What this book is about

This book tells you how to start the transactions supplied with CICS®. It tells you how to control the CICS system, how to send messages, how to collect statistics, and how to get terminal error information. It is also useful if you are responsible for preparing procedures for people who operate such terminals.

The book also describes how you can use the operating system console as a CICS terminal.

Who should read this book

This book is intended for CICS terminal operators and persons responsible for preparing terminal operating procedures. It is also useful for both system and application programmers.

What you need to know to understand this book

A general knowledge of the concepts and terminology is required.

How to use this book

This book is mainly for reference. After a short introduction, the rest of the book is arranged in alphabetic order of the transaction identifier. An index is provided to pinpoint individual transactions and keywords.

Some CICS transactions are described in greater detail in other CICS books. These include:

Transaction CICS book
CBAM CICS® Business Transaction Services
CDBC CICS IMS™ Database Control Guide
CDBI CICS Data Areas
CEBR CICS Application Programming Guide
CECI CICS Application Programming Guide
CECS CICS Application Programming Guide
CEDA CICS Resource Definition Guide
CEDF CICS Application Programming Guide
CETR CICS Problem Determination Guide
CRTE CICS RACF® Security Guide
CSFE CICS Problem Determination Guide
DSNC CICS DB2® Guide

In these cases, this book contains a brief description of the transaction and indicates where further information is to be found.

Front end programming interface

Information about the Front End Programming Interface feature (FEPI) is not given in this book. See the CICS Front End Programming Interface User’s Guide for relevant information.

Notes on terminology

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