Edit and view resource definition attributes in TOURDEVT
- Enter S next to one of the resource definitions
in the list.
An edit panel appears, showing the attributes of the selected resource definition.
Figure 1. Guided tour: Viewing or editing the attributes of a resource definitionFile Menu Settings Help ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Edit Transaction Command ===> Transaction . : CIRP Group . . . . : DFHIIOP Location . . : CCVCICS.TOUR.DEVT.DFHCSD Change Date . : 2006/05/29 11:40:14 Description . . Default CICS IIOP Request Processor transaction More: + Default Alternative Values Program . . . . DFJIIRP TWAsize . . . . 0 0 1-32767 Profile . . . . DFHCICST DFHCICST PartitionSet Status . . . . ENABLED + ENABLED DISABLED TaskDataLoc . . ANY + BELOW ANY TaskDataKey . . USER + USER CICS StorageClear NO + NO YES Runaway . . . . SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 500-2700000 Shutdown . . . DISABLED + DISABLED ENABLED Isolate . . . . YES + YES NO BRexit . . . .
If you are familiar with the CEDA transaction supplied with CICS®, then you will notice that the layout of this panel is similar. However, this CICS Configuration Manager panel contains several improvements.
- Press the PrevPage key
(F10) or the NextPage key
(F11) to choose the information displayed next
to each attribute:
- Default and alternative values
- A one-line description
- Nothing, for a "cleaner-looking" panel
- Move the cursor to an attribute field that is marked with a prompt sign
(+), and then press the Prompt key
(F4).
A pop-up list of valid attribute values appears. Press the Cancel key (F12) to close the list.
- With the cursor in an attribute field, press the Help key
(F1).
A description of the attribute and its values appears in a pop-up window.
Figure 2. Guided tour: Detailed online help for resource definition attributes and their valuesPartitionSet - Help More: + PARTITIONSET( partitionset KEEP OWN ) This attribute specifies the name of the partition set that is to be the default application partition set. The name can be up to eight characters in length. Acceptable characters for PARTITIONSET are: A-Z 0-9 $ @ # If you do not specify a partition set name or either of the reserved names, CICS destroys existing partitions before the first BMS output to the terminal from the transaction. KEEP The transaction uses the application partition set for this terminal, whatever it may be. This option is normally used for successor transactions in a chain of pseudoconversational transactions. OWN The transaction performs its own partition management. partitionset CICS destroys existing partitions and loads the named partition set before the first BMS output to the terminal from the transaction. (Existing partitions
- Press the Zoom key (F6) to toggle the size of the pop-up window.
- Press the Cancel key (F12) to close the pop-up window.
- Scroll to the top of the attribute list.
- On the command line, enter L attribute_name
where attribute_name is the name of a resource definition attribute, or the leading characters of an attribute name, such as Wait or Task.
The panel scrolls to the first attribute that matches the name you specified.
- Press the Repeat Locate key (F5) to locate any subsequent matches.
- Move the cursor to the command line, press Enter, and then
press the Help key
(F1).
A pop-up help window appears, describing the panel, its fields, and the commands that you can perform. (If you did not press Enter before pressing the Help key (F1), a pop-up window appears describing the previous Repeat Locate action.)
Figure 3. Guided tour: Detailed online help for each panelTransaction Edit/View - Help More: + The Transaction panel allows you to edit or view a CICS Transaction resource definition. The mode (EDIT or VIEW) is displayed in the top left-most corner of the panel. EDIT allows you to change and save Transaction attribute values, whereas VIEW imposes confirmation prompts to save any changes. For general information regarding CICS Transaction resource definitions, tab to the following topics and press HELP: > Transaction resource definitions The panel displays a list of attributes, grouped into categories. You may scroll up and down (default is F7 and F8 respectively) to view more attributes. A prompt sign (+) following an input field indicates that a pop-up list of field values may be obtained via the PROMPT key (default is F4). A zoom sign (>) following an input field indicates that an alternative input/display panel for the field may be obtained via the ZOOM key (default is F6). Descriptions or sample values appear on the right of the attribute value field. You may toggle between descriptions, sample values or no-display using the PREV and NEXT commands (default is F10 and F11
- Press the Forwards key (F8) to scroll down to the list of attributes in the help window.
- Move the cursor to an attribute name in the help window, and then press the Help key
(F1).
The pop-up help window for the attribute appears.
- Press the Cancel key (F12) twice to close the pop-up help windows, and return to the edit panel.
- Move the cursor to an attribute field that is marked with a prompt sign
(+), and then enter an invalid value in that field. (For example, if the valid
values for an attribute are YES or NO, enter X in that field.)
Notice the "Invalid value" message: the panel protects you from entering invalid attribute values.
- Press the Help key (F1) to see an expanded message describing the valid values for this attribute.
- Change the attribute to a valid value.
- Edit some other attribute values.
- On the command line, enter SAVE to save these edits.