Specifying resources to IBM CICS

Making BMC AMI Ops Automation transactions and programs available to CICS and CTS

Use the auto maintenance facility to install and apply maintenance for all supported releases of CICS and CTS.

For more information, see the section Using auto maintenance. Also, be sure to review the section Update the CSD for information about applying CSD updates.

Modifying the Program List Table (PLT)

The PLT defines programs to be executed in the post-initialization phase of CICS startup.

Completing the steps in this section automates the initiation of BBI-SS PAS-to-CICS communication at CICS startup.

Use of the PLT is optional. However, if you do not use the PLT, manually start BBI-SS PAS-to -CICS communication using either the SMN2 transaction from within the CICS region or the FST2 transaction from the z/OS console.

Refer to Manual-activation-of-BBI-SS-to-CICS-communication for more information.

Note

To assemble the table changes, concatenate BBSAMP with SYSLIB in your site's CICS table assembly JCL (normally, DFHAUPLE).

To edit an existing PLT

Edit the PLT and find the following statement at the end of the table:DFHPLT TYPE=FINAL

Just before the DFHPLT TYPE=FINAL statement, insert the following macro invocation:CMRPLT MODE=AUTO

The parameters for the CMRPLT macro are described in the following table.

Term	Parameters	Description
MODE	AUTO	Required parameter to use auto maintenance, which is also required.
SUFFIX	BI	Specifies the suffix for the new PLT. Specify a suffix that adheres to the naming conventions at your site. BI is the default. If you do not use the default, create an entry for DFHPLTxx (where xx is the suffix) in the PPT table of the CICS system that uses the PLT. When SUFFIX is used, TYPE=INITIAL and TYPE=FINAL statements are generated automatically.

Assemble the newly revised PLT.The PLT is modified.

To create a new PLT

Create a new PLT in your CICS table library using a member name that adheres to the naming conventions at your site. The new member should contain the following macro invocation:CMRPLT MODE=AUTO
The parameters for this macro are described in above table.
Assemble the newly created PLT.
Add the following parameter to the CICS initialization override parameters:PLTPI=xx
where xx is the suffix specified in Step 1 above.
The PLT is created and enabled.
Go to Modifying-IBM-CICS-startup-JCL.