Defining transaction lists

A transaction list is a collection of transaction codes. You can use a transaction list in an OTMA routing rule to route selected transactions to a different routing list from the one specified in the master routing rule. To define a transaction list, use the Transaction Lists panel. To access this ISPF panel, select option 1.15 Transaction Lists from the IMS Connect Extensions primary menu.

The Transaction Lists panel is displayed with a list of transaction lists defined in the IMS Connect Extensions repository. Use the Filter field to list only items that match a filter pattern.

Figure 1. The Transaction Lists panel in the IMS Connect Extensions ISPF dialog

  File  Menu  Settings  Help 
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                              Transaction Lists                   Row 1 from 1 
Command ===> NEW                                              Scroll ===> PAGE

Filter . . .           (Blank or pattern)

Enter "/" to select action

/   Name      Description                     ----- Changed -----     ID    
    TLIST2    List of special handling trans  2018/08/01 15:16:25  AJL
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To define a new transaction list, enter NEW on the Command line. Enter the 1-8 character name of your list and press Enter. The Transaction Name List panel is displayed.

Figure 2. The Transaction Name List panel in the IMS Connect Extensions ISPF dialog

   File  Menu  Settings  Help 
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 CEXTLDEP                     Transaction Name List             Row 1 to 3 of 3 
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

 Name  . . . . : TLIST2   
 Description . . List of special handling trans 

 Enter "/" to select action

     Transaction
     AB*      
     RESET    
     DFLT0    
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The panel displays the following information. Enter line action / next to a transaction or patter to insert additional items and to see a complete list of options:

Name: The name of this transaction list.
Description: A description of this transaction list.
Transaction: Enter one transaction code per line.
Transaction codes can be fully qualified transaction names or generic transaction names. A generic transaction name consists of one or more characters followed by a trailing asterisk (*). For example, AB* would match any transaction code starting with AB, such as AB, ABC, and ABC12. Embedded asterisks are not allowed in generic transaction names.

To save the list, press the Exit function key (F3). The new transaction list appears in the Transaction Lists panel.

Note: The Transaction Lists has a maximum size of 220 entries. This limit is enforced in the batch definition utility and the ISPF definition dialog. If there are more than 220 entries in the Transaction Lists, and you cannot reduce the list size using generics, then you can split Transaction Lists and apply those to multiple OTMA routing rules.