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Workspace CICS Transaction Server for z/OS
Categories Runtime
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 18, 2020

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Allow use of System Symbols in CICS LIBRARY resource

Hello,
we are implementing CICS LIBRARY resources in our CICS Systems.
However we'd have appreciated being able to specify System Symbols in DSNames within the Library concatenation. As we currently use System Symbols to make products upgrades in our CICS Systems.
Currently we can't use System Symbols, so some datasets in DFHRPL can't be migrated to LIBRARY.
Thanks for your feedback.
Regards,
Yazid AGHANIM.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 17, 2022
    Support for this is also provided in CICS TS 6.1 which is generally available from 17th June 2022.

    For more information see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cics-ts/6.1?topic=whats-new
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 5, 2022
    Support for this is also provided in CICS TS 6.1 which is announced today April 5th and will GA June 17th 2022.

    See Announcement letter https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUS222-092/index.html&request_locale=en
  • Guest
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    |     Jan 25, 2021

    This RFE is satisfied by the resource overrides feature provided by PH30590 on CICS TS 5.6

    This feature enables a system programmer to tailor the resources for a specific CICS environment, and provides the following advantages:

    • You can take a set of CICS definitions from development through to a production environment without change. Any resource attributes can be overridden to support each environment as required.
    • In addition, you can use system-specific symbols such as the SYSIDor APPLID to override attribute values dynamically when a resource is installed.
    • You can apply standards by ensuring that certain attribute values are always turned on or off, or set to a specific value.

    For more information see https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGMCP_5.6.0/configuring/resources/resource-definition-overrides.html

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 13, 2020

    I'd like to add to this request, the ability to reference JCL (// SET) symbols also.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 17, 2020

    Also withholding vote on this RFE in favor of the more general RFE #123011.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 7, 2020

    This is a candidate for a future release

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 19, 2020

    My apologies for duplicating my comment.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 19, 2020

    This one would have my vote except that it appears to be a duplicate. See 123011.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 19, 2020

    This one would have my vote except that it appears to be a duplicate. See 123011.

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