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Using the Customer Modification facility

The Customer Modification Facility is a method for activating specialized code modifications to the CSS base code. A configuration source member is read containing the keywords you specify. The keywords are used to create a load module that is linked into your CSS load library. A sample of the configuration source member, and other necessary JCL, is located in the CSS sample installation library, COMPWARE.LCXnnn.SLCXCNTL. The following members are used:

  • CXCFGINI - Original configuration source member
  • CXCFGSET - Assembles and configures a CSS load module from the configuration source member
  • CXCFGEXT - Extracts the existing configuration source member.

A comprehensive keyword list is not provided as majority of these specialized code modifications are not required for most installations. Implementation of a keyword without consulting Technical Support may produce unexpected results. Contact BMC Support and ask for a CSS representative for assistance.

If this is the first time you have used the Customer Modification Facility, perform the steps in Creating a Configuration Source_Member. If you have already set up and assembled a configuration source member and want to add additional keywords, you can choose one of the following methods:

  • Add the new keywords to your copy of the CXCFGINI member. Submit CXCFGSET. For information on using CXCFGSET, see Creating a Configuration Source_Member.
  • Use CXCFGEXT to extract the existing source configuration member into a specified member. This member becomes the new configuration source member. The new keywords are added to the specified member and CXCFGSET must be run again. This method is used if you cannot locate your copy of the CXCFGINI member and/or don’t know which keywords have been retrofitted. For information on using CXCFGEXT for this method, see Reconstructing-a-Configuration-Source-Member.

Each time that your CSS load library is upgraded to a higher release of CSS, and you wish to retain the specialized code modifications, CXCFGSET must be modified to point to the new CSS library and executed again.

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