Changes to resource definition

Web services in CICS uses three new CICS® resources: PIPELINE, URIMAP, and WEBSERVICE.

PIPELINE
A PIPELINE resource definition specifies the processing to be applied to a Web service request. For more information see PIPELINE resource definitions.

The PIPELINE refers to an XML file which defines the processing nodes. For more information see The pipeline configuration file.

URIMAP
URIMAP definitions enable CICS to match the URIs of requests from Web clients, or requests to a remote server, and provide information on how to process the requests. For more information see URIMAP resource definitions.
The following attributes of the URIMAP resource are relevant:
PIPELINE
Specifies the PIPELINE resource definition that provides information about the message handlers which will act on the service request from the client.
WEBSERVICE
Specifies the WEBSERVICE that defines aspects of the run time environment for a CICS application used in a Web services setting.
TRANSACTION
Specifies the name of an alias transaction that is used to start the pipeline.
USERID
Specifies the user ID under which the alias transaction is attached.
WEBSERVICE
A WEBSERVICE resource defines aspects of the run time environment for a CICS application program deployed in a Web services setting, where the mapping between application data structure and SOAP messages has been generated using the CICS Web services assistant. For more information, see WEBSERVICE resource definitions.