You can use ESMAC to create a new resource group, providing the following fields:
- Name: A name for the group - e.g. CICSJCL.
- Description: A brief description - e.g. 'Submit JCL from CICS'.
Then, again using ESMAC, you can create a DCT (Destination Control Table) entry for the internal reader - a DCT entry describes a transient data queue. You should provide the following fields:
- Name: A name for the DCT entry - e.g. IRDR.
- Description: A brief description - e.g. 'Internal reader DCT entry'.
- Type: Select
Internal Rdr from the list.
- Initial State: Select
Open from the list.
After creating these resources, you should add the group to the CICS startup list for JCL applications - the changes will not take effect until you restart the Enterprise Server.
Note: In Micro Focus documentation, an external writer is more appropriately referred to as an internal reader when in a JCL context.
