Compare resource definitions across TOURDEVT, TOURTEST, and TOURPROD

Primary menu option 4.1 Multiple Configs lets you work with resource definitions from multiple CICS configurations in the same way that the option we have been using so far, option 2 CICS Resources, lets you work with resource definitions from a single CICS configuration. The panels under option 4.1 Multiple Configs are similar to the panels under option 2 CICS Resources, except that you select multiple CICS configurations instead of just one, and the subsequent list panels contain a Config column, identifying the CICS configurations to which items belong.

You can use this option to compare resource definitions in different CICS configurations.

  1. Select primary menu option 4.1 Multiple Configs.

    The list of CICS® configurations appears.

  2. Type an S next to TOURDEVT, TOURTEST, and TOURPROD, and then press Enter.
  3. Specify a filter that limits the list to one of the resource definitions that you previously edited in TOURDEVT, and then press Enter to display the list.

    The list shows the resource definition in the three CICS configurations.

    In addition to comparing two resource definitions side-by-side, you can display a checksum column on list panels. The checksums are 8-digit hexadecimal numbers calculated from the attribute values of the resource definitions. These provide an easy way to compare resource definitions in the list. If two resource definitions of the same resource type have the same checksum, then either all of their attribute values are identical, or a subset or their attribute values are identical, depending on the type of checksum: FULL (all attributes), PARTIAL (a subset of attributes predefined by CICS Configuration Manager), or LIST (a subset of attributes specified by you).

  4. On the command line, enter CHECKSUM FULL
    Tip: You can also use the Checksum action bar choice to display or hide this column.

    The checksum column appears. Notice that the checksums for the resource definitions in TOURTEST and TOURPROD are the same, but the resource definition in TOURDEVT is different, because you have edited its attributes.

    Figure 1. Guided tour: Comparing resource definitions using the checksum column
       File  Menu  Settings  Checksum  Search  Help 
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     Resources              Multiple Configuration Resources        Row 1 to 9 of 9 
     Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR 
     
     Filter *        TRANSACTION  + TOURCCM  
                                                                 Checksum 
            Name     Type           Group    Prompt                Full   Config  
            CIRP     TRANSACTION    TOURCCM                      570C69E5 TOURDEVT
            CIRP     TRANSACTION    TOURCCM                      570C69E5 TOURPROD
            CIRP     TRANSACTION    TOURCCM                      570C69E5 TOURTEST
            CIRR     TRANSACTION    TOURCCM                      D5A8B594 TOURDEVT
            CIRR     TRANSACTION    TOURCCM                      D5A8B594 TOURPROD
            CIRR     TRANSACTION    TOURCCM                      D5A8B594 TOURTEST
            CIR2     TRANSACTION    TOURCCM                      570C1D97 TOURDEVT
            CIR2     TRANSACTION    TOURCCM                      D59022B3 TOURPROD
            CIR2     TRANSACTION    TOURCCM                      D59022B3 TOURTEST
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  5. Type CM next to the resource definition in TOURDEVT and the resource definition in TOURTEST, and then press Enter.

    The resource definitions appear side-by-side, with differences highlighted.