November 2007: APAR update to V1.2

Describes new functions, introduced by the PTF for APAR PK48565, for reporting changes to resource definitions and cleaning up resource definitions (such as unnecessary duplicates):

Audit changes to resource definitions
The new batch CICSĀ® Resource Definition Changes Report shows changes to resource definitions that CICS Configuration Manager records in its journal.
View history of change package processing
The History processing option under ISPF dialog primary menu option 3 Packages now provides additional details. For example, selecting a Migrate command on the History panel displays the command details, with the option of displaying a list panel of the resource definitions that the command updated. History details are also available for other change package processing commands.
Show only duplicate, unique, different, or missing resource definitions
The new Show action bar choice and primary command allow you to filter a list panel of resource definitions to show only duplicates, based either on their combination of name and resource type, or on a checksum calculated from their attribute values. Similarly, you can filter a list panel to show only unique resource definitions.
List panels under option 4.1 Multiple Configs offer two additional choices:
Show different checksums
Shows resource definitions that have the same name and resource type but different checksum values.
Show missing names
Shows resource definitions whose combination of name and resource type exist in some but not all of the selected CICS configurations.
Analyze resource definitions to assist clean-up
New options under primary menu option 4 Reports analyze relationships between resource definitions to help you clean up resource definitions; for example, identifying unused or redundant resource definitions. These new options report:
  • Matching names (duplicate resource definitions)
  • Matching checksums (different resource definitions that define the same resource)
  • Orphan groups (groups that are not installed at CICS startup)
  • Orphan CICSPlex SM resource definitions (that do not belong to any ResGroups)
  • Shared CICSPlex SM resource definitions (that belong to multiple ResGroups)
Compare resource definitions based on significant attribute values
Option 4.7 Matching checksums introduces the new CRITICAL checksum type, calculated from all attributes except those that are not critical to the operation of the resource, such as the description. This enables you to quickly compare resource definitions based on critical, or "significant", attribute values.

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