Using the batched repository-update facility

Your CICS® environment probably consists of a large number of resource definitions, each one with a myriad of attributes. The CICSPlex® SM batched repository-update facility can help you with the major tasks of creating and maintaining resource definitions:

Defining large numbers of resources
The batched repository-update facility is ideal for creating and updating large numbers of resource definitions. You can start with an input file that contains one CREATE command for one resource definition and use that command as a template for other resource definitions. By copying and customizing the CREATE command, you can quickly build all the resource definitions of a given type that you need. Then, when you submit the batched repository-update facility input file, CICSPlex SM creates all the resource definitions and adds them to the data repository.
Migrating resource definitions
The batched repository-update facility is an essential tool for migrating resource definitions from CICS to CICSPlex SM. CICSPlex SM provides an exit routine that can extract records from an existing CSD file and generate equivalent resource definitions for input to the batched repository-update facility. For more information about the exit routine, see Extracting records from the CSD.
Maintaining a centralized repository
The batched repository-update facility is useful for migrating resource definitions from one CICS platform to another, which is key to maintaining a centralized definition respository. You can use the DUMP command to retrieve existing resource definitions from the CICSPlex SM data repository. Then, after making any required changes to the definitions, you can use the DUMP output as input to another batched repository-update facility run that creates resource definitions for the new CICS platform.

For a complete description of the batched repository-update facility, see the CICSPlex SM Administration book.

Related concepts
Introduction to CICSPlex SM BAS
The BAS objects
Comparison of CEDA and BAS functions
BAS security considerations
Installation of CICS resources
Management of CICS resources using CICSPlex SM
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