Export from one CICS Configuration Manager system to another

You can use any export file format to export from one CICSĀ® Configuration Manager system to another, but using the CICS Configuration Manager format offers the most flexibility:

Browse exported resource definitions
You can use CICS Configuration Manager to browse the resource definitions in a CICS configuration that refers to a CICS Configuration Manager export file in exactly the same way you browse a CICS configuration that refers to a CSD file or a context. You cannot browse CICS configurations that refer to DFHCSDUP or BATCHREP export files.
Export change package details along with resource definitions
If you migrate a change package to a CICS configuration that refers to a CICS Configuration Manager export file, then the export file contains not just the migrated resource definitions, but also details of the change package. When importing the export file on another system, you can either ignore these change package details, or use them to register the change package on the importing system. If you choose to register the change package, then, in addition to copying the resource definitions from the export file to another CICS configuration, the import:
  1. Defines the change package on the importing system (if a change package of that name does not already exist).
  2. Adds to the change package the migrated resource definitions that have now been imported (copied to another CICS configuration on the importing system).

You can then use this change package to migrate the resource definitions to other CICS configurations on the importing system. Registering change packages enables you to seamlessly manage resource definition changes across separate installations of CICS Configuration Manager. For details, see Registering change packages when importing.

Copy resource definitions from an export file using a variety of methods
You can use the following methods to copy resource definitions from a CICS configuration that refers to a CICS Configuration Manager export file to another CICS configuration:
  • These methods are exactly the same as for CICS configurations that refer to CSD files or contexts.
    Copy
    Browse a list panel of the resource definitions, select one or more to copy, and then specify the target CICS configuration (where you want to copy the resource definitions to).
    Save as
    Similar to copying: select a resource definition to view its attributes, and then save it to the target CICS configuration.
    Package
    Browse a list panel of the resource definitions, select one or more to add to a change package, and then migrate the change package to one or more target CICS configurations.
  • The Import command applies only to CICS configurations that refer to CICS Configuration Manager export files. To import, you select the CICS configuration that refers to the CICS Configuration Manager export file, select the target CICS configuration where you want to import the resource definitions to, and then you specify which resource definitions you want to import:
    • All resource definitions in the export file
    • Resource definitions that were migrated to the export file by particular change packages
    • Resource definitions in the export file that match your criteria for name, type, and group
Figure 1. Exporting from one CICS Configuration Manager system to another

Importing resource definitions from a CICS Configuration Manager export file is equivalent to a "copy with replace": it replaces any existing resource definitions that have the same name, type, and group.

When importing resource definitions from a CICS Configuration Manager export file, you can optionally choose to purge resource definitions from the export file after importing them. This is one way to confirm that you have imported all the resource definitions in an export file: when the export file no longer contains any resource definitions, it means that you have imported all the resource definitions from that file.


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