Creation of resource definitions

When you create a resource definition, you are defining a resource to CICSPlex® SM. The resource definition is added to the CICSPlex SM data repository and can be assigned to one or more CICS® systems. In this way, the resource definition can be considered part of an application or logical scope. However, the actual resource is not known to any CICS system until it is installed, either automatically at system initialization or dynamically into an active system.

To create a resource definition and add it to the data repository, you can:

Once you have defined the most common attributes for a given resource type, you can vary that definition for specific resources on a temporary or ongoing basis. If you provide override values for certain attributes, CICSPlex SM can use a single resource definition to create resources with slightly different sets of attributes. You can vary the attributes of a resource definition when you:

The CREate action command adds the resource definition to the CICSPlex SM data repository. Keep in mind, however, that a resource definition is a static representation of resources in the data repository. Those resources become "real" to CICSPlex SM only when they are assigned to one or more CICS systems.

Note:
Resources become "real" to CICS when they are installed. CICSPlex SM can install resources in a system running CICS/ESA 4.1 or later, as described in Installation of CICS resources.

Many of the resource definitions consist of a large number of attributes and multiple input panels are required to create them. Figure 7 is an example of the first input panel produced when you are creating a connection resource definition.

Figure 7. Creating a resource definition - Page 1
 ------------ Create Connection Definition for EYUPLX01 Page 1 ------------------
 COMMAND  ===>  
  Name         ===>           Version ===> 0
  Description  ===>
  RESGROUP     ===>
  User Data    ===>
  AccessMethod ===> VTAM      Access Method (VTAM, INDIRECT, IRC, XCF, XM,
                                NETBIOS, TCPIP)
  Attachsec    ===> LOCAL     Attach-time security
                                (LOCAL,IDENTIFY,MIXIDPE,PERSISTENT,VERIFY)
  AutoConnect  ===> NO        Autoconnect sessions to VTAM (NO,ALL,YES)
  ConnType     ===> NOTAPPLIC Nature of connection (GENERIC, SPECIFIC,
                                APPC, NETBIOS, TCPIP, NOTAPPLIC)
  Datastream   ===> USER      Data stream type (USER,LMS,SCS,STRFIELD,3270)
  IndirectSys  ===>           Intermediate system name
  Inservice    ===> YES       Connection status (YES,NO)
  MaxQueTime   ===> NO        Maximum queue time (NO, 0-9999, blank)
  NetName      ===>           Network name
  Protocol     ===> APPC      Protocol (APPC,EXCI,LU61,NOTAPPLIC)
 
 Press ENTER to create CONNDEF.
 Enter UP or DOWN to view other screens.
 Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.

Related concepts
Using the end user interface to define CICS resources
Common EUI resource definition actions
Common EUI definition fields
Multiple versions of a resource definition
Availability for CICS releases
Maintenance of resource definitions
Links between CICS systems
Resource definition validation
Management of CICS resources using CICSPlex SM
Installation of CICS resources
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