Templates in a partitioned data set

HTML templates that have been created from BMS map set definitions are stored in partitioned data sets.

Document templates stored in partitioned data sets have the attribute MEMBERNAME in their DOCTEMPLATE resource definitions.

CICS® loads a copy of the template from the partitioned data set when you install the corresponding DOCTEMPLATE definition. If you modify the template in the partitioned data set while CICS is running, issue the SET DOCTEMPLATE NEWCOPY command in order to activate the changes. CICS first performs a BLDL (build list) to obtain the most current directory information, and then rereads the member.

A partitioned data set used to store templates may have one of the following record formats:
  • FB (fixed length blocked)
  • VB (variable length blocked)
  • U (unblocked)
Records may contain sequence numbers in the following cases:
  • When the record format is FB, and the record length is 80; the sequence numbers must be in positions 73 through 80.
  • When the record format is VB; the sequence numbers must be in positions 1 through 8.
In other cases, there must be no sequence numbers in the records. If you use sequence numbers, they must be present in all the records; do not use partially sequenced members.

Templates stored in a partitioned data set are cached by the CICS document handler.