AUTOMON/RDO provides the services you need to manage your CICS resource definitions and your CICS environments effectively and efficiently.
AUTOMON/RDO bridges the gap between what IBM offers and what you would expect in today's fast-paced online operations. CSD file processing by AUTOMON/RDO uses a standard CICS interface to ensure it only updates the CSD through the documented IBM paths of the CEDA transaction.
By using AUTOMON/RDO, you will be able to quickly add, delete, modify, find, display, and move resource definitions online with ease. Managing even very large systems is easy because AUTOMON/RDO provides directories built and maintained dynamically while you use the product. These directories give you immediate access and cross references to requested information. Information such as duplicate definitions, transactions associated with a program, all programs that end in specified character, or any other combinations of information are readily displayed. As systems grow, they become more complex and the amount of information that must be retained about their operation increases. The more organized and documented the resource definitions are, the less it costs to maintain them.
The sheer number of resources on a system can be overwhelming and many data processing environments run multiple systems. AUTOMON/RDO allows users to access and maintain definitions remotely. This gives an advantage of having the CICS environment organized as multiple systems, but accessed through a central point of control. AUTOMON/RDO provides online importing of resources from one system to another, including the documentation.
Using supported protocols the operator can remain logged on to one CICS system and connect directly to a remote CICS system to perform any type of maintenance to the CSD of the remote system. In addition, the operator can remain logged on to the home system and perform install commands, designating one or more remote systems as the target for the installation.
Manage your CICS resource definitions and environments effectively and efficiently.
Quickly add, delete, modify, find, display, and move resource definitions online with ease
Directly issue CEDA commands to access resource definitions and perform functions
Manage resources through temporary directories using the interface with RDO
Keep your documentation current, with ease, using AUTOMON/RDO pop-up windows
Assign field value limits to secure any attribute of a resource, allowing it to be modified only by authorized personnel
Search and query using masking techniques that enable you to quickly find and display the information you need
Easily document your work using the standard 58 character descriptive field and a new 720 character documentation area for each definition
Perform cross checks to find associations between resources like programs and transactions, profiles and transactions, or terminals and typeterms
Bridge the gap between what IBM offers and what you need in today's fast-paced online operations.
Central control panel
Central point of control for multiple CICS regions.
Online help system
Facilities to document and place descriptions on all resource types.
TSO interface
Direct interface connection from TSO to CICS/SEA for MVS users.
Full featured text search engine
Identify duplicate resource names and locate information in the CSD.
Multiple connectivity options
Use Export and Connect functions to handle connectivity through FEIN or MRO/ISC.
CSD change management
Effectively manage production resources with the CSD change control system.
DFHCSDUP compliance
All modifications to DFHCSDUP are performed using IBM authorized RDO interfaces to insure integrity of data.
User friendly online menu system
Use menu-driven screens with pop-up windows, action bars, and pull-down menus, all of which adhere to CUE/SEA standards.
Online import and export of CSD
Online importing of resources between CSD's and powerful online export of resources to one or more remote regions.
Mass deploy
Online dynamic installs of lists, groups, partial groups, or individual resources in local or remote CICS regions.
Directory view
Dynamic organization and sequencing of resources by name and group for easy access, quick response queries, and mass changes.
User friendly field documentation
Pop-up help windows on every field of every resource with copy and paste functionality to easily transfer values directly from help windows into fields.
Connect to remote CICS systems and perform any type of maintenance to the CSD.
TSO interface using EXCI Distributed Program Link (CICS 4.1 and above)
Batch interface using EXCI Distributed Program Link (CICS 4.1 and above)
Inter-System Communication (ISC)
Front-end Processing Interface (FEPI)
Multiple Region Operation (MRO)