Grouping applications

Although you defined the three applications and a system, they are currently not connected. The next step is to create an application group, make the applications members of the group, and then link the group to the system. You use a simple group. A simple group is a group without an automation name. It does not appear in the model that the Automation Manager uses to run the system and the applications.

Procedure

  1. On the Entry Type Selection panel, select 5. The following panel is displayed.
    COMMANDS  ACTIONS  VIEW  HELP                                                
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                                  Entry Name Selection                    
                 
    Entry Type : ApplicationGroup      PolicyDB Name   : TEST_PDB                 
                                       Enterprise Name : TEST_SYSTEMS        
    
    Action      Entry Name             Short Description                           
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       No entries currently exist. Use the NEW command to create an entry.   
    
    Command ===>  ______________________________________________   SCROLL===> PAGE 
  2. Enter new base_sys on the command line and press Enter.
      COMMANDS  HELP                                                               
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                                       Define New Entry                            
    Command ===> ________________________________________________________
                                                                        More:    +        
    Define new entry of type ApplicationGroup
                                          
      Entry name . . . . . . . BASE_SYS                    
                           
      Type . . . . . . . . . . SYSTEM     (SYSTEM SYSPLEX)                         
      Nature . . . . . . . . . BASIC      (BASIC MOVE SERVER)                      
      Default Preference . . . _____      (0 to 3200, *DEF)                        
      Automation Name  . . . . ______________                                      
      Automatically link . . . YES        (for Application-Resources)              
      Behavior . . . . . . . . ACTIVE     (ACTIVE PASSIVE)                         
      Prepare Move . . . . . . ___        (YES NO)                                 
      Move Mode  . . . . . . . ________   (PARALLEL SERIAL) 
                           
      Short Description  . . . ___________________________                         
      Long Description 1 . . . ________________________________________            
      Long Description 2 . . . ________________________________________            
      Long Description 3 . . . ________________________________________            
      Long Description 4 . . . ________________________________________            
      Long Description 5 . . . ________________________________________ 
  3. Press Enter to start the defaulting process. The Automation Name gets set to the entry name. Because a simple group is not created as a resource for automation, overwrite the Automation Name with blank spaces. Provide a description if you want. Press PF3 when you are finished and the Policy Selection panel is displayed.
      ACTIONS  HELP                                                                
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                                    Policy Selection                 Entry created 
    Entry Type : ApplicationGroup      PolicyDB Name   : TEST_PDB                 
    Entry Name : BASE_SYS              Enterprise Name : TEST_SYSTEMS    
                 
    Action      Policy Name          Policy Description                            
    _________   DESCRIPTION          Enter description                             
    _________   APPLGROUP INFO       Define applicationgroup information           
    _________   APPLICATIONS         Select applications for system APG            
    _________   TRIGGER              Select trigger                                
    _________   SERVICE PERIOD       Select service period                         
    _________   RELATIONSHIPS        Define relationships                          
    _________   MESSAGES/USER DATA   Define messages and user data                 
    _________   -------------------- -----RESOURCES------------------------------- 
    _________   RESOURCES            Select resources and set preferences          
    _________   GENERATED RESOURCES  List resources generated for this entry       
    _________   MEMBER OF            List resources where this entry is a member   
    _________   -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 
    _________   WHERE USED           List systems linked to this entry             
    _________   COPY                 Copy data from existing entry                 
    ******************************* Bottom of data ********************************
    Command ===> ________________________________________________  SCROLL===>PAGE
  4. Select the APPLICATIONS Policy.
    COMMANDS  ACTIONS  VIEW  HELP                                                
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                         Applications for ApplicationGroup              Row 1 of 3 
    Entry Type : ApplicationGroup      PolicyDB Name   : TEST_PDB                 
    Entry Name : BASE_SYS              Enterprise Name : TEST_SYTESMS                 
    
    Action      Status            Application                                      
    _________                     JES                                              
    _________                     TSO                                              
    _________                     VTAM                                             
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    Command ===>  ______________________________________________  SCROLL===> PAGE  
  5. Select the three applications by typing an s next to each of them and pressing Enter. The Status column updates to SELECTED.
    Entry Type : ApplicationGroup      PolicyDB Name   : TEST_PDB  
    Entry Name : BASE_SYS              Enterprise Name : TEST_SYSTEMS  
    
    Action      Status            Application                       
    _________   SELECTED          JES                               
    _________   SELECTED          TSO                               
    _________   SELECTED          VTAM                              
    
  6. Press PF3 to return to the Application Group Policy Selection panel.
  7. Select the WHERE USED policy.
      COMMANDS  ACTIONS  VIEW  HELP                                                
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                         Where Used                                Row 1 to 1 of 1 
    
    Entry Type : ApplicationGroup      PolicyDB Name   : TEST_PDB                 
    Entry Name : BASE_SYS              Enterprise Name : TEST_SYSTEMS                 
    
    Action      Status            Name                        Type                 
    _________                     SYS1                        SYS                  
    ******************************* Bottom of data ********************************
    
    Command ===> _______________________________________________   SCROLL===>PAGE 
  8. Select SYS1 to link the application group BASE_SYS to system SYS1. Then press PF3. You see some resource creation messages displayed.

Results

You now made the link between the applications and the system, with just a simple group. Press PF4 to return to the Customization Dialog primary panel.