CICS V4.1 Fundamentals (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:
- VM804
- Start Date:
- Unscheduled
- Length:
- 3 Days
- Location:
- Expired Class Date
- Tuition:
- $2,175
No Dates
Scheduled
Course Description
An updated version of this course is available. For more information, click CICS V4.2 Fundamentals (Remote Classroom) (VM805). Please note this option does not require any travel.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is also available as an Instructor Led Class, CICS V4.1 Fundamentals (WM804)
NOTE: THIS IS AN INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE COURSE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS COURSE.
In this 3-day, instructor-led, entry-level course, students learn about the basic concepts and facilities of IBM CICS Transaction Server V4.1. After completing this course, students have the prerequisite knowledge for all of the follow-on CICS application and systems programming courses offered by WebSphere Education.
CICS Transaction Server enables the execution of a complex application workload while also integrating with SOA enterprise solutions. The version 4.1 release offers new features, such as simplified tooling, that can help organizations adapt to rapid changes in the business environment.
In CICS V4.1 Fundamentals, students gain a solid background in the transactions and application programming interfaces (APIs) that are supplied with CICS Transaction Server V4.1. Students also learn about general guidelines and programming aids that support application development for CICS. Topics include reviewing the features of CICSPlex System Manager, working with the new graphical tooling provided by the CICS Explorer, describing how CICS protects its resources, and managing data integrity. In addition, students learn how to design and write CICS applications, as well as learning about the facilities that enable CICS to connect and communicate with other systems.
Hands-on exercises are designed to reinforce the lecture material, and give students practical experience working with the basics of CICS transaction processing and resource management. The exercises build skills in areas such as using the supplied transactions, defining and managing CICS resources, managing queues and files, and debugging CICS applications.
For information on other related WebSphere courses, visit the WebSphere Education Training Paths Web site:
- http://www.ibm.com/software/websphere/education/paths/
Skills Gained
- Course introduction
- Introducing CICS
- CICS-supplied transactions
- Exercise: CICS-supplied transactions
- Defining CICS resources
- Exercise: Defining CICS resources
- Introducing the CICS Explorer
- Exercise: Using the CICS Explorer
- CICSPlex System Manager overview
- CICS security
- Managing data integrity
- Startup and shutdown
- Exercise: Managing CICS resources
- Data access
- Exercise: Managing files and queues
- Designing CICS applications
- Exercise: Reviewing CICS BMS maps
- Writing CICS programs
- Testing and debugging CICS programs
- Exercise: Debugging applications using CEDF
- CICS intercommunication
- Course summary
Who Can Benefit
This is a basic course for IT personnel with little or no CICS experience.
Prerequisites
Students should have a basic knowledge of data processing and an IBM operating system. Some programming experience in a high-level language like COBOL or Java is helpful.
