Using the Simulator program to verify the installation

The IVP includes an optional Simulator program. This can also be used to check each type of adapter. The Simulator simulates the four types of adapter requests and the back-end transactions associated with each request.

Start of changeIn order to use the Simulator program, the runtime environment must be configured to support WebSphere MQ. Ensure that you set the parameter MQ YES when you ran DFHMAINJ.End of change

The following illustration shows a high-level overview of a flow using the Simulator.
Figure 1. IVP high-level overview
This graphic illustrates the sequence of steps you perform when running the simulator to test all three types of server adapters (DPL server adapter, WebSphere MQ server adapter and a FEPI server adapter).

You might need to modify the initial Simulator program, DFHMASP1, or modify its display data. In addition, the IVP sample DFHMAIP1 is the sample adapter Navigator that initiates the other IVP sample server adapter programs (i.e., DFHMAIP2, DFHMAIP3, DFHMAIP4, DFHMAIP5 and DFHMAIP6). If these program names or their associated transaction IDs have been changed, you must modify DFHMAIP1 to reflect these changes as well as the CICS® CSD update sample, DFHMAID1. For more information about the Simulator, see The Simulator sample program.