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Copying an event specification

You can use the CICS® event binding editor to copy an existing event specification, with or without copying the capture specifications in the source event specification.

Procedure

  1. Click the Event Binding tab in the CICS event binding editor.
  2. Click the Copy button. The Copy Event Specification window opens.
    An image of the Copy Event Specification dialog.
  3. Type the name of the new event specification. You must use a unique name.
  4. Optional: Select the Choose and name capture specifications to copy check box. The Specify New Capture Specification Names dialog opens.
    An image of the Specify new names for Capture Specification copies dialog.
    The name of each of the capture specifications from the source event specification is listed in the table.
  5. Double-click the name or select an original capture specification then press enter to edit the name of the copy in the Original Capture Specification field and the Copy Capture Specification dialog opens.
  6. Enter a unique name for the new capture specification and click OK. The new name is placed in the Name of Copy field in the Specify New Capture Specification Names dialog. If do you not want to copy a capture specification, do not specify a new name for that capture specification and it will not be copied. If you have entered a new name in the wrong field you can press the Delete key to remove it.
  7. Click OK.

Results

You have created a new event specification with a unique name. You can choose to remove this event specification by clicking Edit > Undo Copy Event Specification.
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