CICS Advanced Programming Workshop

    

Summary:
This course is designed for the student who desires a more in-depth understanding of application performance considerations and sophisticated CICS features.

Duration:
4 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is intended for application programmers and analysts.

Topics:

• Utilizing BMS mapping techniques to reduce line transmission traffic
• When and why to use "locate mode" I/O
• Techniques to reduce file contention
• Techniques for additional storage (GETMAIN, TWA, CSA, TCTUA)
• When and how to utilize temporary storage
• Automatic task initiation through transient data and interval control
• Efficient error handling techniques and ABEND trapping
• Creating the mapset and application code to implement the BMS paging facility

Prerequisites:
The student should have a familiarity with command level CICS/TS.

Last Update: February 11, 2012