Sharing a viewing server with Abend-AID for CICS

If your site is licensed for both Abend-AID and Abend-AID for CICS, you can use the Abend-AID Viewer to view both batch and CICS transaction reports in a single viewing server. Do the following to prepare the viewing server.

Note:   The BMC AMI Common Shared Services (CSS) utilities can be used to do following:

• Create a shared directory
• Create report/transaction databases
• Attach report/transaction databases to a shared directory
• Detach report/transaction databases from a shared directory.

For additional information, see BMC AMI Common Shared Services User Reference.

Complete the following steps to share a viewing server:

1. Determine the shared directory to be used by the viewing server.
   The viewing server uses a single shared directory that has multiple databases attached to it. The shared directory that is used for both products will have batch report databases and CICS transaction databases attached to it.
   You can use an existing shared directory or use the CSS utilities to create a new one.
2. Attach batch report databases to the Abend-AID Viewer shared directory. If the batch report databases are already attached to the shared directory used by the Abend-AID Viewer, proceed to the next step.
   If you have existing report databases that are attached to another shared directory, Use the CSS utilities to detach the databases from that shared directory, and then attach them to the Abend-AID Viewer shared directory.
   If you are not using existing report databases, create new databases for batch reports. Use the CSS utilities to create and attach multiple databases for batch reports to the Abend-AID Viewer shared directory.
3. Attach CICS transaction databases to the Abend-AID Viewer shared directory. If the transaction databases are already attached to the shared directory used by the Abend-AID Viewer, proceed to the next step.
   If you have existing CICS transaction databases that are attached to another shared directory, use the CSS utilities to detach the databases from that shared directory, and then attach them to the Abend-AID Viewer shared directory.
   If you are not using existing CICS transaction databases, create new databases for CICS transaction reports. Use the CSS utilities to create and attach multiple databases for CICS transaction reports to the Abend-AID Viewer shared directory.
4. Update the Abend-AID for CICS viewing server startup JCL. The configuration and customization process generates installation sample library (CTL) sample viewing server JCL member $65SRVR. The configuration procedures call for modifying the sample JCL. During customization, the JCL may be relocated and potentially renamed. Ensure that you select the JCL that your site uses for the Abend-AID for CICS viewing server.
   1. Update the //MFDCATLG DD to point to the Abend-AID Viewer shared directory.
   2. Add the Abend-AID load (SPAALOAD) and customization load libraries to the FDBDRPL concatenation.
   3. Update the //MFDDXLSF DD concatenation to add any additional BMC source listing data sets that are needed to provide source support.
   4. Update the //MFDDLIST DD concatenation, if used, to add any additional compiler listing data sets that are needed to provide source support.
   5. Verify that the //MSDDSECT DD points to a single DSECT file used by the viewer. The DSECT file used by an Abend-AID for CICS viewer contains the CICS and MVS DSECTS if the $61DSECT and $61MVSD jobs were run during the Abend-AID Viewer configuration. If the DSECT file used for batch reports has been updated to include site-specific DSECTs, move those DSECTs to the CICS DSECT file.
   6. Verify that the //FDBDCUST DD in the viewing server startup JCL points to a single customization file. Choose the existing customization file that has the most extensive updates. Manually enter the updates from the other customization file into the Abend-AID Viewer customization file.