File Manager to access CICS resources
File Manager can use FM/CICS to access CICS resources from different environments. The following checklist defines the required installation and customization tasks for each environment.
For more information about these environments, see Preparing to access CICS resources from File Manager.
The following table outlines for each environment from which File Manager can be invoked, the installation steps required so that File Manager can use FM/CICS to access CICS resources.
| Step | Description | CICS via the ADFzCC server | CICS via a batch job | TSO/ISPF | Batch JCL | Eclipse client |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| __ 1 | Update your CICS® startup procedures - required. See Updating the CICS startup procedures. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| __ 2 | Customize TCP/IP, if necessary. See Customizing for CICS TCP/IP. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| __ 3 | Provide OMVS segments for the CICS® region user ID and other users - required. See Providing OMVS segments for FM/CICS users. | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| __ 4 | Customize ADFzCC server. See Customizing the ADFzCC server. | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| __ 5 | Customize to run base FM, FM/IMS and FM/Db2 through FM/CICS, if necessary. See Accessing other File Manager functions from the primary option menu. | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| __ 6 | Customize for FM/CICS on interconnected CICS® regions. See Providing CICS resource definitions for FM/CICS on interconnected regions. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| __ 7 | Set up for External CICS Interface (EXCI) access. See Setting up the External CICS interface (EXCI) access | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| __ 8 | Customize the FM/CICS batch procedure. See Customizing the batch procedure. | ✔ | ||||
| __ 9 | Modify and run the installation job, FMNCINST. See Modifying and submitting FMNCINST. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| __ 10 | Modify and run the installation job, FMN3INST - required. See Modifying and submitting FMN3INST and FMN3PRFD. | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| __ 11 | Change the default options. See Changing the default options. | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| __ 12 | Customize the FM/CICS security environment. See Customizing the FM/CICS security environment. | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| __ 13 | Customize CICS® security for FM/CICS. See CICS security and FM/CICS. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| __ 14 | Determine how to customize the FM/CICS audit facility. See Alternatives for controlling File Manager CICS auditing. | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| __ 15 | Customize FM/CICS for national languages. See Customizing FM/CICS for national languages. | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| __16 | Verify the installation and customization of FM/CICS. See Verifying the customization of FM/CICS | ✔ | ✔ |