What is new for MacKinney Batch to CICS 2.0

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New Resource items let you define primary and secondary Datasets, making it easier to facilitate batch processing without downtime and share your CSD across multiple regions. And a new Startup Manager lets you choose the resources and their initial status depending on the startup type, COLD (or INITIAL) and AUTO.

• Support for new Startup Manager
• Added support for new Resource Items including Startup Manager options
• Pushed optional Status Tracking from batch to CICS
• New file BATCSTS to support Status Tracking from within CICS
• New online Status Tracking administration programs
• Shared Resource Items allows sharing definitions across Applids
• RLS commands to support change from Update to Query and back after QUIESCE and UNQUIECE
• New CEDACMD option to prevent CEDA and CDAL commands
• New LNKL and STRL commands allow passing up to 320 bytes to LINK and START functions
• New STSR and STSG commands to support Status Tracking from with CICS
• MBCBCUTL now allows INIT functions for all Installation Options
• DSN edit for RLS commands
• Added START MBCP option to launch applications requiring RECEIVE data
• New ERRWARN option to allow optional RC value for warning conditions
• New TRKNONFI option to optionally allow tracking programs, transactions and TDQs
• Many more minor changes and fixes