Setting the Configuration Manager system options

You can define the security controls and other Configuration Manager system options in the CM plug-in.

You can configure the system options and security controls in the Edit CICS Configuration Manage System Options window. To open the window, click the CICS CM System Options icon A screen capture of the CICS CM System Options icon. on the menu bar. The options that you can select are described in the following table.

Table 1. General settings for CICS Configuration Manager
Option Description
Approvals checking for change packages Select this option if you want CM to check the approval status of change packages before it migrates them.
Automatic change package numbering Select this option if you want CM to number the change packages.
Transformation processing for resource migrations Select this option if you want CM to use the transformation rule sets identified by the migration scheme to transform candidate resource definitions.
Automatic removal of deleted Groups from CSD lists Select this option if you want CM to remove any references to the group from lists. CICS® Configuration Manager displays information messages about the list adjustments.
Exit point processing in the CICS CM Server Select this option if you want CM to start user exit programs that are marked as active.
Security checking for API commands
SAF resource class
Default value is FACILITY
Security key prefix
Default value is CCVAPI
Security checking for CICS resource keys
SAF resource class
Default value is FACILITY
Security key prefix
Default value is CCVRES

When your changes are complete, click OK to save the changes and close the window.