Transient Data Queue

Use this page to create a new Destination Control Table (DCT).

A DCT is a definition of a transient data queue.

Click INSTALL to install this resource.

Click ACTIVE to make this resource active.

Click DELETE to delete this DCT.

Click COPY to create a new DCT, using the values set on this page as the basis for the new DCT.

Click DUMP to create and view dump information for this DCT.

Click APPLY to save your changes to the DCT.

Name
Specify a name for the DCT (can be up to 60 characters).
Group
Click this to display the CICS Group group_name.
Description
Specify a description for the DCT (can be up to 60 characters).
Type
Choose the destination for transient data:
Intra-Partition
Indirect
Extra-Partition
Internal Reader
The internal reader to which CICS applications can direct a JCL jobstream for execution by the JCL engine.
Recoverable
Check this to enable recovery of the destination in the event of an abnormal termination of either MSS or the transaction processing the destination. This control only has an effect if you selected Intra in the Type control.

Remote Queue

Name
Specify the name of a remote transient data destination.
SYSID
Specify the system or region in which the remote transient data destination resides. The name specified must be the same as that given in Name in the SysC or Sys62 definition.

Intra-Partition Triggering

Transaction
Specify the name of the transaction that is to be automatically initiated when the trigger level specified in Trigger Level is reached. If no transaction is specified, or Trigger Level is set to 0, some other means must be used to schedule transactions to read records from the destinations.
Terminal
Specify the terminal associated with the transient data destination. The terminal must be defined to MSS.
Trigger Level
Specify the number of records to be accumulated before a task is automatically initiated to process them. The maximum number you can enter is 32767.