MacKinney Batch to CICS 2.1 Release Notes

Released On: 08/06/2020

Summary of Changes:

• New Startup Commands feature: process MBC commands during CICS startup
• New USER= parm on STRL command to Start transacation with USERID
• New CLOD and CLDG commands to force disable file option on close regardless of CLODIS setting
• New batch utility MBCBSTAT to support defining, listing and deleting BATSTAT records
• New batch utility MBCBCSTS to print and delete BATCSTS records
• New STSD command to delete Resource Items from BATCSTS file
• New value ‘F’ for APPLSTS option to flush commands but still add commands to BATSTAT
• New ERRDRLS installation option to allow setting separate RC value when using @RLS1GRP header
• New USEPCH card option for batch utility programs to automate creation of DEF cards on LST output
• New user exit, MBCBWTOX for MBCBATCH WTO messages
• New commands RLQY/RPQY/RSQY/GLQY/GPQY/GSQY change Quiesced RLS resources to read-only
• New commands RLUP/RPUP/RSUP/GLUP/GPUP/GSUP change Unquiesced RLS resources to update
• New commands RPSQ/RPSU/GPSQ/GPSU to Quiesce/Unquiesce Primary RLS DSN
• New commands RSSQ/RSSU/GSSQ/GSSU to Quiesce/Unquiesce Secondary RLS DSN
• Status Tracking and command support for new TCPIP services Resource Item type
• New Query options for TCPIPSERVICE, DOCTEMPLATE, URIMAP (z/OS only)