Working with migration schemes

A migration scheme defines one or more migration paths. Each migration path refers to a pair of CICS® configurations: A source CICS configuration and a target CICS configuration. The source CICS configuration identifies where you want to migrate from; the target CICS configuration identifies where you want to migrate to.

When you run the command to migrate a change package, you specify the migration scheme that you want to use. CICS Configuration Manager copies resource definitions according to the migration paths in the migration scheme. For more information about migration schemes, see Migration schemes in CICS Configuration Manager product documentation in the CICS TS information center.

Creating a migration scheme

Use the New Migration Scheme window to create a migration scheme. To open the window, right-click in the Migration Schemes view and click Open. Alternatively, click File > New > Other > CICS Configuration Manager > Migration Scheme in the main menu.

Provide a name for the new migration scheme and, optionally, a description. Click the check box if you want change packages that use this migration scheme to use the approval review processing.

Click the plus (+) icon to add at least one migration path. If you have more than one migration path, you can use the up and down arrows to change their order.

Editing a migration scheme

You can edit a migration scheme by right-clicking the scheme in the Migration Schemes view, and clicking Open. The Migration Scheme editor opens.

In the editor, you can change all fields except the migration scheme name. Click Ctrl+S to save the changes.

Deleting a migration scheme

You can delete a migration scheme by right-clicking the scheme in the Migration Schemes view, and clicking Delete.