CICS V3.2 Command Level Coding

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code.

WM860

length.

5 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

IBM

price.

$2,625

CICS V3.2 Command Level Coding is an intermediate level course that provides instruction in the design, coding, and debugging of CICS application programs for e-business or traditional environments. The course applies to the entire family of CICS products and provides extensive hands-on exercises in COBOL or PL/I.

Phoenix, AZ	jan.26.2009 - jan.30.2009	register
Phoenix, AZ	apr.20.2009 - apr.24.2009	register
Los Angeles, CA	feb.9.2009 - feb.13.2009	register
Santa Clara, CA	mar.9.2009 - mar.13.2009	register
Wayne, NJ	mar.9.2009 - mar.13.2009	register

who can benefit

This is an intermediate course is designed for application developers and analysts who need to design, code, and debug CICS command level applications.

prerequisites

Before taking this course, you must have:

	Working knowledge of the underlying operating system platforms
	Basic knowledge of CICS as taught in course WM800 or VM800, CICS V3.2 Fundamentals
	COBOL or PL/1 application development skills
	Basic knowledge of application design and programming

skills gained

After completing this course, you should be able to:

	Design and develop application programs for CICS environments
	Design applications with separate presentation and business logic
	Describe the purpose of the CICS Clients
	Code CICS commands
	Pass and receive control between program modules
	Describe and compare the CICS COMMAREA and the CICS channel and Container interface
	Prepare programs and run tests, including problem determination and resolution, using messages and online interactive debugging tools
	Access and modify VSAM files, DB2 databases, temporary storage, and transient data queues
	Respond to normal and exception conditions from CICS commands
	Send and receive BMS maps

ibm education advantage program eligibility:

Yes - Education Pack - online account

course content details

	Course Topics

	CICS application programming environment
	Designing CICS applications
	Exercise: Introducing Worldwide Books Online
	CICS commands overview
	Exercise: Writing a pseudoconversational echo program
	Debugging CICS applications
	Exercise: Debugging applications using CEDF
	CICS basic mapping support
	Exercise: Writing the WB presentation program
	CICS program-to-program control
	Exercise: Completing the WB presentation program
	Exercise: Linking to a CICS program from outside CICS
	CICS data access
	Exercise: Completing the WB customer program
	CICS queues
	Exercise: Completing the WB order program
	Exercise: Enhancing the WB application (optional)
	CICS front-end programming