CICS/ESA File Processing and Program Execution

This course covers the coding techniques, source language statements, and CICS commands needed to code an application program for the CICS/ESA environment. It covers reading, writing, and deleting records from VSAM KSDS, handling exception conditions, and preparing a CICS program for execution.

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.

CICS/ESA File Processing and Program Execution training covers such topics as:

Accessing Files
Using Temporary Storage
Handling Exception Conditions
CICS Program Preparation
Program Testing and Debugging

This course is designed for students wishing to learn more about the CICS System.

CICS/ESA File Processing and Program Execution
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Description
This course covers the coding techniques, source language statements, and CICS commands
needed to code an application program for the CICS/ESA environment. It covers reading, writing,
and deleting records from VSAM KSDS, handling exception conditions, and preparing a CICS
program for execution.
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
CICS/ESA Basic Concepts
Course Duration
» 5 hours
Topics Include
Unit 1:
Unit 1:
Accessing Files
» File Access Facilities
» Reading VSAM KSDS Records
» Performing a Generic Read
» Adding VSAM KSDS Records
» Updating KSDS Records
» Deleting VSAM KSDS Records
» Avoid Double Update & Deadlock
» Browsing VSAM KSDS
» Browsing Example
Unit 2:
Using Temporary Storage
» Uses for Temporary Storage
» Temporary Storage Queues
Unit 3:
Handling Exception Conditions
» RESP and RESP2 Options
» HANDLE CONDITION Command
» Deactivating Exception Processing
Everything Courseware
CICS/ESA File Processing and Program Execution
Unit 4:
: CICS Program Preparation
» Coding Checklist
» Coding CICS Command Translator
» Coding Compile and Link-Edit
Unit 5: Program Testing and Debugging
» CECS and CECI Transactions
» CEBR Transaction
» EDF Introduction
» A Sample EDF Session
» Temporary Changes with EDF

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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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