Working with CICS system groups

You can add, edit, and remove CICS® system groups to your local model using CICS DA. When you have completed all the changes you can apply them to the CICSplex in one action.

What to do next

You must have a system model that includes the CICSplex containing the group or groups. The CICSplex editor shows the existing groups and their contents.

Opening the CICSplex editor

Procedure

  1. In the DA Projects view, expand the CICS DA project that contains the system model and right-click the CICSplex where you want to create the group.
  2. Double-click the CICSplex name, or right-click and click Open, to open the CICSplex editor. The CICSplex editor opens and the groups section shows the system groups that currently exist in the CICSplex. A group can contain CICS regions and other groups. You can expand the groups to show the contents.
    A screen capture showing the CICSplex editor. The groups section contains 5 groups.

Group actions

Creating a new group

Click anywhere in the Groups section and click New. In the New CICS Group dialog enter the name for the new group and click OK. The group is added to the existing groups in the local model. You must click Apply to apply the changes to the CICSplex.

Adding or removing members in a group

Select the group you want to edit. Click Edit. The Edit CICS Group dialog opens and shows the groups and regions in the local model. The ones that are selected are existing members of the group that you are editing. You can select new, or deselect existing, groups or regions, then click OK to save the changes to the model. You must click Apply to apply the changes to the CICSplex.

Removing an existing group

Select the group you want to remove. Click Remove. The group is removed from the model. You must click Apply to apply the changes to the CICSplex.

Applying group changes to the system

All changes to the groups are made to the model. You must apply the changes to the CICSplex before they will take effect. To apply the changes click Apply. The Apply CICSplex Groups dialog opens. The dialog shows a comparison between the groups on your local workspace and the groups on the CICSplex, and identifies the number of changes. Click Finish to apply the changes to the CICSplex, or click Next to preview the updates before they are applied.

A screen capture of the Apply CICSplex Groups dialog showing the comparison between the local workspace and the CICSplex, and identifying the number of changes that will be applied.

The preview shows details about the changes that will be applied to the CICSplex. Click Finish to make the changes to the CICSplex.

A screen capture of the Apply CICSplex Groups dialog showing a preview of the changes that will be applied.