
Collecting and comparing CICS definitions
When collecting CICSĀ® definitions, CICS Configuration Manager takes the entire set of resource definitions from a CSD file. By contrast with the candidate comparison, the CICS definition comparison is not affected by how the resource definitions are installed by CICS after a cold start. Therefore, the following rules and attributes are ignored:
- Rules of precedence regarding the order of lists
- Rules of precedence regarding duplicate resource names
- Rules of referential integrity
- Interpretation of the REMOTESYSTEM attribute
- The enablement state attribute
For a description of the sections in the CICS definitions compare report, see Table 1.
The report compares CICS resource definitions of the same name, type, and group to identify those definitions that are missing or mismatched. A mismatch occurs when the attribute value on one definition differs from the attribute value on its counterpart. The following parameters help you customize the report:
- CHECKSUM enables you to exclude selected attributes from the matching process so that mismatches for expected differences are hidden.
- FILTERDATASET enables you to remove unwanted output from the report.
