Commands for managing resources

You manage your resource definitions using commands supplied as part of CEDA or DFHCSDUP. These commands allow you to work with your resources, for example, by defining, deleting, copying, and renaming.

The commands are listed in Table 1. For the syntax of these commands and information on how to use them, see CICS® Operations and Utilities Guide and CICS Operations and Utilities Guide. To help you use CEDA, see The CEDA transaction tutorial.

Table 1. CEDA and DFHCSDUP commands
Command Function CEDA—see DFHCSDUP— see
ADD Adds a group name to a list. The CEDA ADD command ../dfha6/dfha67f.htm#dfha67f
ALTER Modifies the attributes of an existing resource definition. The CEDA ALTER command The DFHCSDUP ALTER command
APPEND Copies a list to the end of another list. The CEDA APPEND command The DFHCSDUP APPEND command
CHECK Cross checks the resource definitions within a group, or within the groups in a list or lists, up to a maximum of four lists. The CHECK command is CEDA only. The CEDA CHECK command
COPY Copies one or more resource definitions from one group to another, or one resource definition within a group. The CEDA COPY command The DFHCSDUP COPY command
DEFINE Creates a new resource definition. The CEDA DEFINE command The DFHCSDUP DEFINE command
DELETE Deletes one or more resource definitions. The CEDA DELETE command The DFHCSDUP DELETE command
DISPLAY Shows the names of one or more groups, lists, or resource definitions within a group. The DISPLAY command is CEDA only. The CEDA DISPLAY command
EXPAND Shows the names of the resource definitions in one or more groups or lists. The EXPAND command is CEDA only. The CEDA EXPAND command
EXTRACT Extracts and processes resource definition data from groups or lists on the CSD file. The EXTRACT command is DFHCSDUP only. The DFHCSDUP EXTRACT command
INITIALIZE Prepare a newly-defined data set for use as a CSD file. The INITIALIZE command is DFHCSDUP only. The DFHCSDUP INITIALIZE command
INSTALL Dynamically adds a resource definition or a group of resource definitions to the active CICS system. The INSTALL command is CEDA only. The CEDA INSTALL command
LIST Produce listings of the current status of the CSD file. The LIST command is DFHCSDUP only. The DFHCSDUP LIST command
LOCK Prevents other operators updating or deleting a group or the groups in a list. The LOCK command is CEDA only. The CEDA LOCK command
MIGRATE Transfers the contents of a terminal control table (TCT), temporary storage table (TST), file control table (FCT), or destination control table (DCT) to the CSD. The MIGRATE command is DFHCSDUP only. The DFHCSDUP MIGRATE command
MOVE Moves one or more resource definitions from one group to another. The MOVE command is CEDA only. The CEDA MOVE command
PROCESS Applies maintenance to the CSD file for a specific APAR. The PROCESS command is DFHCSDUP only. The DFHCSDUP PROCESS command
REMOVE Removes a group name from a list. The CEDA REMOVE command The DFHCSDUP REMOVE command
RENAME Renames a resource definition, either within a group, or while simultaneously moving it to another group. The RENAME command is CEDA only. The CEDA RENAME command
SCAN Scans all of the IBM®-supplied groups and user-defined groups for a resource. The definition of the matched resource in an IBM-supplied group is compared to the definition(s) of the corresponding matched resource in the user groups. The SCAN command is DFHCSDUP conly. The DFHCSDUP SCAN command
SERVICE Applies corrective maintenance to the CSD file. The SERVICE command is DFHCSDUP only. The DFHCSDUP SERVICE command
UNLOCK Releases a lock on a group or list. The UNLOCK command is CEDA only. The CEDA UNLOCK command
UPGRADE Upgrades the CICS-supplied resource definitions on the CSD file (for example, when you migrate to a higher release of CICS). The UPGRADE command is DFHCSDUP only. The DFHCSDUP UPGRADE command
USERDEFINE Creates a new resource definition with your own defaults. The CEDA USERDEFINE command The DFHCSDUP USERDEFINE command
VERIFY Removes internal locks on groups and lists. The VERIFY command is DFHCSDUP only. The DFHCSDUP VERIFY command
VIEW Shows the attributes of an existing resource definition. The VIEW command is CEDA only. The CEDA VIEW command