CICS V3.2 Basic Tailoring

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code.

WM810

length.

5 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

IBM

price.

$3,000

CICS V3.2 Basic Tailoring is designed to teach CICS system programmers the basics of how to install and tailor CICS Transaction Server (TS) for z/OS. Students learn to tailor the system by defining transactions, programs, files, and the other resources that are needed by CICS applications. This course also provides a thorough introduction to security and recovery concepts necessary for the administration of new or existing installations of CICS TS.

Students practice their new skills using a z/OS system configured specifically for this lab-intensive course. Lecture topics include problem determination tools, intersystem communication, CICS DB2, Database Control (DBCTL), and IBM MQSeries interfaces.

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who can benefit

This is an intermediate course designed for system programmers who are new to the installation and tailoring of CICS Transaction Server.

prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should have:

	A working knowledge of MVS (z/OS) and JCL
	An introductory knowledge of CICS, which can be obtained by completing the CICS Fundamentals course (WM800 or VM800), or by reading the manual CICS Family: General Information, GC33-0155
	A basic knowledge of communications systems concepts and Systems Network Architecture concepts
	A basic knowledge of VSAM concepts and access method services
	Familiarity with TSO/ISPF and handling job output listings, preferably using SDSF

skills gained

After completing this course, students should be able to:

	Set up specific CICS regions ready to be started:
	Identify sources of information necessary to do pre-installation planning
	List the CICS TS data set requirements
	Identify operating system requirements necessary to install CICS TS
	Identify the pre-generated elements of CICS TS
	Using a given application description, define resources and customize the following:
	Transactions and associated programs and map sets
	VSAM files
	3270 terminals and autoinstall models supporting them
	Transient data destinations
	Shared temporary storage pools
	CICS TS log streams
	Define the major functions and parameters associated with the following:
	Initiation/termination
	Recovery/restart; use of MVS log streams
	Security
	Identify the procedures required to install the first application
	Identify the functions of the basic system control parameters
	Identify the major elements of the statistics
	Identify requirements to collect monitor data
	List the functions of intercommunication facilities
	Identify sources of information necessary for basic problem determination
	Describe how the other MVS resource managers offered by IBM interface with CICS Transaction Server
	Describe the choices for invoking CICS programs and accessing CICS data from outside CICS

ibm education advantage program eligibility:

Yes - IBM Education Pack - online account

course content details

	Course Topics

	Course introduction
	CICS TS for z/OS overview
	Installation and verification
	Exercise: Getting acquainted with CICS TS for z/OS
	Resource definition online
	Exercise: Using the RDO Batch Utility DFHCSDUP
	Supporting terminal access
	Exercise: Administering terminals
	Defining transactions, programs, and map sets
	Exercise: Defining transactions, programs, and map sets
	File control functions and file definition
	CICS TS queuing facilities
	Exercise: Defining files and (optionally) LSR pools
	Exercise: Defining transient data queues
	CICS intercommunication services
	Exercise: Connecting systems
	System control
	Storage management and storage
	Startup and Recovery/Restart
	Exercise: Defining recoverable resources and journal models
	Security using external security
	Basic problem determination
	Measurement and evaluation
	Exercise: CICS Sample Statistics Program
	Related CICS program products (optional)
	Sysplex support functions (optional)
	Accessing External Resource Managers' data