This information provides
an introduction to writing Java™ client
programs for the CICS Transaction Gateway.
Signing Applets and Web Start Applications
All Applets and Web Start applications must be signed with
a certificate from a trusted authority to run in a Java 7 environment.
Overview of the programming interface for Java
The CICS® Transaction Gateway enables Java client applications to communicate with
programs on a CICS server by providing base classes for the External Call Interface (ECI)
and the External Security Interface (ESI), and EPI support classes for the External Presentation Interface (EPI).
Compiling and running a Java client application
Issues to consider when compiling and running a Java client
application include performance, the Java class path and whether or
not you are running a Web browser on the same machine as CICS Transaction Gateway.