Checking the consistency of lists and groups

You can use the CICS® Configuration Manager ISPF dialog to check the consistency of the following sets of resource definitions:

These checks generate the following messages:

Duplicate candidates
Report resource definitions that are defined multiple times, and assess the eligibility of each duplicate for installation. A resource definition can be ineligible due to a combination of referential integrity errors (described below) and sequence order (only the first or the last duplicate is eligible, depending on the resource type).
Referential integrity (RI)
Report resource definitions whose installation will be affected by interdependency or conflict conditions with other resource definitions. There are two condition severities:
Errors
Cause CICS to issue an error message at CICS start time. The resource definition will not be installed.
Warnings
Cause CICS to issue a warning message at CICS start time. The resource definition might be installed, but the condition might render the resource unusable.

These checks are a superset of the consistency checks performed by the CICS CEDA CHECK command.

You can also perform these checks in a batch report, by requesting a deployment analysis check report. In addition to checking resource definitions in CSD files, the batch report also enables you to check resource definitions in CICSPlex® SM data repositories. For details, see Deployment analysis of resource definitions.

To check the consistency of a single list or group in a CSD file:

  1. Expand the corresponding CICS configuration to show its lists or groups. For details, see Exploring CICS configurations.
  2. Enter CHK next to the list or group that you want to check.
  3. Choose the type of check messages that you want to view.

To check the consistency of a mix of lists and groups in a CSD file:

  1. Select primary menu option 4.10 Check Analysis.

    This displays a selection list panel of CICS configurations.

  2. Select the CICS configuration for the CSD file.
  3. Specify the sequence of lists and groups that you want to check.

    To add items to the sequence:

    1. Move the cursor to the Name column, and then press the Prompt key (F4).

      This displays a pop-up window of lists and groups in the selected CICS configuration.

    2. Enter S next to one or more groups and lists.
      Tip: Entering S next to a list adds the entire list to the sequence as a single item. To add each group in the list as a separate item, enter SX next to the list. This enables you to re-order or remove individual groups in the sequence, rather than using the groups exactly as defined in the list.
    3. Press the Exit key (F3).

    For more information on arranging the sequence of lists and groups, see the online help.

  4. When you have finished specifying the sequence of lists and groups, enter RUN on the command line.
  5. Choose the type of check messages that you want to view.

For information on viewing the check messages, see the online help.

Tip: To omit a check message and all similar messages from the display, enter OXX next to the message. For example, to omit all messages for undefined/uninstalled LSRPOOL ID 1, enter OXX next to one of these messages.

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