Creating a resource definition

There are several ways to create a resource definition:
  • To start with blank attribute values, enter DEF (or DEFINE) on the command line of a list panel of resource definitions. A DEFINE Confirmation pop-up window appears. Specify the resource type and other details, but do not specify a model. When you press Enter, the edit panel for the new resource definition appears.
    Tip: Before pressing Enter on the DEFINE Confirmation pop-up window, check that the CICSĀ® configuration specified is the one that you intended. By default, this window displays the name of the CICS configuration where you previously defined a resource definition. This is not necessarily the CICS configuration whose resource definitions appear on the panel where you entered the DEF command.
  • To use an existing resource definition as a model for the new resource definition:
    • If you know which resource definition you want to use, then enter DEF next to it. A pop-up window appears, with the name of the existing resource definition as the model. Specify the resource type and other details for the new resource definition. When you press Enter, the edit panel for the new resource definition appears.

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    • Enter V next to an existing resource definition to view its attributes. To create a resource definition with these attribute values, enter SAVEAS on the command line. A pop-up window appears prompting for details of the new resource definition. Specify the details, and then press Enter.

      The pop-up window closes, leaving you at the existing resource definition. To edit the new resource definition:

      1. Press the Cancel key (F12) to return to the list.
      2. Either:
        1. Update the filter to include the new resource definition, and then press Enter

          or

        2. If the filter already matches the new resource definition, enter REFRESH on the command line
      3. Enter E next to the new resource definition.