Object Lists versus Resource Lists

CICS PA supports two similar types of list: Object Lists and Resource Lists. Both types define lists of field values that you can refer to by name, avoiding duplicating the same list of values in different places. However, they are used for different functions, are defined using different menu options, and are stored in different locations:

Table 1. Differences between Object Lists and Resource Lists
Type Function Menu option from the CICS PA Primary Option Menu Storage location
Object Lists Selection Criteria for filtering the data for reports and extracts Option 4 Object Lists (see Maintaining Object Lists) Object Lists data set
Resource Lists
  • Selection Criteria for filtering data to be loaded into an HDB
  • Resource field values for Application Grouping
  • Resource field values for Statistics Alerts
  • Option 5 Historical Database (edit a Template, edit its Selection Criteria, then select Object Lists ► Resource Lists from the action bar of the Performance Select Statement; see Resource Lists)
  • Option 8 Resource Definitions then option 2 Application Grouping (see Application Grouping)
Repository

Several panels contain the action bar choice Lists: this links directly to the panel for creating and maintaining Object Lists or Resource Lists, as a quicker alternative to navigating via the Primary Option Menu.

You can copy an Object List to a Resource List. For details, see Maintaining Object Lists.


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