This edition describes updates for CICS® Configuration
Manager V5.1:
- Support for CICS Transaction
Server V5.1
- The CICS Configuration
Manager server
runs under and supports CICS Transaction
Server V5.1 environments.
CICS Configuration
Manager supports the new CICS Transaction Server V5.1 APPLDEF
and PLATDEF CICSPlex® SM
definitions for platforms:
- You can use the ISPF dialog to define, list, view, and delete
APPLDEF and PLATDEF definitions (ISPF dialog option 2 CICS Resources, line
action F).
- You can use the ISPF dialog or batch reports to audit
changes to APPLDEF and PLATDEF definitions.
- Using
change packages to migrate commands: more commands supported
- Change package command processing has been extended to support
the following commands:
- Add a ResGroup to a ResDesc (by RESINDSC association)
- Add (append) a CSD-based group to a list
- Remove a ResGroup from a ResDesc (by RESINDSC removal)
- Remove a CSD-based group from a list
- Delete an empty ResGroup
- Delete a CSD-based group, including all its resource definitions
- Automatically
removing empty CSD-based groups from lists
- CICS Configuration
Manager now
detects when a CSD-based group is emptied (logically deleted) and,
optionally, automatically removes references to the group from lists.
- To activate automatic removal of empty groups, set the corresponding
new system option via either of the following methods:
- Use the batch program CCVBDDDI to activate AutoRemoveDeletedGroups.
For details, see the JCL member CCVXSYSO in the sample library SCCVSAMP.
- Use ISPF dialog option 1.1 System Options to select Automatic
remove of deleted Groups from CSD Lists.
If CICS Configuration
Manager detects
that a group is deleted or emptied (as a result of delete or rename
processing):
- If the system option is inactive (the default), CICS Configuration
Manager performs no action,
except to display information messages about the affected lists.
- If the system option is active, CICS Configuration
Manager automatically removes
any references to the group from lists. CICS Configuration
Manager displays information
messages about the list adjustments.
- Audit
reporting for discard, install, and newcopy actions
- You can now use the CICS Configuration
Manager ISPF
dialog (option 4.4 Historical Reports: CICS resources)
or batch reports (REPORT TYPE=CICSRESCHANGES) to audit discard, install,
and newcopy actions that were performed using CICS Configuration
Manager.
- ISPF dialog: changes to line actions for working with CSD-based
groups
- In previous versions, if you entered line action X next to a CSD-based list (to expand
the list and display its groups), you could then enter D next to a group; this deleted the
group and all of its resource definitions, rather than just removing
the group from the list.
To avoid confusion, line action D is no longer available on that panel.
To remove
a CSD-based group from a list, enter E (Edit)
next to the list, and then enter REM (Remove)
next to the group.
To delete
a CSD-based group and all of its resource definitions, enter G (Groups) next to the corresponding CICS configuration (to display
its groups), and then enter D (Delete)
next to the group.