CICSPlex SM naming conventions

For its configuration and for its operation, CICSPlex® SM requires a variety of entities to be defined. You must devise a convention for naming those entities that is both meaningful and extendable. The rules governing the naming of CICSPlex SM elements are as follows:

The entity types, for each instance of which a name is required, are:

Ensure that any convention you select can accommodate all of these entity types. A naming convention, for use generally in CICS environments, is described in the CICS/ESA publication Dynamic Transaction Routing in a CICSplex. For an example, see The Starter Set naming convention.

Generic names

CICSPlex SM supports the use of generic names in many of its commands. For example, you can specify that all transactions whose names begin with the letters "DNW" are to be monitored once every 300 seconds. You do not have to name each transaction individually.

The rules governing use of generic names are as follows:

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