Identifying remote resources to CICSPlex SM

The choice between using resource descriptions alone or using resource assignments affects the processing of remote resources. Remote resources are defined to the local CICS® system but they reside in another system. It is possible for a remote resource to have one name in the local CICS system and a different name in the remote system. CICSPlex® SM processes remote resource definitions differently depending on how you are managing your resources.

By resource descriptions alone

In this situation, each resource definition in a resource group is directly associated with a CICS system. So a remote resource consists of two definitions: one for the local CICS system and one for the remote system.

CICSPlex SM uses the remote system ID and remote name values in the resource definition to identify the remote resource.

By resource assignments

When you use resource assignments, a remote resource can be fully represented to both the local and remote systems by a single resource definition. CICSPlex SM selectively processes the attributes that are appropriate to each system.

The remote system ID in the resource assignment is the name of the connection that will be used between the local and remote system pair. If no name is specified, CICSPlex SM uses the CICS system ID (SYSIDNT) of the remote system as the name of the connection to be used between the local and remote systems.

If you specify a remote name in the resource definition, that name is used when assigning the resource to the related (remote) system. Otherwise, the local name (that is, the name you give the resource definition) is used in both the target and related systems.