Process type definition attributes

The process type definition attribute descriptions are:

Auditlevel
specifies the initial level of audit logging for processes of this type. If you specify any value other than OFF, you must also specify the AUDITLOG option.
ACTIVITY
Activity-level auditing. Audit records will be written from:
  1. The process audit points
  2. The activity primary audit points.

That is, an audit record is written:

  • Whenever a process of this type:
    • Is defined
    • Is requested to run
    • Is requested to link
    • Is acquired
    • Completes
    • Is reset
    • Is canceled
    • Is suspended
    • Is resumed
    and:
    • Each time data is placed in a process container belonging to a process of this type; that is, each time a PUT CONTAINER PROCESS or PUT CONTAINER ACQPROCESS command is issued against a process of this type.
    • Each time a process container belonging to a process of this type is deleted.
    • Each time a root activity (DFHROOT) of this type of process is activated.
  • Every time a non-root activity belonging to a process of this type:
    • Is requested to link
    • Is activated
    • Completes
FULL
Full auditing. Audit records will be written from:
  1. The process audit points
  2. The activity primary and secondary audit points.

That is, an audit record is written:

  • Whenever a process of this type:
    • Is defined
    • Is requested to run
    • Is requested to link
    • Is acquired
    • Completes
    • Is reset
    • Is canceled
    • Is suspended
    • Is resumed
    and:
    • Each time data is placed in a process container belonging to a process of this type
    • Each time a process container belonging to a process of this type is deleted.
    • Each time a root activity (DFHROOT) of this type of process is activated.
  • Every time a non-root activity belonging to a process of this type:
    • Is defined
    • Is requested to run
    • Is requested to link
    • Is activated
    • Completes
    • Is acquired
    • Is reset
    • Is canceled
    • Is suspended
    • Is resumed
    • Is deleted.
OFF
No audit trail records will be written.
PROCESS
Process-level auditing. Audit records will be written from the process audit points only. That is, an audit record is written whenever a process of this type:
  • Is defined
  • Is requested to run
  • Is requested to link
  • Is acquired
  • Completes
  • Is reset
  • Is canceled
  • Is suspended
  • Is resumed

and:

  • Each time data is placed in a process container belonging to a process of this type
  • Each time a process container belonging to a process of this type is deleted.
  • Each time a root activity (DFHROOT) of this type of process is activated.

For details of the records that are written from the process, activity primary, and activity secondary audit points, see the CICS Business Transaction Services manual.

Auditlog
specifies the name of a CICS® journal to which audit trail records will be written, for processes of this type and their constituent activities. The name can be up to eight characters long. If you do not specify an audit log, no audit records will be kept for processes of this type.
Description
You can provide a description of the resource you are defining in this field. The description text can be up to 30 characters in length.
File
specifies the name of the CICS file definition that will be used to write the process and activity records of this process-type to its associated repository data set. The name can be up to eight characters long.
Name
Specify a 1- to 8-character name for the process type definition.
RESGROUP
(Optional.) Specify the name of an existing resource to which the definition is to be automaticlly added.
Status
specifies the initial status of the process-type .
DISABLED
Processes of this type cannot be created. An EXEC CICS DEFINE PROCESS request that tries to create a process of this type results in the INVREQ condition being returned to the application program.
ENABLED
Processes of this type can be created.
User data
(Optional.) Three 8-character fields provided for any site-specific data related to the process type. CICSPlex® SM makes no use of this user data.
Version
(Optional.) Specify an integer inthe range 1 through 15. Specify 0 or leave blank for CICSPlex SM to assign the first available version id in the range 1 through 15.

Related concepts
Process type definitions
CICS Resource Definition Guide
Related tasks
Accessing BAS process type definitions
Working with the PROCDEF view
Defining process types using BAS
Installing BAS process type definitions
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