CICS FREE

This command deallocates a file from the CICS region or BBI-SS PAS.

Command	Parameters
CICS FREE	Filename [LOCAL]

Note

BBI-SS PAS to CICS communication must be active.

The following table describes the parameters:

Parameter	Function	Notes
Filename	DD Name of the file to deallocate	1- to 8 alphanumeric DISABLE FILE and CLOSE commands for the data set must be issued before FREE. The name does not need to be one that is specified in the CICS FCT, but the file must be closed to be freed.
LOCAL	forces deallocation from the BBI-SS PAS instead of the CICS region	not applicable

Example

These example commands close and deallocate a data set.

/* REXX */
'IMFEXEC CICS CLOSE MASTER'
'IMFEXEC CICS FREE MASTER'

CLIST example:

IMFEXEC CICS CLOSE MASTER
IMFEXEC CICS FREE MASTER