CICS Files

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The following three files are optional IBM® Connect:Direct®-CICS IUI facility Files:

  • CICS Configuration File (CONFIG) - The Configuration file is used by the CICS IUI facility of IBM Connect:Direct-CICS only. It is a VSAM KSDS file. One file exists and is allocated for each CICS region. It is primed during IBM Connect:Direct-CICS installation and updated online through IBM Connect:Direct-CICS administrator functions. This file contains system parameters that control the IBM Connect:Direct-CICS environment. It also contains information about the IBM Connect:Direct nodes available to the IBM Connect:Direct-CICS and their network map definitions. Installed with default dataset name $CDVAM.CONFIG.
  • CICS User Profile File (USRPROF) - The User Profile or Signon Defaults file is allocated to the CICS region. It is a VSAM KSDS file with the CICS Userid as key. It is updated using the signon defaults function and used to set up auto-signon to IBM Connect:Direct Installed with default dataset name $CDVAM.USRPROF
  • CICS Event Restart File (EVENT) - The Event Restart file is used by the Event Services Support feature of IBM Connect:Direct. One file exists for each CICS system and is allocated to the CICS region. It is updated by the Event Services Support function, and is used for restarting ESS. Installed with default dataset name $CDVAM.EVENT