CICS V3.2 Basic Tailoring (Remote Classroom)
Currently, no providers in North America have scheduled a date for this course. We can schedule a class at one of our regional offices or on-site at your location.
- Vendor:
- IBM Corporation
- Course:
- VM810
- Start Date:
- Unscheduled
- Length:
- 5 Days
- Location:
- Expired Class Date
- Tuition:
- $3,000
No Dates
Scheduled
Course Description
An updated version of this course is available. For more information, click CICS V4.1 Basic Tailoring (Remote Classroom) (VM814). Please note this option does not require any travel.
CICS V3.2 Basic Tailoring is designed to teach CICS system programmers the basics of how to install and tailor CICS Transaction Server (TS) for z/OS. Students learn to tailor the system by defining transactions, programs, files, and the other resources that are needed by CICS applications.This course also provides a thorough introduction to security and recovery concepts necessary for the administration of new or existing installations of CICS TS.
Students practice their new skills using a z/OS system configured specifically for this lab-intensive course. Lecture topics include problem determination tools, intersystem communication, CICS DB2, Database Control (DBCTL), and IBM MQSeries interfaces.
Skills Gained
- Course introduction
- CICS TS for z/OS overview
- Installation and verification
- Exercise: Getting acquainted with CICS TS for z/OS
- Resource definition online
- Exercise: Using the RDO Batch Utility DFHCSDUP
- Supporting terminal access
- Exercise: Administering terminals
- Defining transactions, programs, and map sets
- Exercise: Defining transactions, programs, and map sets
- File control functions and file definition
- CICS TS queuing facilities
- Exercise: Defining files and (optionally) LSR pools
- Exercise: Defining transient data queues
- CICS intercommunication services
- Exercise: Connecting systems
- System control
- Storage management and storage
- Startup and Recovery/Restart
- Exercise: Defining recoverable resources and journal models
- Security using external security
- Basic problem determination
- Measurement and evaluation
- Exercise: CICS Sample Statistics Program
- Related CICS program products (optional)
- Sysplex support functions (optional)
- Accessing External Resource Managers' data
Who Can Benefit
This is an intermediate course designed for system programmers who are new to the installation and tailoring of CICS Transaction Server.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, students should have:
- A working knowledge of MVS (z/OS) and JCL
- An introductory knowledge of CICS, which can be obtained by completing the CICS Fundamentals course (WM800 or VM800), or by reading the manual CICS Family: General Information, GC33-0155
- A basic knowledge of communications systems concepts and Systems Network Architecture concepts
- A basic knowledge of VSAM concepts and access method services
- Familiarity with TSO/ISPF and handling job output listings, preferably using SDSF
