CICS CM (Beta) - Steps

Steps

Process steps in the CICS CM plug-in

• Backout change package
• Create migration scheme
• Install change package (CSD)
• Migrate change package
• Query change package
• Ready change package

Backout change package

Backout a change package to reverse a migration event.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Change Package	String	The name of the change package to be backed out. The default value is ${p:cicscm.changePackage}.	Yes
Migration Scheme	String	The name of the migration scheme used in the migration event that is to be backed out. The default value is ${p:Create migration scheme/migrationScheme}.	Yes

Create migration scheme

Dynamically create a migration scheme with a single migration path.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Migration Scheme Description	String	The description of the new migration scheme. By default, the description is: UCD: Auto-generated migration scheme.	No
Source Configuration	String	The name of the source configuration. The default value is ${p:cicscm.sourceConfig}.	Yes
Target Configuration	String	The name of the target configuration. The default value is ${p:cicscm.targetConfig}.	Yes
Transformation Rule Set	String	The name of the transformation rule set.	No

Install change package (CSD)

Install the resource definitions in a change package from a CSD configuration.

Name	Type	Description	Required
CSD Connection	String	The name of the connection from the CSD configuration to a particular CICS region. The default value is ${p:cicscm.csdConnection}.	Yes
Change Package	String	The name of the change package to be installed. The default value is ${p:cicscm.changePackage}.	Yes
Disable and Close resources	Boolean	Tick box to disable and close resources before installation. By default, the box is checked.	No
Discard resources	Boolean	Tick box to discard resources before installation. By default, the box is checked.	No
Target Configuration	String	The name of the target configuration. The default value is ${p:cicscm.targetConfig}.	Yes

Migrate change package

Migrate a change package.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Change Package	String	The name of the change package to be migrated. The default value is ${p:cicscm.changePackage}.	Yes
Migration Scheme	String	The name of the migration scheme to be used in the migration. The default value is ${p:Create migration scheme/migrationScheme}.	Yes

Query change package

Query a change package for names, groups and types of resource definitions within the package.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Change Package	String	The name of the change package to be queried. The default value is ${p:cicscm.changePackage}.	Yes

Ready change package

Ready a change package for migration.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Change Package	String	The name of the change package to be readied. The default value is ${p:cicscm.changePackage}.	Yes
Migration Scheme	String	The name of the migration scheme to be assigned to the change package. The default value is ${p:Create migration scheme/migrationScheme}.	Yes

Default input parameters

There are default input parameters that are available for all CICS CM Beta plug-in steps. To view the default properties, selectShow Hidden Properties on any step configuration page. For more information, see Properties.

Name	Default value	Description
Host	${p:cicscm.host}	The host name of the CICS CM server to connect to.
Port	${p:cicscm.port}	The CICS CM port number to connect to.
Username	${p?:cicscm.username}	The user name authorized to connect to the CICS CM server.
Password	${p?:cicscm.password}	The user name password to connect to the CICS CM server.

Output properties

Output properties in the DevOps Deploy CICSConfiguration Manager Beta plug-in.

• Overview of CICS CM output properties
• Create Migration Scheme step output property
• Query Change Package step output properties

Overview of CICS CM output properties

Two of the CICS CM DevOps Deploy steps have output properties.

Create migration scheme

Dynamically create a migration scheme with a single migration path.

Name	Type	Description
migrationScheme	String	A random 8 alphanumeric string that is generated for the name of the new migration scheme.

Query change package step output properties

Query a change package for names, groups, and types of resource definitions within the package.

Name	Type	Description
resourceNames	String	A single string of all the names of the resource definitions contained within the change package, separated by commas.
resourceGroups	String	A single string of all the different groups of resource definitions contained within the change package, separated by commas.
resourceTypes	String	A single string of all the different types of resource definitions contained within the change package, separated by commas.