Starting and stopping CICS automatically

Modify the CICS® Program List Table (PLT) to start and stop the CICS socket interface automatically.

Startup (PLTPI)

To start the IP CICS socket interface automatically, make the following entry in PLTPI after the DFHDELIM entry:

*                                                  
* PLT USED TO SUPPORT IP CICS SOCKETS STARTUP  
*                                                  
         DFHPLT TYPE=INITIAL,SUFFIX=SI             
         DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=DFHDELIM        
         DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=EZACIC20        
*
* Add other IP CICS Socket PLT startup programs here...
*
         DFHPLT TYPE=FINAL                         
         END

Shutdown (PLTSD)

To shut down the IP CICS socket interface automatically (including all other IP CICS sockets enabled programs), make the following entry in the PLTSD before the DFHDELIM entry:

*                                                                      
* PLT USED TO SUPPORT IP CICS SOCKETS SHUTDOWN                     
*                                                                      
         DFHPLT TYPE=INITIAL,SUFFIX=SD 
*
* Add other IP CICS Socket PLT shutdown programs here...
*                                
         DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=EZACIC20                            
         DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=DFHDELIM                            
         DFHPLT TYPE=FINAL                                             
         END

Requirement: If the IP CICS socket interface is started in the PLT (started by invoking EZACIC20), the PLTPIUSR user ID also requires the UPDATE access to the EXITPROGRAM resource when CICS command security is active. Failure to have at least the UPDATE access to the EXITPROGRAM resource causes the IP CICS socket interface and listener to not start when starting or not stop when stopping. Message EZY1350E is issued, and the IP CICS socket interface does not start.