Primary menu option 4.1 Multiple Configs lets you work with resource
definitions from multiple CICS configurations in the
same way that the option we have been using so far, option 2
CICS Resources,
lets you work with resource definitions from a single CICS configuration.
The panels under option 4.1 Multiple Configs are similar to the panels under option 2
CICS Resources,
except that you select multiple CICS configurations instead of just one, and
the subsequent list panels contain a Config column, identifying the CICS configurations
to which items belong.
You can use this option to compare resource definitions in different CICS
configurations.
- Select primary menu option 4.1 Multiple Configs.
The list of CICS® configurations
appears.
- Type an S next to TOURDEVT, TOURTEST, and
TOURPROD, and then press Enter.
- Specify a filter that limits the list to one of the resource definitions
that you previously edited in TOURDEVT, and then press Enter to display the
list.
The list shows the resource definition in the three CICS configurations.
In addition to comparing two resource definitions side-by-side,
you can display a checksum column on list panels. The checksums are 8-digit
hexadecimal numbers calculated from the attribute values of the resource definitions.
These provide an easy way to compare resource definitions in the list. If
two resource definitions of the same resource type have the same checksum,
then either all of their attribute values are identical, or a subset or their
attribute values are identical, depending on the type of checksum: FULL (all
attributes), PARTIAL (a subset of attributes predefined by CICS Configuration
Manager), or LIST
(a subset of attributes specified by you).
- On the command line, enter CHECKSUM FULL
Tip: You can also use the action bar choice to display or hide this column.
The checksum column appears. Notice that the checksums for the resource definitions
in TOURTEST and TOURPROD are the same, but the resource definition in TOURDEVT
is different, because you have edited its attributes.
Figure 1. Guided
tour: Comparing resource definitions using the checksum column File Menu Settings Checksum Search Help
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Resources Multiple Configuration Resources Row 1 to 9 of 9
Command ===> Scroll ===> CSR
Filter * TRANSACTION + DFHIIOP
Checksum
Name Type Group Prompt Full Config
CIRP TRANSACTION DFHIIOP 570C69E5 TOURDEVT
CIRP TRANSACTION DFHIIOP 570C69E5 TOURPROD
CIRP TRANSACTION DFHIIOP 570C69E5 TOURTEST
CIRR TRANSACTION DFHIIOP D5A8B594 TOURDEVT
CIRR TRANSACTION DFHIIOP D5A8B594 TOURPROD
CIRR TRANSACTION DFHIIOP D5A8B594 TOURTEST
CIR2 TRANSACTION DFHIIOP 570C1D97 TOURDEVT
CIR2 TRANSACTION DFHIIOP D59022B3 TOURPROD
CIR2 TRANSACTION DFHIIOP D59022B3 TOURTEST
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- Type CM next to the resource definition in
TOURDEVT and the resource definition in TOURTEST, and then press Enter.
The resource definitions appear side-by-side, with differences highlighted.