Executing the utility

To execute the utility enter the following on the command line:
dfhreg [options] inputfiledesc
The full syntax is
dfhreg [-secprfx secprfx] 
       [-out outputfiledesc]
       [-f | -force] 
       [-v | -verbose]
       [-? | -help]
       inputfiledesc
where
–secprfx secprfx
Specifies the name used to qualify the security role name at system level. The value you specify must match the value of the EJBROLEPRFX system initialization parameter for the CICS system where the security roles will be used
out outputfiledesc
Specifies the file which to which the utility writes its output. If you do not specify a file, output will be written to standard output.
inputfiledesc
Specifies the input file containing the deployment descriptor. The file must be a Java archive file (file type jar).
–f | –force
Specifies that the utility will overwrite an existing output file.
–v | –verbose
Specifies that processing messages will be written to standard output.
–? | –help
Displays a summary of the syntax for the utility.
All options are case sensitive; the keywords (-secprfx, -out, -force, -f, -verbose, -v, -help) must be entered in lower case.

If the utility encounters an error, it generates one or more messages. These are described in CICS® Messages and Codes.