LNKSxSCG Records (LNKSMSCG, LNKSRSCG, LNKSWSCG)

When a CICSPlex® SM specification-to-CICS® group link record (LNKSxSCG) is created or removed, an additional operand, keyword, is required. This keyword indicates how the link being created or removed applies to the current members of the CICS system group.

The keywords for the CREATE and REMOVE commands are as follows:

CREATE

Specify one of the following parameters:

FORCE: All current members of the CICS system group should have implicit links established to the named specification. When a link already exists, it is replaced with the newly created link.
NULL: Current members of the CICS system group should have implicit links established to the named specification only if no link already exists.
NONE: No implicit links should be established.

REMOVE

Specify one of the following parameters:

KEEP: All implicit links are to be converted to explicit links.
NONE: No implicit links are to be converted to explicit links.

Note: You cannot update LNKSxSCG records using the API or batched repository-update facility; you must use either the CICS Explorer® or the Web User Interface.