The data repository associated with each CMAS contains the definitions that establish your CICSPlex® SM environment. These definitions are stored as individual records. In general, you can create and maintain these definitions by using either end-user interface views or the batched repository-update facility to do the following:
When creating and maintaining CMAS and CICSplex definitions, you can use the views described in Configuring a CMAS. For all other CICSPlex SM definitions, depending on the action to be performed, you can use either of the following:
When you use views, input panels prompt you for the information you must supply to perform the action (such as creating, adding, updating, or removing a definition). Another advantage of using views is the fact that all instances of a given resource type (such as workload management definitions) are displayed together.
The batched repository-update facility offers advantages of its own. Instead of using multiple view screens repeatedly to create large numbers of definitions, you can create a standard input file to add the definitions to the data repository all at one time. This can reduce the effort of creating such definitions as the Transaction in Transaction Group (DTRINGRP) associations, which can involve identifying hundreds of transactions. Similarly, when you use Business Application Services (BAS) to create and maintain your CICS resource definitions, the batched repository-update facility can streamline the definition process.
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