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.
- 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.
- For Non-Managed Connection In the Connection Properties
page, enter all the required connection information. Required fields are indicated
by an asterisk (*).
- 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.
- Connection URL (Not
required): Provide the server address of the CICS ECI server (Connection URL).
- Server name (Not required):
Provide the name of the CICS Transaction Gateway server.
- Port number (Not required):
Provide the number of the port that is used to communicate with the CICS Transaction
Gateway.
- User name (Not required):
Provide the user name for the connection.
- Password (Not required):
Supply the password for the connection.
To set the advanced CICS properties,
click Show Advanced.
- Client security (Not
required): Provide the client security class name.
- Server security (Not
required): Provide the server security class name.
- Key ring class (Not
required): Provide the keyring class name (applicable and mandatory for SSL
protocols).
- Key ring password (Not
required): Provide the keyring password (applicable and mandatory for SSL
protocols).
- Tran name (Not required):
Provide the transaction name that all CICS requests will run under.
- TPN name (Not required):
Provide the transaction program name that all the CICS requests will run under.
- Trace level (Not required):
Identify the level of information to be traced.
- Once you have specified the connection properties, click Next.
For more detailed information about the CICS Resource Adapter, see
CICS Resource
Adapter information pages.