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Workspace CICS Transaction Server for z/OS
Categories Runtime
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 20, 2013

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Variables in dynamic Library definition

If you want to do multiversioning in cics, you have to define a library each application.

At wuestenrot the library files would look like this:

TB90.TESTPLAT.TESTAPPL.MAJ0001.MIN0001.PAT0001
FB90.FACHPLAT.TESTAPPL.MAJ0001.MIN0001.PAT0001
PB90.PRODPLAT.TESTAPPL.MAJ0001.MIN0001.PAT0001

If we now want to move sources to the next stage by copying the file to the next stage we have to define a bundle for every binding project with the correct library. It is not very simple to do this, because this work the developer has to do. I as sysprog don't want to do this. It is a lot of work for nothing, which can be done from the system.

To make this simple, a perfekt solution would be to give the possibility to insert variables to the librarys file name:

TB90.%Platform%.%application%.%majorversion%.%minorversion%.%patchversion%

Then we only have to give up the first Qualifier (T/F/P - I see no chance to integrate this) and the librarydefinition would look like this:

LB90.%Platform%.%application%.%majorversion%.%minorversion%.%patchversion%

This definition could be defined one time from the system programmer and put into any application bundle. It also then never needs to be changed, because for every platform and application it would be the same an correct.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 16, 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
    |     Jul 20, 2016

    We have assessed this requirement. We have no current plans for this to be implemented and so this requirement is being declined at this point. The requirement will be kept in the RFE system and might be reassessed in the future. You also have an opportunity to resubmit in twelve months time if you wish it to be reconsidered then.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 5, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Transaction Processing
    Product - CICS Transaction Server

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Transaction Processing
    Product - CICS Transaction Server

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 8, 2014

    This RFE should not be expanded to include other resources. Requests for substitution in files for example is covered by RFE 24364. See http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewChangeRequest&CR_ID=24364

  • Guest
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    |     Jan 8, 2014

    I would like to expand this requirement to provide a general solution for more attributes in more resource types: espacially DSN in FILE definitions.
    Some symbols should be predefined &LPAR , &SYSID, &APPLID, other should be defined by the CICS admin (just like system symbols in z/OS)
    Currently we are using CICS SPI to alter DSN of some files during CICS cold start (PLT)

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 20, 2013

    Is this similar to http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=38900

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