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Status Not under consideration
Workspace CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS
Categories Runtime
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 30, 2020

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Flat file input for RANA exit instead of recompile process

Request to allow RANA exit to read a flat file as input and perform actions instead of modifying the EXIT each time with changes and recompiling it.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Nov 11, 2020

    Thank you for submitting this RFE.CICS CM development have given it considerable attention but are not able to address this at this time. Please note that no other customer has requested this. Please see technical reasons for declining this RFE.

    CICS CM currently has a method for updating RANA-exit (standards enforcement rules):
    • The rules template is edited as a source file.
    • A sample job is run to Rexx generate, assemble, link the rules into a program
    • The program is NEWCOPY’d in the CICS region.
    We understand that running the batch job is cumbersome, or perhaps porting the load module to another LPAR is cumbersome.
    The requested flat-file approach removes the running of the gen/asm/link job, but I think does little more than that.
    You would still need to (1) edit the file; and (3) copy the file to a target LPAR and/or trigger CICS rules reload/restart.
    So essentially, you would only avoid running the sample generate job.

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