Defining CICS configurations that refer to export files

When you define a CICS configuration that refers to an export file, you specify the data set name of the export file. If this data set does not exist, then CICSĀ® Configuration Manager allocates it when you first attempt to write to it (for example, when you migrate a change package, and the CICS configuration is one of the targets of the migration scheme).

CICS Configuration Manager allocates export files as QSAM data sets with these details:

RECFM FB
LRECL 80 for DFHCSDUP or BATCHREP export files.

1500 for CICS Configuration Manager export files.

Note: If you allocate the export file yourself, you must specify one of these logical record lengths (whichever is appropriate for the type of export file).
BLKSZ 3200 for DFHCSDUP or BATCHREP export files.

6000 for CICS Configuration Manager export files.

SPACE CYLS
PRIMARY 5
SECONDARY 10
UNIT SYSDA
RELEASE NO