Creating application lists

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Once you have finished multiple application groups, you can combine them into application lists that can be processed as a single object during batch request utility job steps. To use this feature:

Procedure

  1. Click the Application Lists folder in the tree pane on the left side of the CICS® BAC main window. This is the subfolder in which new or downloaded application lists are stored .
  2. Select File > New > Application list object or click the down arrow next to the New icon on the toolbar and select Application List from the drop-down menu.
  3. This displays a dialog box that you can use to specify the new list name.
  4. Choose one of the following options:
    • Enter a name for the list (such as "LIST1") that is unique among other application list names in the subfolder for the CICS region and click OK. You cannot use NEWLIST as the name.
    • Click Browse Host for Existing Application Lists and use the resulting dialog box to view, select, and download existing CICS BAC application lists from the host.

    This opens the main window for your new application list.

  5. If you have already downloaded an application list from the host computer, the list of application groups is displayed. At this point, you have two additional options:
    • You can browse and add individual groups from the host computer by clicking the button labeled Get group names from CICS region at the lower right on this window. This opens the Download Application Group Names dialog box.
      You can specify a filter for the application group names, such as "PAY*." Click OK when finished.
    • You can enter specific group names in the text field at the lower left corner of the window, then add the specified groups to the list by clicking the button labeled Add application groups provided in box below. You can enter multiple group names by using commas or spaces as delimiters between the names.
  6. Once you have selected all the groups to be included, use the controls in the middle of the dialog box to arrange the group names in your application list.
    • To add a group to the list, select it from the right panel and click the Add button.
    • To remove a group from the list, select it from the left panel and click the Remove button.
    • To rearrange the list in the left panel, click an item to be moved and then use the Move up or Move down buttons.
  7. To save your changes, select File > Save or click the Save icon. To cancel any changes since the window was opened or since the last save, click the Cancel icon.
  8. When you are finished customizing this application list, select File > Close Window to exit.
  9. Repeat this procedure for additional application lists that you want to define in the current CICS region or in any others.

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