Creating a routing rule or workload group
You can create a routing rule in a new workload group. You can change the rule name or description.
About this task
Procedure
- In the Rules section of the Workload
Specification editor, click the Add a new routing rule icon
. A new routing rule is added and the generated description is displayed. If you click in the workbench away from the rule description, the greater than symbol (>) is displayed to indicate that the rule is new and is not yet saved.
- Optional: To show the generated workload group,
click the Show or hide names icon
. All the workload groups in the workload specification are displayed, including the new one.
- Optional: To change the description of the workload group or routing rule, right-click the description, then click Edit description on the menu. Type the new description, then press Enter. You can press Ctrl+Z (cmd+Z for OS X) to undo the changes.
- Optional: To change the name of the routing rule, right-click the routing rule description, then click Set Workload Definition Name on the menu. Type the new name, then press Enter. The name can be up to 8 characters and must be a unique workload definition name. For more information, see CICSPlex® SM naming conventions in the CICS® TS V5.2 product documentation. You can press Ctrl+Z (cmd+Z for OS X) to undo the changes.
- Optional: To change the name of the workload group, right-click the workload group description, then click Set Workload Group Name on the menu. Type the new name, then press Enter. The name can be up to 8 characters and must be a unique workload group name. For more information, see CICSPlex SM naming conventions in the CICS TS V5.2 product documentation. You can press Ctrl+Z (cmd+Z for OS X) to undo the changes.
What to do next
You can move a rule to a different group in the workload specification, and associate the rule with other routing rules in that group.
You can set the routing criteria for a routing rule.