Adding CICS systems or CICS system groups to a change package

You can add or remove CICS® system definitions or CICS system group definitions to a change package. You can choose to add all the members of a CICS system group, or only some of the members.

CICS system definitions are shown in the System Definitions view, and CICS system group definitions are shown in the System Group Definitions view. The Add action is available only from these views. You must open one, or both of these views before you can add any groups or members to the change package. If you want to add a CICS system definition, you can open only the System Definition view. If you want to add a CICS group definition, then you must open the System Group Definition view.

To open the views, click Window > Show View > Other on the main menu bar. In the Show View window, expand the SM Administration Definitions folder and select the view, or views, that you want to open. Alternatively, type the view name in the filter field in the Show View window. Click OK to add the view. If the context is not a CICSplex, then the views are empty.

Adding a CICS system definition to a change package

You can add single, or multiple CICS system definitions to a change package. Adding CICS system definitions by using this procedure adds only the system definitions and not their associations. To add the system definitions and their associations, you must use the procedure for adding a CICS system group definition.

Procedure

In the System Definition view, right-click the definition that you want to add. You can select multiple definitions by using Ctrl+click and then right-click when the selection is complete. Hover over Add to Change Package. Click the change package to which you want to add the definition. The definition is added to the change package and a completion message is shown in the status bar.

Adding a CICS system group definition to a change package

You can add single, or multiple CICS system group definitions to a change package. You can add only the groups, or their associations. You can also choose to add any members and their associations.

Procedure

  1. In the System Group Definitions view, right-click the group definition that you want to add. You can select multiple group definitions by using Ctrl+click or Shift+click and then right-click when the selection is complete. Hover over Add to Change Package. Click the change package to which you want to add the group definition. The Add CICS System Group Associations window opens. The initial window shows the system group definitions that are selected, and the default action, which is to add only the top-level system group definitions.
    A screen capture of the Add CICS System Group Associations window. The window shows two system group definitions, MHGRP1 and NICKS.
  2. Expand each group to see the CICS system definitions, or other CICS system group definitions in the groups. Use the Expand all or Collapse all icons to expand all the groups or only the selected group. Hover over the icons to see a description of the action for the icon. In the following screen capture, the group NICKS is selected. The Expand selected CICS System Group icon is clicked to expand only that group, and the hover text for the icon is shown.
    The Add CICS System Group Associations window now showing the group NICKS expanded, and the hover help for the Expand selected CICS System Group icon
  3. Select other members or system group definitions to add to the change package. To add a single group or member, click in the Add column for the specific group or member, and choose the action from the menu. You can select multiple groups or members by using Ctrl+click or Shift+click. When the selection is complete, right-click and choose one of the actions from the Add menu. The following choices are available:
    None
    Do not add this item to the change package.
    Definition only
    Add only the definition to the change package. Do not add any association with the parent group.
    Association only
    Add only the association with the parent group, to the change package. Do not add the definition. This action is not available for the top-level group.
    Definition and association
    Add both the definition and the association to the change package. This action is not available for the top-level group.
  4. Verify the selections and click Next. Confirm that the definitions and associations are correct, and click Finish.
    A screen capture that shows the chosen elements to add to the change package.

Results

Your selections are added to the change package. You can open the change package editor to see the results. If you decide that you want to remove a group definition or a member from the change package, select the item in the change package editor and click Remove.