CICS/ESA Concepts

This course explains the basics of the Customer Information Control System (CICS). It focuses on the single-system environment but also discusses CICSplex and other CICS intercommunication facilities. CICS is IBM's general purpose online transaction processing (OLTP) software, which is used by many organizations to handle transaction processing needs.

Some topics discussed in this course are online versus batch processing and the CICS/ESA processing environment; CICS/ESA architecture and resources; task, file, and program control; as well as command-level interfaces. This course will cover CICS/ESA version 4.1.

CICS/ESA Concepts training covers such topics as:

What is CICS?
CICS/ESA Services
Introduction to CICS Application Programming
Interconnected CICS Systems

This course is designed for students wishing to become familiar with the CICS system.

CICS/ESA Concepts
Everything Programming

Description
This course explains the basics of the Customer Information Control System (CICS). It focuses on the
single-system environment but also discusses CICSplex and other CICS intercommunication facilities.
CICS is IBM's general purpose online transaction processing (OLTP) software, which is used by many
organizations to handle transaction processing needs.
Some topics discussed in this course are online versus batch processing and the CICS/ESA
processing environment; CICS/ESA architecture and resources; task, file, and program control; as
well as command-level interfaces. The third unit covers CICS application programming which
explains data streams and mapping support as well as program preparation, testing and
debugging, and pseudo-conversational programming. The course explains the interconnected
CICS systems, their concepts, and applications. While each CICS solution is designed to run on a
particular operating system and hardware platform, this course will cover CICS/ESA version 4.1.
Audience
This course is designed for students wishing to become familiar with the CICS system.
Prerequisites
None
Course Duration
» 5 hours
Topics Include
Unit 1:
What is CICS?
» Introducing CICS
» A Sample CICS Application
» Transactions and Tasks
» Online vs. Batch Processing
» The Processing Environment
Unit 2:
CICS/ESA Services
» Inside CICS/ESA (Architecture)
» Inside CICS/ESA (Resources)
» Task Control
» Program Control
» Terminal Management
» File Control
» Command-Level Interface (EXEC)
Everything Courseware
CICS/ESA Concepts
Unit 3:
Introduction to CICS Application Programming
» Data Streams
» Basic Mapping Support
» CICS Program Preparation
» Testing and Debugging Tools
» Pseudo-conversational Programming
Unit 4:
: Interconnected CICS Systems
» Intercommunication Concepts
» Intercommunication Applications

System Requirements

» Pentium class computer
» 200 MHz processor (266 MHz recommended)
» 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)
» CD-ROM drive
» Any one of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows
2000 (both Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 require at least 64 MB RAM)
» SVGA monitor capable of 16-bit color and 800 x 600 screen resolution
» Sound card with speakers or headphones (optional)

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