Working with the FILEDEF view

The topics covered by this section are:

Availability

Files can be defined for all managed CICS® systems.

Action commands

Table 15 summarizes the action commands you can use with the FILEDEF view.

Table 15. FILEDEF view action commands
Primary command Line command Description
ADD resdef version ADD Add a file definition to a resource group, as described in topic Adding resource definitions to a resource group.
ALTER n/a Apply global changes to a set of file definitions, as described in topic Figure 9.
n/a BRO Browse a file definition in the data repository.

The format of the resulting panels is similar to that shown in Figure 58 through Figure 60. All of the fields are nonmodifiable.

CREate CRE Create a file definition and add it to the data repository, as described in topic Defining files using BAS.
n/a INS For systems running either CICS/ESA 4.1 and later, install a file in an active system, as described in topic Dynamic resource installation.
n/a MAP Display a visual map of business application services definitions using the specified definition as a starting point.
REMove resdef version REM Remove a file definition from the data repository, as described in topic Remove a resource definition.
n/a UPD Update a file definition in the data repository.

The format of the resulting panels is similar to that shown in Figure 58 through Figure 60. Most of the fields are modifiable.

Hyperlink fields

There are no hyperlink fields in the FILEDEF view.

Related concepts
File resource definitions
CICS Resource Definition Guide
Related tasks
Accessing BAS file definitions
Defining files using BAS
Installing BAS file definitions
Related reference
File definition attributes
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