Adding resource definitions to a change package

To add a resource definition to the change package (also known as "packaging" a resource definition), display a list panel that contains the resource definition, and then enter line action P (Package) next to that resource definition.

For the types of resource definitions that you can package, see Table 1.

Tip: To add several resource definitions to the same change package, select primary menu option 3 Packages, enter line action S next to the change package, and then choose the Package processing command. This displays a list panel of resource definitions. The advantage of using this list panel is that line action P adds the resource definition to the selected change package immediately; on other list panels, you must select the change package each time in a pop-up window.

Packaging CSD list objects

You can add a CSD list object to a change package, with the following restrictions:

  • You can only migrate a CSD list object to a CICSĀ® configuration that refers to a CSD file, a CICS Configuration Manager export file, or a DFHCSDUP export file. You cannot migrate a CSD list object to a CICS configuration that refers to a context or a BATCHREP export file.
  • Packaging a list only adds the list object (a set of group names) to the change package, not the groups in the list (or their resource definitions).

To package a CSD list object, either:

  • Select primary menu option 3 Packages, enter S next to the change package, choose the Package processing command, specify LIST in the Type filter field and the CICS configuration that contains the list in the Config filter field, press Enter to refresh the panel, and then enter P next to the list you want to package.
  • Select primary menu option 2 CICS Resources, enter X next to the CICS configuration that contains the list, press Enter to display the lists in that CICS configuration, and then enter P next to the list you want to package.