Extending and customizing the CICS Configuration Manager server with user exits

You can extend and customize CICSĀ® Configuration Manager server processing by attaching your own CICS programs to user exit points.

Start of changeCICS Configuration Manager has the following user exit points:End of change

Table 1. User exit points
Type Occurs
Security call Before and after each SAF security call
Resource attribute update Before updating the attributes of a resource definition
Change package pre- and post-processing Before and after processing a change package
Operations qualification Before an install, a discard, or a newcopy of a resource

You can write user exit programs in any language supported by CICS.

Start of changeSecurity call exit points invoke the program CCVXSECI. Other exit points can invoke the programs of your choice, which you can specify using CICS Configuration Manager ISPF dialog option 1.7 Exit Points. For details, see Invoking user exit programs.End of change