CICS Files

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

• CICS Configuration File (CONFIG) - The Configuration file is used by the CICS IUI facility of Sterling Connect:Direct-CICS only. It is a VSAM KSDS file. One file exists and is allocated for each CICS region. It is primed during Sterling Connect:Direct-CICS installation and updated online through Sterling Connect:Direct-CICS administrator functions. This file contains system parameters that control the Sterling Connect:Direct-CICS environment. It also contains information about the Sterling Connect:Direct nodes available to the Sterling 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 Sterling 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 Sterling 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