Start of changeCICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS, Version 1.2


Defining the VSAM data set to CICS

To compare the results of the each call in VSAM and DB2®, you must add a new file control definition to CICS® file control.

The name for the new file definition is derived from the existing file control definition as follows:

Figure 1 shows the response to the CEMT transaction illustrating both of these situations:

Figure 1. CEMT display of files defined to DMF
 
 I FI(*)                                                                   
 STATUS:  RESULTS - OVERTYPE TO MODIFY                                         
  Fil(@RDERFIL  Vsa Clo Ena Rea Upd Add Bro Del     Sha                        
         Dsn( VID.ORDERFIL                                 ) 
  Fil(ORDERFIL) Vsa Ope Ena Rea Upd Add Bro Del     Sha                        
         Dsn( VID.ORDERFIL.DUMMY                           )                   
  Fil(VIDKSDS ) Vsa Ope Ena Rea Upd Add Bro Del     Sha                        
         Dsn( VID.VIDKSDS.DUMMY                            )                   
  Fil(VIDKSDS@) Vsa Ope Ena Rea Upd Add Bro Del     Sha                        
         Dsn( VID.VIDKSDS                                  )                   
  Fil(VIDRRDS)  Vsa Ope Ena Rea Upd Add Bro Del     Sha                        
         Dsn( VID.VIDRRDS.DUMMY                            )                   
 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                     SYSID=CICS APPLID=A06CICS1
  RESPONSE: NORMAL                             TIME:  12.50.29  DATE: 14.01.05 
PF 1 HELP       3 END       5 VAR        7 SBH 8 SFH 9 MSG 10 SB 11 SF

@RDERFIL and VIDKSDS@ are the new file control entries defining the original VSAM data sets that DMF uses for files ORDERFIL and VIDKSDS respectively. The file VIDRRDS is not eligible for DMF because there is no file control definition for the original VSAM data set.





Last updated: November 9, 2012 20:42:42
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