Creating application lists
Once you have finished multiple application groups, you can combine them
into application lists that can be processed as a single object during batch
request utility job steps. To use this feature:
- Click the Application Lists folder in the tree pane
on the left side of the CICS® BAC main window. This is the subfolder in which new
or downloaded application lists are stored.
- Select File > New > Application list object or click
the down arrow next to the New icon on the toolbar and
select Application List from the drop-down menu.
- This displays a dialog box that you can use to specify the new list name.
- Choose one of the following options:
- Enter a name for the list (such as "LIST1") that is unique among other
application list names in the subfolder for the CICS region and click OK. You cannot use NEWLIST as the name.
- Click Browse Host for Existing Application Lists and
use the resulting dialog box to view, select, and download existing CICS BAC application
lists from the host.
This opens the main window for your new application list.
- If you have already downloaded an application list from the host computer,
the list of application groups is displayed. At this point, you have two additional
options:
- You can browse and add individual groups from the host computer by clicking
the button labeled Get group names from CICS region at
the lower right on this window. This opens the Download Application Group
Names dialog box.
You can specify a filter for the application group names, such as "PAY*."
Click OK when finished.
- You can enter specific group names in the text field at the lower left
corner of the window, then add the specified groups to the list by clicking
the button labeled Add application groups provided in box
below. You can enter multiple group names by using commas or spaces as
delimiters between the names.
- Once you have selected all the groups to be included, use the controls
in the middle of the dialog box to arrange the group names in your application
list.
- To add a group to the list, select it from the right panel and click the Add button.
- To remove a group from the list, select it from the left panel and click
the Remove button.
- To rearrange the list in the left panel, click an item to be moved and
then use the Move up or Move down buttons.
- To save your changes, select File > Save or click
the Save icon. To cancel any changes since the window
was opened or since the last save, click the Cancel icon.
- When you are finished customizing this application list, select File > Close Window to exit.
- Repeat this procedure for additional application lists that you want to
define in the current CICS region or in any others.