Defining sessions using BAS

To create a session definition:

  1. Issue the create primary (CREate) or line (CRE) action command from the SESSDEF view.
  2. Fill in the fields on the first session definition panel (see Figure 87):
    Figure 87. Creating a session definition - Page 1
     COMMAND  ===>
      Name             ===> S001A        Version ===> 1
      Description      ===> Session 1 - System A
      RESGROUP         ===>
      User Data        ===>
     
      Protocol         ===> APPC         Intercommunication link protocol
                                           (APPC, EXCI, LU61, NOTAPPLIC)
      Maximum          ===> 0   , 0      Maximum sessions (0-999, blank)
      Recv/Send count  ===>     ,        Receive, Send counts (1-999, blank)
      Recv/Send prfx   ===>    ,         Receive, Send prefixes
      Recv/Send size   ===> 4096 , 4096  Max Recv, Send VTAM RU size (1-30720,blank)
      Modename         ===>              VTAM logmode name
      Connection       ===>              Connection name
      Autoconnect      ===> NO           Session established (NO, YES, ALL)
      NetNameQ         ===>              Name known to remote IMS system
     
     
     Press ENTER to create SESSDEF.
     Enter UP or DOWN to view other screens.
     Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.
  3. To add the ssession definition to the data repository, press Enter. To continue creating a session definition, issue the DOWN command. Otherwise, issue one of the commands available from this panel.
  4. Fill in the fields on the second session definition panel (see Figure 88):
    Figure 88. Creating a session definition - Page 2
     COMMAND  ===>
      Name                  S001A        Version ===> 1
     
      SessName         ===>              Session ID
      Session priority ===> 0            Session priority (0-255, blank)
      Userid           ===>              Signon and security userid
      Inservice        ===> N/A          Session in communication (YES, NO, N/A)
      Build Chain      ===> YES          Chain assembly required (YES, NO)
      Relreq           ===> NO           Release logic unit (YES, NO)
      Discreq          ===> NO           Disconnect request (YES, NO)
      Userarealen      ===> 0            User area size (0-255), blank)
      Ioarea Length    ===> 0    , 0     Terminal I/O area (0-32767, blank)
      NEP class        ===> 0            NEP transaction class (0-255, blank)
      Transaction      ===>              Device initiated transaction
      Recov Option     ===> SYSDEFAULT   CICS recovery using XRF
                                           (SYSDEFAULT, CLEARCONV,
                                           RELEASESESS, UNCONDREL, NONE)
      Recov Notify     ===> N/A          XRF takeover notify
                                           (NONE, MESSAGE, TRANSACTION, N/A)
     
     
     Press ENTER to create SESSDEF.
     Enter UP or DOWN to view other screens.
     Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.
  5. To continue creating a connection definition:
  6. For CICS/MVS 2.1.2 systems only, fill in the fields on the third connection definition panel (see Figure 89):
    Figure 89. Creating a session definition - Page 3
     COMMAND  ===>
      Name                 S001A        Version ===> 1
     
      Operid          ===>              Operator identifier
      Oper Priority   ===> 0            Operator priority code (0-255, blank)
      Oper RSL                          Session Resource security keys
                      ===>
      Oper Security                     Device transaction security keys
                      ===>
                      ===>
                      ===>
     
     
     Press ENTER to create SESSDEF.
     Enter UP or DOWN to view other screens.
     Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.
  7. To add the session definition to the data repository, press Enter.

Related concepts
Session resource definitions
CICS Resource Definition Guide
Related tasks
Accessing BAS session definitions
Working with the SESSDEF view
CICS Resource Definition Guide
CICS Resource Definition Guide
CICS System Programming Reference
Related reference
Session definition attributes
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