8.12.2.1.1 Properties.xml

The Properties.xml (located in the root of the zip file), is used to describe the general properties of the whole package. These general Tuxedo application package parameters are also applicable to CICS packages:

• PackageName
• TuxedoVersion
• CICSVersion
• SupportedOS
• TuxedoWordSize
• MachineArch

All the elements are of the same meaning as the ones in a Tuxedo application package except for SupportedOS. There is no ART CICS for Windows platform. Only Linux, SunOS, and AIX are supported.

A new element, CICSVersion, is added to Properties.xml. It indicates which ART CICS version such package is built. This field is used for extension in the future. It can be configured to any value that matches the regex rule 1[1-9](\.[0-9]){3,4}. For the 12cR2 release, the suggested value is 12.1.3.0.0.

To distinguish from Tuxedo application packages, a type attribute is introduced for the ApplicationProperties root element. To mark the package a CICS application package, set the type attribute to CICS. If the type is not set or set to TUX, the package is regarded as a Tuxedo application package.