Copying and pasting resources

You can use the copy and paste function in Configuration Manager to copy any resource definitions between groups, and between configurations. The copy function can be used to copy definitions between CSD and BAS configurations.

Procedure

  1. Copy. You can copy definitions from any resource definition view. You can only copy one resource type at a time. You may copy definitions from multiple source groups to a single target group at the same time. All definitions to be copied must be associated with a group first. An attempt to copy orphan definitions will result in an error being displayed.
  2. Open the resource definition view containing the resource definition, or definitions. (For example, the File Definitions view).
  3. Right-click the resource and click Copy. You can select multiple resources using the Shift or Ctrl keys.
  4. Paste. You must paste into an existing group. The group can be in a different configuration to the definitions you have copied.
  5. Find the target group in the Groups view.
  6. Right-click the resource and click Paste.
  7. A dialog is displayed confirming the definitions and group(s) to copy to/from, and the option to replace definitions if they already exist in the target group. The default setting is to keep the original definition. Select the replace option that you want and press OK.
  8. Refresh the resource definitions view with the target group to display the copied definitions.

Example

See the Copying and pasting resource definitions topic in the CICS Explorer™ User Guide in the help for more information about how to copy and paste resources.