Values on the Add Composite Template window

To create a composite template, you must have multiple published standard templates that will be the members of the composite template. On the Add Composite Template window, specify properties of the composite template, then click Next to display a second page for specifying the member templates. Click Finish when you are done specifying values. Finish is available only when you have supplied all of the required values.

Target domain

Name of the domain to associate with the template. Select a domain name from the list or accept the default domain. A domain name is required. Domains are defined with the Resource Management task.

Template name

Name of the template. A template name is required.

The name must be unique. It can include alphanumeric characters, or these special characters:

• $
• @
• _
• -

It can be up to 48 characters long.

Use composite template to cluster instances on systems in a sysplex

The template is a clustered composite template. It provisions clustered software services instances. Clustered software services instances are collections of instances that use the resources defined in a common resource pool that is associated with the clustered composite template. The instances are provisioned on the systems in the sysplex that are identified in the resource pool. .

Composite variables input file

Location of the properties file that you can use to specify in advance values for one or more of the atCreate variables that are defined in the member standard template workflow definition files.

Specify the fully qualified z/OS UNIX path of the file, beginning with the forward slash (/) and including the file name. For example, specify /usr/lpp/zosmf/samples/composite.properties

The variable names are in the following format: <standard-template-name>.<atcreate-variable>

For example: CICS.startup=10

If the file includes any variables that are associated with standard templates that are not members of the composite, those variables are ignored. All other variable names are validated to ensure they are atCreate variables that associated with the member standard template. No validation is performed on the provided values.

Consumer documentation file

Path for the documentation file for consumers. Specify the absolute z/OS® UNIX path of the file, beginning with the forward slash (/) and including the file name, or the name of a partitioned or sequential data set. Select the file type with the File Type field.

Administrator documentation file

Path for the documentation file for administrators. Specify the absolute z/OS UNIX path of the file, beginning with the forward slash (/) and including the file name, or the name of a partitioned or sequential data set. Select the file type with the File Type field.

Template approvers

List of the user IDs of the approvers for the template. Separate approvers with commas or blanks. These are approvers for the template (sometimes called general approvers) as opposed to approvers for a specific step or action. Approvers receive a z/OSMF notification.

Template description

Description of the template.

Click Next to display the window for adding published, standard templates to the composite template.