Changes to CEMT

This section summarizes the changes to the CEMT transaction. The topics covered are as follows:

Obsolete options

Table 4 lists a number of obsolete options on CEMT commands.

Table 4. Obsolete CEMT options
CEMT command Option Comment
INQUIRE DISPATCHER
ACTHPTCBS
MAXHPTCBS
ACTHPTCBS displayed the number of H8 mode open TCBs that were active, and MAXHPTCBS displayed the number that CICS® was allowed to attach. H8 mode open TCBs no longer exist.
INQUIRE PROGRAM
HOTPOOLING
HOTPOOL
NOTHOTPOOL
The values Hotpool and Nothotpool were used to show whether or not the Java™ program object was to be run in a preinitialized Language Environment® enclave.
SET DISPATCHER MAXHPTCBS This option used to specify the maximum number of H8 mode open TCBs that CICS was allowed to attach. H8 mode open TCBs no longer exist.
SET PROGRAM
HOTPOOL
NOTHOTPOOL
The values Hotpool and Nothotpool were used to show whether or not the Java program object was to be run in a preinitialized Language Environment enclave.

New CEMT commands

Table 5 shows new CICS transactions.

Table 5. New CEMT commands
CEMT command Explanation
DISCARD PIPELINE Use the command to remove a PIPELINE from the CICS system and the CICS catalog.
DISCARD URIMAP Use the command to remove a URIMAP from the CICS system and the CICS catalog.
DISCARD WEBSERVICE Use the command to remove a WEBSERVICE from the CICS system and the CICS catalog.
INQUIRE HOST Use the command to retrieve information about a particular virtual HOST in the local CICS region.
INQUIRE PIPELINE Use the command to retrieve information about an installed PIPELINE.
INQUIRE URIMAP Use the command to retrieve information about URIMAP resource definitions.
INQUIRE WEBSERVICE Use the command to retrieve information about an installed WEBSERVICE.
PERFORM PIPELINE Use the command to initiate a scan of the Web service binding directory that is specified in the WSBIND attribute of the PIPELINE definition.
SET HOST Use the command to Enable or disable a virtual HOST.
SET PIPELINE Use the command to enable or disable a PIPELINE.
SET URIMAP Use the command to enable or disable a URIMAP definition, and apply or remove redirection for a URIMAP definition.
SET WEBSERVICE Use the command to set the validation status of a WEBSERVICE.

For detailed information on all the new and changed CEMT transactions and options, see the CICS Supplied Transactions manual.

Changed CEMT commands

Table 6 shows those CEMT commands that have changed in some way.

Table 6. Changed CEMT commands
CEMT command Option Explanation
INQUIRE DISPATCHER
ACTSSLTCBS
ACTXPTCBS
MAXSSLTCBS and
MAXXPTCBS
are added
ACTSSLTCBS displays the number of S8 mode open TCBs that are active, and MAXSSLTCBS displays the number that CICS is allowed to attach.

ACTXPTCBS displays the number of X8 and X9 mode open TCBs that are active, and MAXXPTCBS displays the number that CICS is allowed to attach.

INQUIRE DOCTEMPLATE
HFSFILE
is added
HFSFILE returns the fully-qualified name of the z/OS® UNIX System Services HFS file where the template resides.
INQUIRE PROGRAM
APIST is added
RUNTIME has a new value

APIST displays the API attribute of the installed program definition. The values are:

CICSAPI
OPENAPI

The XPLINK value for the RUNTIME option means that the program is a C or C++ program which has been compiled using the XPLINK option.

INQUIRE SYSTEM FORCEQR has a revised description The description of FORCEQR, and its value FORCE are altered to limit its relevance to CICSAPI programs, because it does not apply to OPENAPI programs.
INQUIRE TCPIP
CRLPROFILE and
SSLCACHE
are added
CRLPROFILE displays the name of the profile that authorizes CICS to use the certificate revocation lists on an LDAP server.

SSLCACHE displays whether CICS is using local or sysplex caching of session IDs. The values are:

CICS
SYSPLEX

.

INQUIRE TCPIPSERVICE MAXDATALEN is added MAXDATALEN displays the maximum length of data that may be received by CICS as an HTTP server.
INQUIRE WORKREQUEST
WORKTYPE
has a new value.
There is a new value SOAP for the WORKTYPE option.
PERFORM STATISTICS
PIPELINE and
WEBSERVICE
are added.
SET DISPATCHER
MAXSSLTCBS
MAXXPTCBS
are added
MAXSSLTCBS displays the maximum number of S8 mode open TCBs that CICS is allowed to attach.

MAXXPTCBS specifies the maximum number of X8 and X9 mode open TCBs that CICS is allowed to attach.

SET SYSTEM FORCEQR has a revised description The description of FORCEQR, and its value FORCE are altered to limit its relevance to CICSAPI programs, because it does not apply to OPENAPI programs.
SET TCPIPSERVICE MAXDATALEN is added MAXDATALEN specifies the maximum length of data that may be received by CICS as an HTTP server.
SET WORKREQUEST WORKTYPE There is a new value SOAP for the WORKTYPE option.
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