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CICS Training Class-06

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CICS DB2

CICS provides interface to DB2

DB2 requires CICS attachment facility to connect itself to CICS
CICS program can issue commands for DB2 with SQL in order to
access DB2 data base.

EXEC SQL function

Options
END-EXEC.

DB2 database access by CICS

Operating System
CICS

DB2 Region

Application
Program
CICS attachment facility

Terminal
DATASETS

DATABASE

DB2 entries

DB2-CICS connection is defined with in RCT ( Resource Control

Table).

The information in RCT is used to control interaction between CICS

and DB2

Command for RCT entry

CEDA DEF DB2E(DB21) G(GROUP NAME)

CEDA INS DB2E(DB21) G(GROUP NAME)
In this provide the plan name and transaction id.

CEDA DEF DB2T(DB2T) G(GROUP NAME)

CEDA INS DB2T(DB2T) G(GROUP NAME)
IN THIS PROVIDE THE TASACTION ID AND entry id

Preparation COBOL-CICS-DB2 program

SOURCE PROGRAM

CICS
TRANSLATION

DB2
PRE COMPILATION

DBRM MEMBER

COBOL
COMPILATION

BIND PROCESS

LINK EDIT

LOAD MODULE

PLAN

PACKAGE

Interval and Task

control

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ASKTIME

Used to obtain current date and time

Syntax:

EXEC CICS ASKTIME ABSTIME(DATAITEM)

END-EXEC.

ABSTIME return the time in packed decimal format

Data item PIC clause is 9(14) comp-3.

FORMATTIME
Used to format the time as needed
EXEC CICS FORMATTIME ABSTIME(DATA-ITEM)
[YYDDD(DATA-ITEM)]
[YYMMDD(DATA-ITEM)]
[ MMDDYYYY(DATA-ITEM) ]
[ DATESEP(/) ]
[ TIME(DATA-ITEM) ]
[ TIMESEP(:)]
END-EXEC

Conditions : INVREQ

DELAY

USED to delay the processing of the task

Syntax

The issuing task is suspended for a specified interval or until the

specified time

EXEC CICS DELAY

INTERVAL(HHMMSS) | TIME(HHMMSS)
END-EXEC.

CONDTIONS : EXPEIRED, INVREQ

START

Used to start a transaction at the specified terminal and at the

specified time o interval

Data can be passed to the new transaction

Conditions: INVREQ. LENGERR, TERMIDERR,

TRANSIDERR

Syntax
EXEC CICS START
[TRANSID(TRANSID)]
[TERMID(TERMID)]
[TIME(HHMMSS) | INTERVAL (HHMMSS)]
END-EXEC.

Other Interval Commands

WAIT: To wait for an event to occur

RETRIVE: Used to retrieve the data passed by the start
CANCEL : Used to cancel the interval request.
ENQ: To gain exclusive control over a resource
DNQ: To free the exclusive control from the resource gained
by enq

CICS SUPPLIED TRANSACTIONS

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CICS Supplied Transactions List

CICS transactions have identification codes that start with C and are 4
characters long

Sign off CESF

Sign on CESN
Command-level interpreter CECI
Execution diagnostic facility CEDF
Master terminal CEMT
Resource definition online (RDO) CEDA
Temporary-storage browse CEBR

CICS Supplied Transactions

CESN : TO SIGN ON TO THE CICS SYSTEM

If sign on is done for twice at the terminal. The previous operator will
be signed off

CECI TO build and test the effect of CICS command

CESF TO SIGN OFF WHICH BREAKS the connection between user

and CICS

CECI ASSIGN is used to get the current user-id and terminal-id.

CICS Supplied Transactions

CEMT :

Display The Status Of The CICS & System Process

Alter The Status Of The CICS & System Process
Remove The Installed Resource Definitions
Perform Few Function Related To System

CEBR : To browse the contents of CICS temporary storage queues

(TSQ)

CEDF to test command level application program interactively

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