Can Date Simulator set a simulated date for an entire CICS region before the region is started?

Products

• Date Simulator

Issue/Introduction

Yes, Date Simulator can be used to control a simulated date for all of a CICS region. There are two CICS settings: "CICSALL" or "A" for all transactions and "CICS" or "Y" for Transaction-Level warping.

 

 

Environment

Release:
Component: TWARP

Resolution

• Using CICSALL or A

• via WARPPARM
  To warp the date and time for everything in a region, add a WARPPARM step with a control card that includes the CICSALL parameter.
  For example:

   SET JOB CICS33B CICSALL 

• via ISPF dialog

Select Transaction Level = A

• Using CICS or Y
  
  
• via WARPPARM
  To warp the date and time based on criteria, the WARPPARM step's control card would specify the CICS parameter to indicate Transaction-Level warping.
  For example:

  SET JOB CICS33B CICS 

• via ISPF dialog

  Select Transaction Level = Y

Transaction-Level warping uses the DTSM transaction in CICS to specify the names of the transactions, users, and terminals to be warped.

For more information see pages 4-13 and 4-14 and 6-5 of the CA Date Simulator User Guide.