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z/OS Provisioning Tool Kit SNA APPLID option grayed out and not selectable

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Question

I am using z/OS Provisioning Tool Kit (zospt) and trying to run a test of a template I added to start a CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS) region. I encountered a problem where the VTAMNODE I inputted is not working. Section Loading a CICS template into z/OSMF of the documentation says to select the "Use SNA APPLID" option in the "Add Template and Resource Pool for Tenet" panel. Can you help me understand why when I try to do this the "Use SNA APPLID" option is grayed out?

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Answer

The SNA application ID (APPLID) is a network resource and if workflow is set up to obtain the APPLID dynamically then the resource pool for the template needs to be set up with "Use SNA APPLID" option. In order to set up the pool with a network resource, the Domain Network Administrator must be identified in the domain definition.

Follow these steps:

  1. Modify the Domain to add the Network Administrator ID. There can be one or more Network Administrators associated with a Domain.

  2. Create a template and resource pool and select "Use SNA APPLID" to dynamically obtain an APPLID. This triggers notification to the Network Administrator to set up the network pool for the template.

  3. Ask the Network Administrator to log into z/OSMF and use the Configuration Assistant task to set up the network resource pool.

  4. Once the Network Administrator completes the pool set up, the template will be ready for provisioning.

For more detailed information on this topic, please review Configuring Cloud Policy in the IBM z/OS Management Facility Online Help.

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Product Synonym

CICS/TS CICSTS CICS TS CICS Transaction Server;ZOSPT

Document Information

Modified date:
26 February 2020

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