Changes to global user exit points

Table 25 shows those global user exit points that are changed in some way.

Table 25. Changed global user exit points
Exit name Description of changes
XFAINTU Parameter list change
UEPFATK
Address of the 8-byte facilitytoken
UEPFAMCH
Address of a 1-byte value that indicates the mechanism used to start the user transaction using this bridge facility. Possible values are:
UEPFASTA
Started using START BREXIT.
UEPFALNK
Started using a link to DFHL3270.
UEPFAREG
Address of a 1-byte value that indicates whether the region owns the bridge facility or whether it is remote. A bridge facility is owned by the AOR, to which it is local. A bridge facility is remote to a router region. Possible values are:
UEPFAROU
This region is the router for this bridge facility.
UEPFAAOR
This region is the AOR for this bridge facility.
XICEREQ
XICEREQC
Two new exit-specific parameters are added to these interval control exit points :
UEPDATE
Address of a fullword copy of the EIB date value (EIBDATE).
UEPTIME
Address of a fullword copy of the EIB time value (EIBTIME).
XPCFTCH When the exit XPCFTCH is invoked from a C or C++ programs that was compiled with the XPLINK option, a flag is set indicating that any modified entry point address, if specified by the exit, will be ignored.
XPCTA When the exit XPCTA is invoked from a C or C++ programs that was compiled with the XPLINK option, a flag is set indicating that a resume address, if specified by the exit, will be ignored.
XRSINDI Parameter list change
UEPIDTYP
The range of equated values in the 1-byte field addressed by UEPIDTYP is extended to cover the install and discard of the new resource types. The additions are:
  • UEIDBEAN EQU 34 Enterprise Bean
  • UEIDCSRV EQU 32 CorbaServer
  • UEIDDJAR EQU 33 DJAR

Changes because of channels

Global user exit programs cannot access containers created by application programs. They can, however, create their own channels and pass them to programs which they call.

Minor changes to the following exits are described in the CICS® Customization Guide:

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