CICS variables

The CICS® variables that are required to define CICS IA to the correct CSD locations.

CICS IA requires a number of resources to be defined to CICS. You configure where and how these resources are defined.

CICS VERSION
The CICS TS version for the CICS regions that you are configuring for the IA collection. This field defaults to V530.

REQUIRED.

CICS QUALIFIER
The qualifier prefix for the CICS TS SDFHLOAD library.

REQUIRED.

CICS CSD FILE NAME
The dataset name of the CICS system definition file (DFHCSD) where the CICS IA resources are added.

REQUIRED.

CICS AOR LIST NAME
CICS IA resources are defined in a number of groups. Select an appropriate list name used by your CICS AOR regions to which the IA groups are appended. This list must be included in the GRPLIST statement of the CICS SIT options.

Start of changeREQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed and defaults to IA53AOR. End of change

CICS CSD COLLECTOR GROUP
The group name for CINT resource definitions that are used by the CICS IA collector. This group is appended to the CICS AOR LIST NAME.

This field defaults to IA53CINT.

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CICS LOCAL FILES GROUP
The group name for the LOCAL FILE definitions. If you choose to share the VSAM files that use an FOR then the group is appended to the CICS FOR LIST NAME when you run job CIUJCFIL. If you choose to not to share your VSAM files or share using VSAM RLS then this group is appended to the CICS AOR LIST NAME when you run job CIUJCFIL.

This field defaults to IA53FILE.

Start of changeREQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed. End of change

RLSACCESS FOR VSAM FILES
Set this value to YES if you choose to share the CICS IA VSAM files that use VSAM RLS. If not, set the field to NO.

Start of changeREQUIRED for a Full configuration. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed and defaults to YES. End of change

CICS FILE OWNING REGION
The CICS SYSID for the file owning region. This value is REQUIRED if you use a FOR to share VSAM files.

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CICS FOR LIST NAME
Start of changeThe CICS CSD list name for your File Owning Region. This field is REQUIRED if you specified NO for RLSACCESS FOR VSAM FILES and a nonblank value for the CICS FILE OWNING REGION. This list must be included in the GRPLIST statement of the CICS SIT options.

OPTIONAL. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.

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CICS REMOTE FILES GROUP
Start of changeThe group name for the REMOTE FILE definitions. This field is REQUIRED if you specified NO for RLSACCESS FOR VSAM FILES and a nonblank value for the CICS FILE OWNING REGION. The group is appended to the CICS AOR LIST NAME when you run job CIUJCFIR.

OPTIONAL. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed.

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LSRPOOLID FOR VSAM FILES
If your CICS region uses LSRPOOLIDS select an appropriate value for your site. If not, set the field to NO.

This field defaults to NONE.

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LIBRARY RESOURCE NAME for SCIULOAD
CICS IA can be configured to use CICS LIBRARY definitions to define the CICS IA load libraries. Select a name for this resource for the base CICS IA library SCIULOAD. This field defaults to IA53LIB.
Note: NOTE: Your CICS region must be at version CICS TS 3.2 or later.

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LIBRARY RESOURCE NAME for SCIULODE/K
CICS IA can be configured to use CICS LIBRARY definitions to define the CICS IA load libraries. Select a name for this resource for the NLS CICS IA library SCIULODE/K. This field defaults to IA53LIBE.
Note: Your CICS region must be at version CICS TS 3.2 or later.

Start of changeOPTIONAL. For a Short configuration, this field is not displayed. End of change