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Customizing Z Data Tools CICS® Component
Customizing the operating environment for ZDT/CICS
Customizing for CICS® TCP/IP
IPv6 support
The ZDT/CICS transaction communicates with either the ZCC server, or a batch job via TCP/IP sockets and supports both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

Customizing Z Data Tools CICS® Component
- Preparing to access CICS resources from Z Data Tools
- Customizing the operating environment for ZDT/CICS
  - CICS® resource definitions for ZDT/CICS
  - Updating the CICS® startup procedures
  - Customizing for CICS® TCP/IP
    - IPv6 support
      The ZDT/CICS transaction communicates with either the ZCC server, or a batch job via TCP/IP sockets and supports both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
  - Providing OMVS segments for ZDT/CICS users
    The CICS® region and each individual ZDT/CICS user must have a user ID defined to z/OS® with an OMVS segment. This allows usage of TCP/IP by ZDT/CICS.
  - Accessing other Z Data Tools functions from the primary option menu
  - Providing CICS® resource definitions for ZDT/CICS on interconnected regions
  - Setting up the External CICS interface (EXCI) access
- Customizing ZDT/CICS
- Customizing the ZDT/CICS security environment
- CICS® security and ZDT/CICS
- Customizing the Z Data Tools audit facility for CICS® component
- Customizing ZDT/CICS for national languages
  You can customize ZDT/CICS for national languages other than English.
- Verifying the customization of ZDT/CICS
  After you have completed the initial installation and customization of ZDT/CICS, you can perform the following steps to verify your customization. You might need to refer to the Z Data Tools User’s Guide and Reference for CICS.

IPv6 support

The ZDT/CICS transaction communicates with either the ZCC server, or a batch job via TCP/IP sockets and supports both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

If TCP/IP on the system where the CICS® region is running supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), the following additional requirements exist:

TCP/IP and the resolver on the system where the CICS® region is running must be properly configured so ZDT/CICS is able to obtain the correct host name of the system.
You can test your TCP/IP configuration by running the HFMCHKH REXX exec member in HFM.SHFMSAM1.
TCP/IP and the resolver on the system where the Z Data Tools batch job is submitted must then be able to translate the host name that was obtained and passed by the CICS® transaction into an appropriate IP address for the system where the CICS® region is running.

Note: The requirements listed above apply for IPv6 networks even if the CICS® region and Z Data Tools batch job run on the same system.

See z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide for further details.