Defining intercommunication resources
In an intercommunication environment, you create resources that define the links to other systems, and local definitions of remote resources.
The links to remote systems are:
- MRO links to other CICS® regions
- MRO links for use by the external CICS interface
- IP interconnectivity (IPIC) links for use with distributed program link
- Multi-session APPC links to other APPC systems (CICS or non-CICS)
- Single-session APPC links to APPC terminals
- LUTYPE6.1 links to IMS systems.
Remote resources that can be defined to the local CICS
system can be:
- Remote files
- Remote DL/I PSBs
- Remote transient-data queues
- Remote temporary-storage queues
- Remote terminals
- Remote APPC connections
- Remote programs
- Remote transactions
You might also need to define local resources required for ISC and MRO. These resources are obtained by including the relevant functional groups in the appropriate tables. However, you have the opportunity to modify some of the supplied definitions and to provide your own communication profiles.