Adding servers to a Business Application

If you want to include an entire server in the application, the name is not important. You can create a single component descriptor file for a given application (for example, Order Management) and then deploy that file for whichever CICS® Regions, IMS SubSystems, MQ Managers, or Db2® Subsystems you want to be part of that application.

For example, note the following XML markup:

<component-app-descriptor app-instance-name="Order Management">
<component-descriptor
type="server"
name="n/a"
functional-group="CICS Regions" />
</component-app-descriptor>

The key point of the example is the functional group name in bold. A single XML file can be used for all components of the Order Management application that are in that functional group (for example, a group called CICS Regions). However, the Business Application must include some MQ Managers or Db2 SubSystems that are not part of that functional group. Those components require a file that differs only in the name of the functional group. For the MQ Manager, the functional group might be named MQ Managers, for example.

In summary, for server type components, you must have only as many versions of application descriptors as there are functional groups.

Note: Create the Application Descriptor file with SET NUMS OFF for no line numbers.