The following figure shows the menu options and subsequent line actions that you can use to explore a CICS® configuration hierarchy.
You can also enter line actions next to multiple items under option 2 CICS Resources. However, instead of combining the results on a single panel, this option stacks the results of each line action on separate panels. To move to the next stacked panel of results, press the Exit key (F3).
You can use this to help identify groups that could be redundant, because they do not belong to any of the lists specified by the CICS system initialization (SIT) parameter GRPLIST:
You can only enter UNR next to lists/ResDescs from the same CICS configuration.
To expand an item and show the next level of hierarchy, enter X next to the item. Expanding a CICS configuration shows its lists (or ResDescs, for context-based CICS configurations); expanding a list shows its groups (or ResGroups); expanding a group shows its resource definitions. To step back one level, press the Exit key (F3).
To show all groups/ResGroups in a CICS configuration, including "orphans" that do not belong to any list/ResDesc, enter G next to a CICS configuration.
To show all lists/ResDescs to which a group/ResGroup belongs, enter REL next to the group/ResGroup. If you use option 4.1 Multiple Configs, then you can enter REL next to multiple groups/ResGroups (they must all belong to the same CICS configuration) to display a combined list panel of all the lists/ResDescs to which those groups/ResGroups belong.
To show all resource definitions in a list/ResDesc (that is, all of the resource definitions in the groups/ResGroups that belong to the list/ResDesc), enter XR next to a list/ResDesc. For lists (not ResDescs), the resulting list panel of resource definitions includes an Order column, indicating the order in which the resource definition groups are specified in the list.
Why is the list panel empty?
At each level of the hierarchy, a list panel appears with filter fields and column headings, but no list items. Instead, directly under the column headings is a “bottom of data” indicator. This empty list is normal: the panels do not display any list items until you press Enter. This allows you to adjust the filter before displaying the list, avoiding delays caused by listing more items than you need.
To go directly to the resource definitions in a CICS configuration, bypassing the hierarchical views:
The list of CICS configurations appears.
To list all resource definitions, specify an asterisk (*) in each of the filter fields. For details, see Filtering a list panel.
The list panel displays the resource definitions that match the filter. For example:
File Settings Help Resources CCVPLEXA CICS Resources Row 661 to 682 of 2,462 Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE Filter * TRANSACTION + * 2005/01/01 00:00 / Name Type ResGroup Prompt --- Changed ---- Q064 TRANSACTION QAAUPD01 2005/02/15 06:48 Q065 TRANSACTION QAACRE01 2005/04/13 14:06 Q065 TRANSACTION QAAINQR1 2005/03/11 15:01 Q065 TRANSACTION QAAINQ01 2005/01/11 22:46 Q065 TRANSACTION QAAUPDR1 2005/03/11 15:23 Q065 TRANSACTION QAAUPD01 2005/02/15 06:48 Q066 TRANSACTION QAACRE01 2005/04/13 14:06 Q066 TRANSACTION QAAINQR1 2005/03/11 15:01 Q066 TRANSACTION QAAINQ01 2005/01/11 22:46 Q066 TRANSACTION QAAUPDR1 2005/03/11 15:23 Q066 TRANSACTION QAAUPD01 2005/03/31 14:32 Q067 TRANSACTION QAACRE01 2005/04/13 14:06 Q067 TRANSACTION QAAINQR1 2005/03/11 15:01 Q067 TRANSACTION QAAINQ01 2005/01/11 22:46 Q067 TRANSACTION QAAUPDR1 2005/03/11 15:23 Q067 TRANSACTION QAAUPD01 2005/03/31 14:32 Q068 TRANSACTION QAAINQR1 2005/03/11 15:01 Q068 TRANSACTION QAAINQ01 2005/01/11 22:46 Q068 TRANSACTION QAAUPDR1 2005/03/11 15:23 Q068 TRANSACTION QAAUPD01 2005/03/31 14:32 Q069 TRANSACTION QAAINQR1 2005/03/11 15:01 Q069 TRANSACTION QAAINQ01 2005/01/11 22:46 F1=Help F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Rlocate F6=Zoom F7=Backward F8=Forward F12=Cancel
The Type column displays CSD resource types:
CSD files and CICSPlex® SM data repositories use different names for equivalent resource definition types. For example, a PROGRAM resource definition in a CSD file is known as a PROGDEF in a CICSPlex SM data repository.
In the ISPF dialog, the Type column on a list panel of resource definitions reflects the names used by CSD files, regardless of whether the resource definitions are stored in a CSD file or a CICSPlex SM data repository.