CICS® variables

The CICS® variables that are required to define CICS® IA to the correct CSD locations.

CICS® IA requires a number of resources to be defined to CICS®. You configure where and how these resources are defined.

CICS® VERSION
The CICS® TS version for the CICS® regions that you are configuring for the IA collection. This field defaults to V630.

REQUIRED.

CICS® QUALIFIER
The qualifier prefix for the CICS® TS SDFHLOAD library.

REQUIRED.

CICS® CSD FILE NAME
The dataset name of the CICS® system definition file (DFHCSD) where the CICS® IA resources are added.

REQUIRED.

CICS® AOR LIST NAME
CICS® IA resources are defined in a number of groups. Select an appropriate list name used by your CICS® AOR regions to which the IA groups are appended. This list must be included in the GRPLIST statement of the CICS® SIT options.

REQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed and defaults to IA61AOR.

CICS® CSD COLLECTOR GROUP
The group name for CINT resource definitions that are used by the CICS® IA collector. This group is appended to the CICS® AOR LIST NAME.

This field defaults to IA61CINT.

REQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.

CICS® LOCAL FILES GROUP
The group name for the LOCAL FILE definitions. If you choose to share the VSAM files that use an FOR then the group is appended to the CICS® FOR LIST NAME when you run job CIUJCFIL. If you choose to not to share your VSAM files or share using VSAM RLS then this group is appended to the CICS® AOR LIST NAME when you run job CIUJCFIL.

This field defaults to IA61FILE.

REQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.

RLSACCESS FOR VSAM FILES
Set this value to YES if you choose to share the CICS® IA VSAM files that use VSAM RLS. If not, set the field to NO.

REQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed and defaults to YES.

CICS® FILE OWNING REGION
The CICS® SYSID for the file owning region. This value is REQUIRED if you use a FOR to share VSAM files.

OPTIONAL. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.

CICS® FOR LIST NAME
The CICS® CSD list name for your File Owning Region. This field is REQUIRED if you specified NO for RLSACCESS FOR VSAM FILES and a nonblank value for the CICS FILE OWNING REGION. This list must be included in the GRPLIST statement of the CICS® SIT options.

OPTIONAL. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.

CICS® REMOTE FILES GROUP
The group name for the REMOTE FILE definitions. This field is REQUIRED if you specified NO for RLSACCESS FOR VSAM FILES and a nonblank value for the CICS FILE OWNING REGION. The group is appended to the CICS® AOR LIST NAME when you run job CIUJCFIR.

OPTIONAL. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.

LSRPOOLID FOR VSAM FILES
If your CICS® region uses LSRPOOLIDS select an appropriate value for your site. If not, set the field to NO.

This field defaults to NONE.

REQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.

LIBRARY RESOURCE NAME for SCIULOAD
CICS® IA can be configured to use CICS® LIBRARY definitions to define the CICS® IA load libraries. Select a name for this resource for the base CICS® IA library SCIULOAD. This field defaults to IA61LIB.
Note:
NOTE: Your CICS® region must be at version CICS® TS 3.2 or later.

OPTIONAL. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.

LIBRARY RESOURCE NAME for SCIULODE/K
CICS® IA can be configured to use CICS® LIBRARY definitions to define the CICS® IA load libraries. Select a name for this resource for the NLS CICS® IA library SCIULODE/K. This field defaults to IA61LIBE.
Note:
Your CICS® region must be at version CICS® TS 3.2 or later.

OPTIONAL. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.