CICS® VR
can create backups configured through the panel interface, using a backup
skeleton.
The skeleton is stored in SDWWSENU, and contains the details
of the job to submit for the specific backup product. A base skeleton is provided
in DWWRE1RO, and can be customized for the specific backup product.
Several CICS VR
variables are available for use within the backup skeleton, as described below:
Table 1. Backup skeleton variables supported by CICS VRVariable name |
Description |
&CSPH |
The original sphere name |
&CBKDSN |
The backup sphere name |
&CBKCSID |
The CICS APPLID, if backup type 2 is specified |
&CBKTYPE |
The backup type value. This can be 1, 2, or 3, and is
specified on the panel interface |

The name of the customized skeleton is in the form
DWWprdnm,
where
prdnm is a five character product name abbreviation,
with the digit '1' in the third place. For example, a product name HSMLB would
produce a skeleton name DWWHS1LB. The sample skeleton uses IDCAMS REPRO, and
so has the name DWWRE1RO.
Note: 
The same backup name is used for
restore and backup. For example, to restore from a backup made using IDCAMS
REPRO, select the REPRO product. Similarly, to make a backup using IDCAMS
REPRO, select the REPRO product. CICS VR uses the correct skeleton in the
resulting job.


After the backup step within the skeleton, a file copy notification can
be performed. This is done by executing a program which calls the CICS VR File
Copy Notification Service.
Note: File copy notification from within the backup
skeleton must be performed only if the backup product does not include a call
to the CICS VR
notification service already.