Optionally, define a CICS.NET region with the
MicroFocus.SEE.SqlExit user exit using the Microsoft Management Console in
Server Enterprise Edition for .NET
.
Note: You can associate a CICS.NET region before defining it, but you must define it before attempting to connect to the region.
Start HCO for SQL Server tools as an administrator from
Start > All Programs > Micro Focus Studio Enterprise Edition x.x > HCO for SQL Server Tools.
Click
Manage Connections.
From the
Connection List tab, click
New SQL Server Connection.
Select
Connection mode. This enables you to specify the details for your application SQL Server database connection.
On this tab, specify a data source name, authentication method, user ID and password if applicable, a SQL Server instance, and the SQL Server database to which you want to connect.
Click
Test to verify that the connection is successful.
On the
SQL Server Connection tab, select
CICS Region mode. This enables you to specify the details of the CICS.NET region you want to associate with this connection.
Specify an authentication method, user ID and password if applicable, the SQL Server instance associated with the CICS.NET region you want to use, and the CICS region you want to associate with this connection.
If you defined the CICS.NET region as specified in step
1, click
Test CICS Connection to verify that the connection is successful.
Click
Save to create the complete connection definition. This takes you back to the
Connection List tab where you now see your new connection and the CICS region with which it is associated.