Does CA DADS Plus for CICS support the MVS MODIFY console command?

Products

• DADS Plus
• Telon Application Generator

Issue/Introduction

Description

The functions provided by CA-DADS Plus for CICS on the ALLOCATION - DEALLOCATION REQUEST MENU can also be initiated from the MVS console using the MVS Modify command and the DADS DADA transaction.
For details please see the CA Dads Plus for CICS User Guide Chapter Dynamic Allocation Facility under the heading Dynamic Allocation Using the MVS Console.

Solution

Please review the attached file for the CICS CEDA console definition:

The format of the command is:

F jobname,DADA command,type,name.version,options

Samples:

1. To Deallocate a file with ddname PAYROLL in CICS region CICSPRDA use the following command:

F CICSPRDA,DADA D,F,PAYROLL

2. To Allocate a file with ddname PAYROLL in CICS region CICSPRDA use the following command:

F CICSPRDA,DADA A,F,PAYROLL

3. To Allocate the alternate dsn of a file with ddname MASTER1 in CICS region CICSPRDB use the following command:

F CICSPRDB,DADA A,F,MASTER1.A

Environment

Release:
Component: DADSPL