DFHCOMDS job for common data sets

The DFHCOMDS job deletes and re-creates the data sets that are common to CICS® regions. The common data sets are DFHCSD and SYSIN.

For detailed information on creating these data sets for your CICS regions, see Setting up the CICS system definition data set.

The DFHCOMDS job creates one of each of these data sets common to all CICS regions. If you use separate copies of any of these data sets for each CICS region, move and edit the appropriate statements into the DFHDEFDS job. For further information about creating multiple copies of these data sets, see Creating several copies of the DFHCSD and SYSIN data sets.

The DFHCOMDS job comprises five job steps:
  1. DELETE deletes the data sets.
  2. DEFCSD defines the VSAM cluster for the CICS system definition data set, dsindex.DFHCSD, where dsindex is defined by the DSINFO parameter of DFHISTAR.
  3. INITCSD initializes the CICS system definition data set.
  4. DEFRPIDC defines the VSAM cluster for ONC RPC.
  5. DEFSYSIN creates the SYSIN PDS and copies the following modules from the hlq.SDFHSAMP library:
    • DFH$SIPA
    • DFH$SIPD
    • DFH$SIPT
    • DFH$SIP1
    • DFH$SIP2
    • DFH$SIP5
    • DFHRCNO
    • DFHRCYES