You can add files to the CA DADS Plus for CICS control file using the CICS online facility or by using the batch utility program DADM.
If the CA DADS Plus control file is allocated to CICS you must close the control file before running the DADM utility program to perform the requested update.
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The File Allocation Definition Add menu below can be used to add a file to the CA DADS Plus for CICS control file.
APPLID XXXXXXXX CA-DADS/PLUS 4.0 DATE TIME FILE ALLOCATION DEFINITION ADD COMMAND ===> A TYPE ===> F NAME ===> FILE001 DSORG => UNAV PRI-DSNAME ===> CA.DADSPLUS.FILE001_________________________ DISP ==> SHR ALT-DSNAME ===> ____________________________________________ DISP ==> ___ ALLOC/OPEN AT COLD START ===> N N OPEN AFTER ONLINE ALLOC ===> N ALLOC/OPEN AT WARM START ===> N N VSAM VERIFY AT START-UP ===> N ALLOC/OPEN AT EMER RESTART ===> N N EFFECTIVE DATE(YYYY/DDD) ===> 0000/000 ALLOCATE IF NOT IN FCT ===> N LAST PROCESSED: CURRENT STATUS: NOT-ALL NOTINFCT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PF3-END PF4-EXIT PF6-CLASS PF9-TRAN PF10-PROG PF11-AUTO
The DADM batch utility is outlined in the CA DADS Plus for CICS User Guide Chapter Batch Maintenance Dynamic Allocation.
Keywords not specified when using the DADM ADDFILE command are set to the default value as defined in the User Guide.
//JOBCARD //ADDFILE EXEC PGM=DADM,REGION=700K //DADS01 DD DSN=DADS.CONTROL,DISP=SHR //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*,DCB=(LRECL=133,RECFM=FBA,BLKSIZE=133) //SYSIN DD * ADDFILE NAME(FILE001) DSNAME(CA.DADSPLUS.FILE001) DISP=SHR /* //