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CICS Deployment Assistant for z/OS 5.3 compatibility with CICS TS 5.4

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Question

Does CICS Deployment Assistant for z/OS (CICS DA) V5.3 support CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS) V5.4? I want to make sure CICS DA V5.3 can be used with CICS TS V5.4 and that there are no known compatibility problems. I would also like to know if there are any specific tasks that I need to perform for CICS DA V5.3 when upgrading to CICS TS V5.4.

Answer

The Software Product Compatibility Report, also known as the Detailed System Requirements (DSR), for CICS TS V5.4 indicates that CICS DA V5.3 is compatible with CICS TS V5.4 but the "Notes" in the DSR indicate that the PTF for APAR PI79185 are required.

CICS Explorer V5.4 is compatible with CICS TS V5.4, V5.3, V5.2, V5.1, V4.2, and V4.1 therefore, you can install the new version of CICS Explorer and take advantage of a lot of the new functionality regardless of the release of CICS TS that you are using. The new code is available on the Mainframe development page. If your current version of CICS Explorer is 5.3, or earlier, you must install a new copy of CICS Explorer. You cannot just upgrade CICS Explorer version 5.4.

If you are using the CICS Interdependency Analyzer plug-in for CICS Explorer, you will need to install CICS DA plug-in Fix Pack 5.3.0.3 (or higher) for compatibility with CICS Explorer V5.4. If you install CICS Explorer V5.4 from the Mainframe development page by selecting a "z/OS Explorer Aqua V3.1" download, this will be the minimum available plug-in level.

You should review the Detailed System Requirements for CICS TS V5.4 to make sure no additional "Notes" or "Details" have been added since this question was posted. You will find "CICS Deployment Assistant for z/OS" in the "Supported Software" tab along with other Tools.

If installing any other version of CICS TS, see Detailed System Requirements for CICS TS for links to the DSRs for other supported versions of CICS.

Related information
Upgrading information for CICS when changing releases of CICS, z/OS, DB2 or IMS
Latest version of CICS Explorer and CICS Tools plug-ins for CICS Explorer
CICS TS 5.4 downward compatibility with older releases of CICS Tools

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Product Synonym

CICSDA CICS DA

Document Information

Modified date:
02 August 2017

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