| OS/390 Introduction
to CICS Transaction Server
The OS/390 CICS course provides general information about the
Customer Information Control System (CICS) and methods for employing
it to perform basic Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) tasks
in a mainframe environment. The course reviews the overall structure
and purpose of CICS and introduces basic command levels for CICS
in the following areas: management of data and databases, data
communication and interproduct communication, application development,
system services, and system management. The course also introduces
the basic architecture of the most commonly used OS/390 CICS setups,
such as CICSPlex System Manager.
Introduction to CICS Transaction Server training covers such topics
as:
What is CICS?
Managing Data and Resources
CICS and Databases
CICS Intercommunication
This course is designed as an introductory programming course
for system administrators, database administrators, managers, and
programmers unfamiliar with CICS.
OS/390 Introduction to CICS Transaction Server
Description
The OS/390 CICS course provides general information about Customer Information
Control System (CICS) and methods for employing it to perform basic Online
Transaction Processing (OLTP) tasks in a mainframe environment. The course
reviews the overall structure and purpose of CICS and introduces basic command
levels for CICS in the following areas: management of data and databases, data
communication and interproduct communication, application development, system
services, and system management. The course also introduces the basic architecture
of the most commonly used OS/390 CICS setups, such as CICSPlex System Manager.
This course is written to OS/390 2.x.
Audience
This course is designed as an introductory programming course for system administrators,
database administrators, managers, and programmers unfamiliar with CICS.
Prerequisites
The student should have a basic understanding of software and hardware, mainframe
operations procedures, databases, and business applications.
Course Duration
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5 hours
Topics Include
Unit 1- What is CICS?
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Introducing CICS
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Online Transaction Processing
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The Structure of CICS Unit 2- Managing Data and Resources
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Domains and Resources
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Resource Definition
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Data Access and Storage Unit 3- CICS and Databases
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Types of Databases
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The CICS-DB2 Interface
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Working with Databases Unit 4- CICS Intercommunication
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Intercommunication Facilities
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Interregion and Intersystem Communication
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CICS and the Internet
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