Specifying connection properties for CICS ECI

Once you have selected the CICS® ECI resource adapter, you must provide the connection properties.

Prior to creating this project, you need to set up a CICS transaction gateway on a machine to access the server. You also need to perform some setup work on the CICS Server machine, where you want the CICS program to execute. Contact your CICS Server administrator for setup and for connection information to your CICS server.
Connections from the Java™ bean to the EIS can be managed or non-managed. Managed connections are obtained through JNDI and are managed by the application server. Non-managed connections are obtained directly through the resource adapter (two-tiered application). If both connection types are selected, a managed connection is attempted first, followed by a non-managed connection.
  1. For Managed Connection In the Connection Properties page, provide the JNDI name of the connection factory. You need to specify this entry if you intend to use JNDI to make your connection.
  2. For Non-Managed Connection In the Connection Properties page, enter all the required connection information. Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*).
    1. Connection class name (Required): Specify the connection class name for this connection. Since more than one connection class can be created for a single resource adapter, and each connection class has different connection properties, you need to select the relevant Connection Class name for the connection you want to use.
    2. Connection URL (Not required): Provide the server address of the CICS ECI server (Connection URL).
    3. Server name (Not required): Provide the name of the CICS Transaction Gateway server.
    4. Port number (Not required): Provide the number of the port that is used to communicate with the CICS Transaction Gateway.
    5. User name (Not required): Provide the user name for the connection.
    6. Password (Not required): Supply the password for the connection.

      To set the advanced CICS properties, click Show Advanced.

    7. Client security (Not required): Provide the client security class name.
    8. Server security (Not required): Provide the server security class name.
    9. Key ring class (Not required): Provide the keyring class name (applicable and mandatory for SSL protocols).
    10. Key ring password (Not required): Provide the keyring password (applicable and mandatory for SSL protocols).
    11. Tran name (Not required): Provide the transaction name that all CICS requests will run under.
    12. TPN name (Not required): Provide the transaction program name that all the CICS requests will run under.
    13. Trace level (Not required): Identify the level of information to be traced.
  3. Once you have specified the connection properties, click Next.
For more detailed information about the CICS Resource Adapter, see CICS Resource Adapter information pages.
Now that you have specified the connection properties, you can specify a project for the J2C Java bean.
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