Configuring an existing collection environment
To select an existing collection configuration, select option 4 from the configuration menu.
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Press ENTER to complete, PF3 to go back or PF1 for help.
Please select an option from the list below:
4 0. Settings
1. Configure new DB2
2. Configure existing DB2
3. Configure new CICS
4. Configure existing CICS
5. Configure new UDB
6. Configure existing UDB
Take a copy of the configuration you want to upgrade. Enter the letter c against the region you want to upgrade. This creates a new configuration and the first two letters of the configuration name are replaced with c_.

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CICS IA CICS Customization Function
Press ENTER to complete, PF3 to go back or PF1 for help.
For selecting a CICS configuration from the list below, please type
S for Short Configuration, F for Full Configuration, D for Delete,
C for Copy or R for Rename.
Cmd Configuration CICSVersion Description
s c_3INC09 V530 V53INC09
MYTEST V520
V53INC09 V530 V53INC09
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Select the copied region and follow the on-screen instructions.
You can select option S (Short) to configure the minimum number of variables or option F (Full) to configure the full set of variables.
CICS configuration
For a complete description of all the configuration values, see list in the CICS® Configuration in Configuring a new collection environment .
To upgrade, review and update the following fields:
- CONFIGURATION NAME
- The name of the new or upgraded CICS configuration.
Set this field to a meaningful name, like the name of the CICS job, the CICS APPLID, or a CPSM CICS group definition.
REQUIRED.
- DESCRIPTION
- A short description of the CICS configuration.
OPTIONAL.
Output data sets
Change these values to reflect the new version of CICS IA you are upgrading to, and to preserve your previous version copies.
CICS IA variables
Change the file qualifiers to reflect the new version of CICS IA you are upgrading to and to preserve your previous version copies.
CICS IA command flow variables
Change the file qualifiers to reflect the new version of CICS IA you are upgrading to and to preserve your previous version copies.
For a full description of these values, see the list in Configuring a new collection environment.
CICS variables
Create or update the CSD group names to reflect the new version of CICS IA to which you are upgrading.
Explorer plug-in variables.
For a description of the Explorer plug-in values, see CICS Explorer plug-in variables.
Migration variables for the control file
- IA PRODUCT QUALIFIER
- The CICS IA data set high-level qualifier. This variable is passed in as input when you run the exec.
- PREVIOUS RELEASE
- Your previous CICS IA release number.
CICS IA then configures the sample jobs that
are required to upgrade your CICS IA Control
File. You can upgrade only from CICS IA V3.2
or CICS IA V5.1. Note: CICS IA V5.3 does not support upgrading an existing CICS IA Control file.
OPTIONAL.
- PREVIOUS IA VSAM QUALIFIER
- The CICS IA data set qualifier that is
used for the allocation of the VSAM files that are used in the previous version.
This field is REQUIRED if you are defining a previous release.