The Groups view is the primary panel for maintaining your
group definitions. You use Groups to group systems for reporting purposes.
To display the Groups view:
- From the System Definitions Menu, select option 3 Maintain
Group definitions
- From the System Definitions list panel, enter the VIEW GROUPS command
or select View->Groups in the action bar
From the list of Groups you can perform the following actions:
- Define a new group, or copy or repeat a group along with its associated
systems
- Update or view the systems that belong to a group, or delete a
group that is no longer required
- Use the FIND and SORT commands to locate entries
in the list
- Use Filter->Set Filter in the action bar to display
only groups that match your specified criteria
Figure 1. System Definitions: Personal
Groups File Edit Filter View Options Help
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Personal Groups Row 1 from 4
Command ===> _________________________________________________ Scroll ===> ____
Select to review the Systems in the Group.
/ Use Group Description
_ 13 PRODMRO1 Production MRO______________________
_ 34 WEEKLY Weekly SMF data_____________________
_ 8 MONTHLY Monthly SMF data____________________
S 2 YEARLY Yearly SMF data_____________________
********************************* End of list *********************************
F1=Help F3=Exit F5=Rfind F7=Backward F8=Forward F10=Actions
F12=Cancel
This panel is used to maintain Groups.
CICS PA uses
the related Systems (and their SMF Files) in the generation of Report
Set JCL. The Use count shows the number of Systems that are defined
to each Group.
Note: The order of the Systems defined to the Group
determine the file sequence in the generated JCL. You might need to
adjust the order so the files are in the correct time sequence.
Each listed group has the following attributes:
- Use
- The Group Use count. This indicates the number of Systems defined
to the Group.
- Group
- The name of a Group. The
name can be up to eight alphanumeric (A-Z,0-9) or special (@,#,$)
characters.
A Group name is an arbitrary name used to identify
a group of related Systems for reporting purposes, such as those systems
that connect via IRC/MRO, ISC/APPC, IPIC, or transaction
grouping.
- Description
- Description is free-format text up to 36 characters to describe
the group.
Line Actions
- ⁄
- Display the menu of line actions
- S
- Specify a group and the systems that belong to it
- I
- Insert a new group
- R
- Repeat this row
- C
- Copy this row
- M
- Move this row
- A
- Move⁄Copy after this row
- B
- Move⁄Copy before this row
- D
- Delete this row
Note: A row command on this panel applies to the Group
definition and all its associated information. For example, copying
a row copies the Group details and all its System relationships. Deleting
a row deletes the Group and its relationships, but not the Systems
themselves.
Primary Commands
- NEW name
- This command creates a new Group.
The group name must be unique.
Also available from File in
the action bar.
See Figure 1.
- SAVE
- This command saves any changes
you have made during this invocation of System Definitions.
Also
available from File in the action bar.
- FIND string
- This command (or F)
looks for the specified character string in all columns of displayed
data. The string need only be enclosed in quotes if there are embedded
spaces. The search is not case sensitive. The display scrolls to
the row where the string is found and positions the cursor on the
matching data. To find more occurrences, use F5 or the RFIND command
repeatedly.
If there is no match but the search did not begin at
the start of the list, the screen does not change and the message *Bottom
of data reached* is displayed. Use F5 or RFIND to
search from the top.
If there is no match in the entire list,
the screen does not change and a String not found message
is displayed.
Also available from Edit in the action
bar.
- SORT GROUP|DESCription
- This command sorts the list
of Groups by name (the default) or description. The order is retained
on exit.
Also available from Edit in the action bar.
- RESET
- This command (or RES)
removes all outstanding line actions.
Also available from Edit in
the action bar.
- VIEW SYSTEMS|FILES
- This command takes you to the
Systems or Files view. Updates are saved when you change views.
Also
available from View in the action bar.
- MENU
- This command takes you to the
System Definitions Menu. Updates are saved when you go to the menu.
Also
available from View in the action bar.