A recommended approach

You can click the Map button to display a visual map of the WLM definitions in your data repository. When you decide to implement WLM functions in your enterprise, you should begin by defining the appropriate objects.

You should:
  • Use the WLM definitions view to create a workload definition (WLMDEF object).
  • Use the WLM groups view to create a workload group (WLMGROUP object).
  • Use the WLM specifications view to create a workload specification (WLMSPEC object).
Then, to create associations between these objects:
  • Use the WLM definitions view to add the workload definition to the workload group (WLMINGRP object).
  • Use the Workload groups view to add the workload group to the workload specification (WLMINSPC object).
  • Use the Workload specifications view to associate the workload specification with a CICS® system (LNKSWSCS object) or CICS system group (LNKSWSCG object). For more information about the LNKSxSCG parameters, see LNKSxSCG Records (LNKSMSCG, LNKSRSCG, LNKSWSCG).
If you want to see a list of the objects and associations you have already defined, use one of the following views:
  • The Workload definitions in groups view (WLMINGRP object)
  • The Workload groups in workload specifications view (WLMINSPC object)
  • The WLM specifications to CICS system links view (LNKSWSCS object)
  • The WLM specifications to CICS system group links view (LNKSWSCG object).