© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014 “WUzUP CICS” New England z Customer Council Sturbridge, MA November 12, 2014 Presented by Jeff Kohan NEzCC

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014 Winning Team Members Michele Dankowski Dave Jones Dan 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 WUI Server T8D1CWB91 CPSM Web User Interfa ce CPSM view sets CPSM T8DCMS91 CICS TS V5.2 T8D1EAZA CICS TS V5.2 T8D1EWZA CICS TS zSeries CPSM view sets CPSM T8DCMS92 CICS TS V5.2 T8D1EAZC CICS TS V5.2 T8D1EWZC CICS TS zSeries CPSM WUI Server T8D1CWB92 AE91 AE92 CPSM Web User Interface JSON Webservice JSON Webservice Worklight Server WUzUP Adapter 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

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Video Demo Thank You! Questions? Jeff Kohan