© copyright ibm corporation 2014 “wuzup cics” new england z customer council sturbridge, ma...
TRANSCRIPT
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014
“WUzUP CICS”
New England z Customer Council
Sturbridge, MANovember 12, 2014
Presented by Jeff Kohan
NEzCC
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014
Winning Team Members
Michele DankowskiDave JonesDan Labella
Steve Kerins
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014
The need for a mobile app
• The inspiration for mobile– 24x7 visibility to CICS environments – with out
needing laptops!
– Proactive monitoring to avoid errors before they happen
– Management Dashboard – management can access critical application status at any time
• Expected Benefits– Mobility == Flexibility for CICS Systems
Engineering
– Respond to issues or simply verify the current DB2 and MQ status
– Improve overall reliability, availability and serviceability of CICS processing
Ensure 24X7 processing for our critical online applications such as Claims and Real Time Eligibility
WUzUP CICS?
Aetna
The Existing Application
Built on the CICSPlex System Manager Web UI (CPSM WUI), and requiring laptop access via web browser.
CPSM WUI
Browser Interface
PC Workstation
CPSM WUI
Browser Interface
PC Workstation
CPSM WUIServer
T8D1CWB91
CPSM Web User
Interface
CPSM view sets
CPSMT8DCMS91
CICS TS V5.2T8D1EAZA
CICS TS V5.2
T8D1EWZA
CICS TS
zSeries
CPSM view sets
CPSMT8DCMS92
CICS TS V5.2T8D1EAZC
CICS TS V5.2T8D1EWZC
CICS TS
zSeries
CPSM WUIServer
T8D1CWB92
AE91
AE92
CPSM Web User
Interface
JSON Webservice
JSON Webservice
Worklight Server
WUzUP Adapter
P8D1WZUP CPSM API
P8D1WZUP CPSM API
What we built – The Architecture
• Components– CICS TS v5.2
– Worklight Server
– WUzUP Interface Utility
• Implementation– Utility used to generate
JSON schemas from COBOL
– RESTful Adapter created in Worklight Studio and deployed to the Worklight server
– Mobile application developed to invoke the Worklight Adapter
Launch the WUzUp app.Use “+” to configure settings.
Specify Userid & password.Add CICSplex connections.
Indicate which connections to check.
What we built – The Mobile App
8
Green = No connection issues.Red = At least one issue.
Lists all regions that have MQ and/or DB2 Connectivity issues.
What we built – The Mobile App
The Results
• Expectations were exceeded!– CICS Support Engineers – easily identify and verify the connectivity
state for the CICS-DB2 and CICS-MQ interfaces across the various CICS complexes.
– Management Visibility – Management now has the ability to use this tool to verify/assess the current processing status of the CICS environments as it relates to DB2 and MQ connectivity.
• Next steps– Enhance existing app – more functionality for the technicians as well
as enhanced analytics for management. (see next page)
– Develop New mobile offerings – Enable Application Development partners new capabilities to enhance dev and QA processing.
– Investigate WebSphere Liberty profile and z/OS Connect with CICS
The Results
• Next steps– Enhance existing app – more functionality for the technicians as well
as enhanced analytics for management. – V2 Inquiry only
• CTG Connectivity
• Short on Storage
• Max Tasks
• Max Transaction Class – TCLASS
• QMON off/on
• System/Transaction dump thresholds exceeded
• CICS User Data Table Full condition
• Any other data or statistic that can be queried by CPSM
– V3• Fix Button
• Develop for other environments, DB2, MQ, etc.
Mobile enabling mainframe applications will enhance the experience of employees and customers
Screen Print Demo
Demo
Demo
Demo
