To create a new enterprise server

You can only create enterprise server regions on your local machine.

1. In Server Explorer, right-click localhost under Micro Focus Servers, then click New Enterprise Server, or in Solution Explorer, right-click a project, point to Enterprise Server, then click New Server.

   The Create New Enterprise Server screen appears.

2. Enter a name in the Name field.
3. Check the 64-bit check box if you need to create a 64-bit server.
4. Click to the right of the Template field, then navigate to the folder that stores enterprise server template XML files.

   By default, this is the VSInstallDir\IDE\Extensions\nnnnnnnn.nnn\Etc\ServerTemplates folder. The templates supplied in this folder are the basis for enterprise servers, with the appropriate Mainframe Subsystem Support and CICS, Job Entry Subsystem, or IMS support enabled. For applications that need an enterprise server to run but do not use Mainframe Subsystem Support you need to use the ESTemplate.xml template. You can create additional templates by exporting an active MFDS process repository using the mfds command. See the mfds topic for more information.

5. Select a template and click OK.
6. If the server template you selected includes CICS support, you can specify a Resource definition location for the dfhdrdat file to use with the server as follows:
   • Leave this blank if you want to use the default dfhdrdat file supplied in the etc\cas subfolder of the product installation. To be able to modify the default file, you need to start the server with Administrator rights.
   • Micro Focus recommends that you use a dfhdrdat other than the one available in the installation so that you can make changes to it without Administrator rights. Use this field to specify the location of that file.

     If the folder you specify does not include the file, Enterprise Developer offers to create it - it creates a copy of the default dfhdrdat file in the specified location.

7. In the Associate with projects pane, select the projects to associate with the server.
8. Click OK.

   The new enterprise server is created and associated with the selected projects.