Each of the nodes that are displayed in the Remote Systems
view has properties associated with it. This topic focuses on the
properties of data sets and the properties of members of data sets,
as they affect the types of files that are created by the Generate
Runtime Code wizard.
The properties of a data set are options that the Remote
Systems view uses when it performs (or when it instructs CICS® to perform) certain tasks on the members
of the data set. These tasks include such operations as uploading
a file to the data set, running a JCL member of the data set, compiling
and linking a member of the data set, and other tasks (see the general
help section titled Developing z/OS® applications
and Web service interfaces). When you allocate a new data set
in the Remote Systems view, the view sets each property of the new
data set to a default value. But you can subsequently modify the value
of any property of an individual data set (see the instructions described
later in this topic).
Note: The properties of the MVS Files node
contain the default values that are assigned to the properties of
a new data set, when you allocate the new data set from the Remote
Systems view. If you change the value of one of these properties in
the MVS Files node, then the new value is used
when a new data set is allocated from the Remote Systems view.
But the new value does not affect properties in already existing data
sets in the Remote Systems view.
The types of properties associated with a member of a data
set are the same types of properties that are associated with the
data set itself (alluded to in the previous paragraph). In the case
of many of these properties, a member inherits the value of
a particular property from the value assigned to the same property
in the data set to which the member belongs. You can also set the
properties of a member individually for each member. However, usually
you will want to set the properties of the data set to the values
that you want and let the members inherit the values of the properties
from the data set.
To change the properties of a data set or a member:
- Right-click the data set (or member).
- Select Properties. The Properties window
opens.
- Select the values in the Properties window.
- When you are finished, click OK to store
the new values and close the Properties window.
In general, when you are using the service flow project tools,
you do not need to modify the default value of any property of a data
set. However, in a few instances it is a good idea to change the value
of a particular property so that an operation can run successfully
or perform certain options. See the following links: