General Availability of CICS provisioning modules. You can use these Ansible modules to create automation tasks that provision or deprovision, and start or stop a CICS region. Sample playbooks show you how to do this with the latest version of the Ansible IBM z/OS CICS collection. All modules were initially released with Version 1.1.0-beta as noted below. Subsequent Version 1.1.0-beta releases may include enhancements and bugfixes for these modules. Refer to the What's new of Version 1.1.0-beta releases for details.
This release replaces all the previous 1.1.0-beta* releases.
You can use the following modules for provisioning and managing CICS TS data sets
aux_temp_storage for the CICS auxiliary temporary storage data set. This module was initially released as auxiliary_temp with Version 1.1.0-beta.4. The module is changed to aux_temp_storage in Version 2.1.0.
aux_trace for the CICS auxiliary trace data sets. This module was initially released as trace with Version 1.1.0-beta.4. The module is changed to aux_trace in Version 2.1.0.
csd for the CICS system definition data set. This module was initially released with Version 1.1.0-beta.4.
global_catalog for the CICS global catalog data set. This module was initially released with Version 1.1.0-beta.4.
local_request_queue for the CICS local request queue data set. This module was initially released with Version 1.1.0-beta.3.
td_intrapartition for the CICS transient data intrapartition data set. This module was initially released as intrapartition with Version 1.1.0-beta.4. The module is changed to td_intrapartition in Version 2.1.0.
transaction_dump for the CICS transaction dump data sets. This module was initially released with Version 1.1.0-beta.4.
You can use the following modules for CICS startup and shutdown operations
region_jcl - Create a CICS startup JCL data set. This module replaces start_cics, which was released with Version 1.1.0-beta.5. region_jcl is significantly different from start_cics in function. region_jcl creates a data set that contains the startup JCL, but doesn't perform the actual startup processing. region_jcl also supports definition and allocation of user data sets with the user_data_sets parameter.
stop_region - Stop a CICS region. This module was initially released as stop_cics with Version 1.1.0-beta.5. The module is changed to stop_region in Version 2.1.0. In Version 2.1.0, stop_region supports a new input parameter, job_name so that you can use the job name, which is typically the CICS's APPLID, to identify a running CICS region.
The group name for the CICS provisioning modules is region. However, in the Version 1.1.0-beta releases, the group name was region_group.
CICS provisioning modules provide support for all in-service CICS TS releases including the latest CICS TS 6.2.
- The group name for the CMCI modules is changed to
cmciinstead ofcmci_group.cmci_groupis deprecated.
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.aux_temp_storage - Create and remove the CICS auxiliary temporary storage data set
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.aux_trace - Allocate auxiliary trace data sets
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.csd - Create, remove, and manage the CICS CSD
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.global_catalog - Create, remove, and manage the CICS global catalog
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.local_catalog - Create, remove, and manage the CICS local catalog
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.local_request_queue - Create and remove the CICS local request queue
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.region_jcl - Create CICS startup JCL data set
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.stop_region - Stop a CICS region
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.td_intrapartition - Create and remove the CICS transient data intrapartition data set
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.transaction_dump - Allocate transaction dump data sets
Removed support for Python 2.7
- Python 2.7 is no longer supported as the managed node runtime
This release contains one bug fix
- Allows CPSM Scope and Context to contain the following special characters '$', '@', and '#'
This release contains one bug fix
- Missing requirements.txt - requirements.txt was not included in the built collection. Fix removes this from the build_ignore section of the galaxy.yml.
This release contains a number of new features and bug fixes.
- Provide variables for all modules in one go using Ansible's group module defaults support. The group name for the CMCI modules is
cmci_group.
- cmci_get - prevent
cmci_getfrom failing if no records are found via thefail_on_nodataoption. The default value istrueif not specified.
This release contains a number of new features and bug fixes.
- Added support for CMCI feedback on failed CMCI requests.
- Updated timeout support on requests to be configurable via the timeout option. The default value is 30 seconds if not specified.
- Improve sanitisation and validation of parameters.
Fix some documentation issues on Hub, and include some missing documentation about requirements.
Initial release of the IBM® z/OS® CICS® collection, also referred to as ibm_zos_cics, which is part of the broader offering Red Hat® Ansible® Certified Content for IBM Z®.
This collection can manage CICS and CICSPlex® SM resources and definitions by calling the CMCI REST API, which can be configured in a CICSplex or in a stand-alone region.
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.cmci_action - Perform actions on CICS and CICSPlex SM resources
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.cmci_create - Create CICS and CICSPlex SM definitions
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.cmci_delete - Delete CICS and CICSPlex SM resources
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.cmci_get - Query CICS and CICSPlex SM resources and definitions
- ibm.ibm_zos_cics.cmci_update - Update CICS and CICSPlex resources and definitions