Steps to update and reload the CA 7 NCF Node Table

Products

• CA 7 Workload Automation

Issue/Introduction

Steps to update and reload the CA 7 NCF Node Table Definitions for Network Communications Facility (NCF) processing NJE work and have the work appear to CA 7.

Environment

Release: 12.0, 12.1

WA CA 7 Edition

Resolution

1. Assemble and Link your updated NCF Node Table.
   Member AL2UM02 in the options library (CAL2OPTN) contains model JCL to receive and apply the modified node table.
   
   
2. Run CAS9 with the following statement:
   CA71 UPDATE NCF(xx)                     *NCF can only be used with CA 7 instance CA71
   
   

   //CAIRIM EXEC PGM=CAIRIM,REGION=0M 
   //STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=your.common.services.loadlib
   //        DD DISP=SHR,DSN=your.CA7.CAL2LOAD 
   //PARMLIB DD *
   PRODUCT(CA-7) VERSION(L2C1)               <-- change version if needed
   //L2OPTS  DD *
   CA71 UPDATE NCF(xx)            >>>>>> CHANGE xx TO YOUR NCF VALUE 
   //KEYS    DD DUMMY
   //

After performing these steps, you will have successfully update your NCF Node Table.

This procedure is only updating an already loaded UCC7NODE table. You can not do a "new install" the UCC7NODE table using the procedure.

Additional Information

Manage the Network Communications Facility

 

VTAM and NCF Node Table Definitions.