These are the objects you use to relate resource definitions to each other and to CICS® systems.
- Base objects
- These objects are the foundation of BAS. They implement the assignment
and installation of resources in CICS systems.
- RASGNDEF
- A resource assignment describes selected resource definitions of a given type and
indicates how those resources are to be assigned to various CICS systems.
- RESDESC
- A resource description identifies sets of logically related resource definitions.
The set of resources identified in a resource description can be used as the
scope value for CICSPlex® SM requests. The resources can also be installed as a
set in CICS systems that support resource installation.
- RESGROUP
- A resource group is a set of related resource definitions. The resource definitions in a group
can be of the same or different resource types.
- Association objects
- These objects control the relationships between the base administration
objects and their resource definitions.
- RASINDSC
- Associates a resource assignment with a resource description.
- RESINDSC
- Associates a resource group with a resource description.
RESINGRP
Associates resource definitions of a given type with a resource group.
The following figures provide an overview of the end-user interface views used to
create these administration objects and associations. Figure 1 represents
a simple (or interim) approach to managing CICS resources using the CICSPlex SM object model
of definitions in groups, groups associated with descriptions, and descriptions
associated with CICS systems.
Figure 2 illustrates a more selective approach with the resource
assignment playing a key role in the selection and assignment of resources.
There are two additional types of Business Application Services administration objects:
- Process display objects
- These objects illustrate how resources will be assigned to CICS systems.
- RASPROC
- Identifies the resource definitions to be selected when a given resource assignment
is processed.
- RDSCPROC
- Identifies the resource definitions to be selected when a given resource description
is processed.
- SYSRES
- Identifies the resources that are defined to a specified CICS system.
- Connectivity objects
- These objects describe the nature of communication links between CICS systems.
- CICSSYS
- Describes the operational characteristics of a CICS system, including resource
installation options and the system ID to be used in identifying system links.
You can use CICSSYS to create system links to other CICS systems. See CICSPlex System Manager Administration.
- SYSLINK
- Describes the links that exist between CICS systems in your CICSplex. You can
use SYSLINK to create and install CICS system links.
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