CICS programming roadmap

Follow these steps to develop a CICS® application that uses the EXEC CICS command level programming interface:

  1. Design your application, identifying the CICS resources and services you will use. See Application design and Design for performance for guidance on designing CICS applications.
  2. Write your program in the language of your choice, including EXEC CICS commands to request CICS services. See the CICS Application Programming Reference for a list of CICS commands.
  3. If you are using a compiler that incorporates The integrated CICS translator, you will only need to compile your program, and then install it in CICS, using the process described in Program installation roadmap. Otherwise, you will need to define translator options for your program, using the process described in Using a CICS translator, and then translate and compile your program, and install it in CICS, using the process described in Program installation roadmap.
  4. Define your program and related transaction to CICS with PROGRAM resource definitions and TRANSACTION resource definitions as described in the CICS Resource Definition Guide .
  5. Define any CICS resources that your program uses, such as files, queues or terminals.
  6. Make the resources known to CICS using the CEDA INSTALL command described in the CICS Resource Definition Guide.
  7. Run your program, by entering the transaction identifier at a CICS terminal, or by using any of the methods described in the CICS External Interfaces Guide and the CICS Internet Guide.
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