Configuring the Web client

Start of changeBefore you can use the Web client, you must deploy the appropriate enterprise archive (EAR) for the client into one of the supported environments and configure it to call the appropriate end points in your CICS® system.End of change

Start of changeThe supported environments for the ExampleAppClient.ear client application are: The supported environments for the ExampleAppClientV6.ear client application are: End of change
  1. Enter the following in your Web browser: http://myserver:9080/ExampleAppClientWeb/, where myserver is the hostname of the server on which the Web service client is installed. The example application displays the following page:
    WE:LCOME page for the CICS Example Application

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  2. Click the CONFIGURE button to bring up the configuration page. The configuration page is displayed.
    CONFIGURATION page for the CICS Example Application

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  3. Enter the new endpoints for the Web service. There are three endpoints to configure:
    • Inquire catalog
    • Inquire item
    • Place order
    1. In the URLs replace the string 'myCicsServer' with the name of the system on which your CICS is running.
    2. Replace the port number '9999' with the port number configured in the TCPIPSERVICE, in the example this to 30000.
  4. Click the SUBMIT button.
The Web application is now ready to run.
Note: The URL the Web services invoke is stored in an HTTP session. It is therefore necessary to repeat this configuration step each time a browser is first connected to the client.