Audience:
CICS tutorial will be useful for anyone, be in a student, a software Engineer or anyone who is serious towards mastering the CICS in Mainframe. Also, This CICS tutorial will be helpful to mainframe programmer to increase their level of expertise in CICS.
Prerequisites:
You mush have prior knowledge on TSO-ISPF, JCL, COBOL and DB2. This will help you to understand CICS better but you don't need to be an expert in TSO-ISPF, JCL, COBOL and DB2. Just a basic understanding is enough.
Would you like to learn TSO-ISPF ? Go to TSO-ISPF Tutorial
Would you like to learn JCL ? Go to JCL Tutorial
Would you like to learn COBOL ? Go to COBOL Tutorial
Would you like to learn DB2 ? Go to DB2 Tutorial
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Explain the concepts of CICS
- Design the screens in an easier and efficient manner
- Develop the CICS programming techniques
Topics covered in CICS Tutorial:
- CICS Introduction
- CICS Terminology
- CICS Environment
- Online VS Batch Programs
- CICS Display System
- CICS Components
- CICS Transaction
- List of CICS Transaction
- CICS Programs
- CICS Program Compile
- CICS BMS
- BMS Macros
- BMS Macro - DFHMSD
- BMS Macro - DFHMDI
- BMS Macro - DFHMDF
- CICS SEND MAP
- CICS RECEIVE MAP
- CICS EIB Block
- AID And Handle AID
- CICS READ Command
- CICS WRITE Command
- CICS REWRITE Command
- CICS DELETE Command
- VSAM Browse operation
- CICS STARTBR Command
- CICS READNEXT Command
- CICS READPREV Command
- CICS ENDBR Command
- CICS RESETBR Command
- CICS Program Control Commands
- CICS LINK Control Command
- CICS XCTL Control Command
- CICS CALL Control Command
- CICS RETURN Control Command
- CICS LOAD Control Command
- CICS RELEASE Control Command
- CICS Storage Queues
- Exception Handling
- CICS RESP Option
- CICS Handle Condition
- CICS Handle Abend
- CICS Ignore Condition
- CICS Nohandle Option
- CICS Abend Command
- Exceptional Condition Abend Codes
- CICS Interview Questions
More topics will be added soon...