Tracing XML sent and received by the supplied client interfaces

When developing your own client interface for CICSĀ® Configuration Manager, you might find it useful to model your API commands on the API commands sent by the ISPF dialog interface that is supplied with CICS Configuration Manager.

To see the XML of the request and response messages while using the CICS Configuration Manager ISPF dialog interface, open the Settings pull-down menu and set XML trace options.

Similarly, to trace the XML sent and received by the batch client program CCVBMAIN, specify the ddname CCVBXML.

This technique can be a valuable shortcut to writing your own API commands. Rather than writing an API command from scratch, start with an existing API command that does something similar. For example:

  1. In the CICS Configuration Manager ISPF dialog interface, open the Settings pull-down menu and set the XML trace options to either display the XML on-screen or save it to a data set.
  2. Go to a panel in the CICS Configuration Manager ISPF dialog interface that performs a function similar to the one you are interested in developing.
  3. Study the associated API command request (labeled as the "Send buffer") and response (the "Receive buffer").
  4. Use this API documentation to adjust the API command to match your specific requirements.

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