Defines the attributes of a message handler program.
Some CICS-supplied handler programs do not use the <handler> element.
For example, the CICS-supplied SOAP message handler programs are defined using
the <cics_soap_1.1_handler> and <cics_soap_1.2_handler> elements.
Used in:
- Service provider
- Service requester
Contains:
- <program> element, containing the name of the handler
program
- <handler_parameter_list> element, containing XML elements
that are made available to the message handlers in container DFH-HANDLERPLIST.
Example
<handler>
<program>MYPROG</program>
<handler_parameter_list><output print="yes"/></handler_parameter_list>
</handler>
In this example, the handler program is MYPROG. The
handler parameter list consists of a single
<output> element;
the contents of the parameter list are known to MYPROG.