HTTP client requests made from CICS® to a server on the Internet are initiated by a user-written application program. This topic tells you how to write an application program that makes an HTTP client request.
For CICS as an HTTP client, the application program makes requests to a server, and waits for the responses. An application program can control more than one connection, using a session token to differentiate between them.
To make HTTP requests and receive responses, write your application program to follow this process: