Create the Help Files

To create the help files, rename some modules using the following as sample LIBR input. Choose an appropriate sublibrary (for example PRD2.CONFIG) to contain the renamed members:

CONNECT S=PRD1.BASE : user.sublib
COPY CICR3270.Y : CICR3270.BOOK
COPY CICINDEX.N : CICINDEX.PANSRC
COPY CICSNDX.N : CICSNDX.PANSRC
COPY CICCHAP.N : CICCHAP.PANSRC

Start CICS with at least EDSALIM=25M. Approximately 10M of free EDSA is needed to execute this procedure, therefore allow this much extra over your normal configuration. CEMT I DSAS displays the current usage, and can increase EDSALIM as long as partition getvis storage is available. The following example shows EDSALIM=30M, and the four extended DSAs currently using 7MB, therefore there is 23MB free EDSA available.

 I DSAS
 STATUS:  RESULTS - OVERTYPE TO MODIFY
    Sosstatus(Notsos)

   Dsalimit( 06291456 )
    Cdsasize(00524288)
    Rdsasize(00524288)
    Sdsasize(00262144)
    Udsasize(00000000)

   Edsalimit( 0031457280 )
    Ecdsasize(0002097152)
    Erdsasize(0007340032)
    Esdsasize(0001048576)
    Eudsasize(0001048576)

Start the REXX transaction, then enter EXEC CICHPREP (without apostrophes) to run the exec that creates the HELP text.

In response to the following messages, enter user.sublib where this is the sublibrary you chose (for example, PRD2.CONFIG):

Please enter the Librarian sublibrary containing the REXX/CICS LIST3270.
(example: LIB.SUBLIB )
user.sublib
Please enter the Librarian sublibrary containing the help panels.
(example: LIB.SUBLIB )
user.sublib

You should see the following messages:

  Building INDEX and CHAPTER files.  Please be patient.
  INDEX file built.
  Building Chapter files
  Chapter files are built
  Building Appendix files.
  Appendix files are built
  34 Files built, all done !!