This facility allows you to customize the CICS PA dialog and batch JCL for running Report Sets and processing Historical Databases.
To display the CICS PA Settings panel, select option 1 CICS PA Settings from the Profile Options Menu.
File Options Help
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CICS PA Settings
Command ===> _________________________________________________________________
Specify settings.
CICS PA Load Library . . . . . 'CICSPA.V5R1M0.SCPALINK'_______________________
Personal Profile Library . . . 'xxxx.CICSPA.TABL'____________________________
Delete Confirmation . . . . . YES___ (Yes or No)
Cancel Confirmation . . . . . NO____ (Yes or No)
Automatic Save on Exit . . . . YES___ (Yes, No or Prompt)
Reports in Upper Case . . . . NO____ (Yes or No)
Read SMF File to EOF . . . . . NO____ (Yes or No)
Preferred Date Format . . . . 1 1. ISO (YYYY⁄MM⁄DD)
2. US (MM⁄DD⁄YYYY)
3. European (DD⁄MM⁄YYYY)
DASD Work File Unit Name . . . ________ (Blank for System Default)
Job Statement Information:
===> //userid JOB (ACCOUNT),'NAME',REGION=4M________________________________
===> ________________________________________________________________________
===> ________________________________________________________________________
===> ________________________________________________________________________
===> ________________________________________________________________________
===> ________________________________________________________________________
All options have initial settings, but you can change these at any time to suit the way you use CICS® PA. Values must be specified for all options, except the DASD Work File Unit Name and CICS PA Load Library which have system defaults.
Specify the name of the data set to be used for maintaining these ISPF tables. As the data is typically user-specific and sharing with other users is not an issue, it is recommended that each user has their own data set to avoid contention with other users for access to tables.
The initial setting is 'xxxx.CICSPA.TABL' which CICS PA translates to 'xxxx.CICSPA.TABL' where xxxx is determined by your TSO prefix and userid.
If the specified data set does not exist, CICS PA uses default allocation parameters to create it when it is required. The data set can be allocated using ISPF facilities outside the dialog if your site has local requirements not satisfied by the defaults.
Specify YES to request CICS PA to display a confirmation pop-up to prompt you to confirm your Delete request before it is actioned. This is the initial setting.
Specify NO to have CICS PA action Delete requests immediately without prompting for confirmation.
Specify YES to display a confirmation pop-up if you attempt to Cancel when there have been updates. This is to alert you that you have made changes that will be discarded if you proceed with the Cancel request.
Specify NO to have CICS PA action Cancel requests immediately, without first prompting for confirmation. This is the initial setting.
Specify YES to automatically save the changes on Exit. This is the initial setting.
Specify NO to automatically discard the changes on Exit. To save any changes before exit you must remember to use the SAVE command.
Specify PROMPT to display a message if there have been updates when you attempt to Exit. To save the changes, you can use the SAVE command. Otherwise, to discard the changes, you can use the CANCEL command.
Specify YES to translate all reports to upper case characters only. This is particularly for printers that cannot handle mixed case. This generates the UPPER parameter on the EXEC statement in CICS PA JCL generation.
Enter either 1, 2, or 3 for the date format you prefer. 1 (ISO) is the initial setting.
The name must represent a device that is defined as DASD in the Eligible Device Table of the current processor. For example, SYSDA, SYSALLDA, 3390.
If not specified, the system default is used. Blank (for system default) is the initial setting.
The default is //userid JOB (ACCOUNT),'NAME'.
It is recommended that you include a REGION= parameter on your job card to allocate a virtual storage region size for CICS PA of at least 4M.