Starting and stopping CICS IA from the PLT

You can start CICS® IA from a program list table (PLT) program that is initiated during the third stage of CICS initialization; that is, a program that is specified in the second part of the program list table post initialization (PLTPI) list for the CICS region.

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You can stop CICS IA from a program list table (PLT) program that is initiated during CICS termination; that is, a program that is specified in the first part of the program list table shutdown (PLTSD) list for the CICS region.
Note: If you choose to start CICS IA during PLT startup, it is NOT a requirement to stop CICS IA during PLT shutdown.
A PLTPI program to start the Collector, CIUSTART, is supplied with CICS IA. To start CICS IA from the PLT, add the following lines to your PLT startup table:
DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=DFHDELIM
DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=CIUSTART
A program list table shutdown (PLTSD) program to stop the Collector, CIUSTOP, is supplied with CICS IA. To stop CICS IA from the PLT:
  1. Add the following lines to your PLT shutdown table:
    DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=CIUSTOP
    DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=DFHDELIM
  2. Ensure that the definition of the CINT transaction specifies SHUTDOWN(ENABLED).

For definitive information about installing and running PLTPI and PLTSD programs, see the CICS Customization Guide.