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Define CICS File Entries

Each region for which you want CA SymDump for CICS to capture dumps needs its own CA SymDump for CICS dump data set. Regions can share a dump data set only if they are not active at the same time.

Each region must have a FILE definition for its own CA SymDump for CICS dump data set. If you want to analyze production dumps in test regions, your test region requires extra FILE definitions for any production symbolic files and dump data sets you want to access. The following lists detail how these entries can be defined.

Production Region FCT name DSNAME

Production Dump Data Set: PROTDMP SYMDUMP.PROD.FILE

Production Symbolic File: PROTSYM .PROD.SYMBOLIC

Test Region FCT name DSNAME

Test Dump Data Set: PROTDMP SYMDUMP.TEST.FILE

Test Symbolic File: PROTSYM TEST.SYMBOLIC

Additional FILE Definitions DMPPROD SYMDUMP.PROD.FILE
SYMPROD .PROD.SYMBOLIC

• The DMPPROD FILE definition in test references the CA SymDump for CICS production dump data set.
• The SYMPROD FILE definition in test references the production symbolic file.

Note: The symbolic file ddnames must also be defined in the IN25OPTS module of the CICS region that references them.