Loading customization variables

This section tells you how to complete the "Load customization variables" option that is on all of the main configuration tasks. If you save your variables, you can follow these instructions to reload those variables. When loading and saving variables it is important that you only ever load and save variables that apply to the node you are working on. For example, when customizing the secondary node, do not load the variables from the primary node. Instead load the last variables you saved for configuring the secondary node. These are usually the variables you saved when configuring the application server on the secondary node. You can also load the variables used to federate the secondary node.

Before you begin

When you first run the Customization Dialog, you must point to the data set member created by the zPMT tool. This must be done before you can configure WebSphere® Portal.

About this task

Complete the following steps to load customization variables:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to a customization panel where you are required to enter variables, you can load your customization variables from a data set. Type L in the Option field to select "Load customization variables".
    The following is an example of a customization panel where you are required to enter variables:
    -----------------  WebSphere Portal for z/OS Customization  -----------------
    Option  ===>                                                     Appl: EJP7  
                                                                                 
     Configure a base portal into a base node                                    
                                                                                 
       Use this dialog to define WebSphere Portal for z/OS variables and         
       generate customization jobs for your installation.                        
       Specify an option and press ENTER.                                        
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
       1  Allocate target data sets. The data sets will contain the              
          WebSphere Portal customization jobs and data generated by the dialog.  
                                                                                 
       2  Define variables. Define your installation-specific information        
          for WebSphere Portal customization.                                    
                                                                                 
       3  Generate customization jobs. Validate your customization               
          variables and generate jobs and instructions.                          
                                                                                 
       4  View instructions. View the generated customization instructions.      
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
       Options for WebSphere Portal customization variables                      
                                                                                 
       S  Save customization variables. Save your WebSphere Portal customization 
          variables in a data set for later use.                                 
                                                                                 
       L  Load customization variables. Load your WebSphere Portal customization 
          variables from a data set.                                             
                                                                                 
  2. Press Enter.
    You see the Load customization variables panel, which looks similar to this:
    -----------------  WebSphere Portal for z/OS Customization  ------------------
    Option  ===>                                                                  
                                                                            
    Load customization variables                                            
                                                                            
     Specify the name of a data set containing the customization variables,
     then press Enter to continue.
     
     
     IBM-supplied defaults are in:                                          
         'BBO.SEJPEXEC(EJPWVARS)'                                 
                                                    
                                                                            
     Data set name:                       
                                                                            
                                                                            
     If this data set is not cataloged, specify the volume.                 
                                                                            
     Volume:                                                                                                                                              
                                                                    
  3. Follow the options in order and enter information from the Load customization variables worksheet. Be sure to enclose your data set name in single quotes, then press Enter.
  4. Return to customizing IBM® WebSphere Portal and continue with the next step.