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Event binding

Start of changeAn event binding is an XML definition that defines one or more business events to CICS®. An event binding consists of event specifications, capture specifications, and adapter information.End of change

Start of changeYou create an event binding in a CICS bundle project using the CICS event binding editor. Event bindings are included in bundles, bundles are the unit for deploying, enabling, and disabling CICS events. The event binding groups sets of event specifications that are to be handled using the same EP adapter. For more information about bundles, see BUNDLE resources.End of change

The business analyst creates an event specification. The application analyst then completes one or more corresponding capture specifications.

Start of changeThe system programmer creates an EP adapter specification. These can be either embedded or external EPADAPTER resources in the CICS event binding editor. For more information, see Event processing (EP) adapter specification.End of change

Start of changeAn event binding is saved by the CICS event binding editor as an XML event binding file with the suffix .evbind in a CICS bundle project. You can deploy the bundle to a CICS system. You define, install, enable, disable, and uninstall a deployed CICS bundle in a CICS system. For more information about deploying an event binding, see Deploying a CICS bundle project.End of change

The CICS event binding editor creates an XML file conforming to the event binding schemas. To deploy to a CICS system, an event binding must be included in a CICS bundle and must conform to the event binding schemas. The following event binding schema files are installed with CICS in Start of change/usr/lpp/cicsts/cicsts42/schemas/eventprocessing/ End of change:

For more information about schemas, see Schema versions.

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