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Ken, Here's the scoop from the V4R5 Handbook IBM CICS Transaction Server for AS/400 V4R4, 5769-DFH The CICS platform is widely-used as a basis for implementing business solutions. CICS for AS/400 enables many of these existing applications to be made available on the AS/400 system without excessive costs of code conversion. AS/400 applications can coexist with CICS applications. CICS for AS/400 supports CICS COBOL Command-Level or C applications on the AS/400 system. It is based on a major subset of the CICS/ESA Application Programming Interface (API) and supports Minimal Function Basic Mapping Support (BMS). If a user wants to write an application program using the CICS for AS/400 API, then ILE COBOL for AS/400 (see "IBM Integrated Language Environment COBOL for AS/400 V4R4, 5769-CB1" on page 634) or ILE C for AS/400 (see "Integrated Language Environment C for AS/400 V4R4, 5769-CX2" on page 638) is required. COBOL or C applications developed for CICS/DOS/VS, CICS/OS/VS, CICS/ESA, CICS/MVS, CICS/VM, CICS OS/2, and CICS/6000 are generally source-compatible with CICS for AS/400 if they use only the CICS command-level API. Application support is available for both single-byte and double-byte character-set based applications. Basic Mapping Support (BMS) maps are source-compatible, provided they use only CICS family base level BMS when ported to CICS Transaction Server for AS/400. The CICS macro-level API is not supported by CICS for AS/400. CICS for AS/400 offers server support for direct communication with workstation-based CICS clients over SNA APPC links, without the need for an intermediate CICS OS/2 server. Improved data integrity is ensured with CICS for AS/400 exploiting the OS/400 two-phase commit capability. When a CICS for AS/400 application updates multiple systems, it ensures successful updates of all files and backs out partial updates if the full transaction is not completed. CICS for AS/400 two-phase commit support provides a backward recovery facility. The Inter-Systems Communications (ISC) facilities of CICS for AS/400 allows connectivity to other CICS platforms, giving access to both applications and data on those systems. CICS for AS/400 supports ISC functions on the following products: ? CICS for AS/400 (other AS/400 systems running CICS for AS/400) ? CICS/ESA V3R2 and V3R3 ? CICS/MVS V2R1 ? CICS/VSE V2R1 ? CICS OS/2 V1R2 and V2R0 ? CICS/6000 V1R1 CICS for AS/400 InterSystem Communications (ISC) capabilities allow OS/400 users to share data and applications with other CICS systems. Enhancements include a binary call interface from other languages and more simplified OS/400-based administration. V4R4 Enhancements Formerly called CICS/400, this product not only has a new name, CICS Transaction Server for AS/400, it also comes packaged with two other products. CICS Universal Clients, and CICS Transaction Gateway are delivered with the CICS Transaction Server allowing you to enable your e-business right away. --------------------------------- Kirk Goins IBM Certified AS/400 Technical Solutions DataMirror High Availability Certified Pacific Information Systems - An IBM Premier Business Partner 503-674-2985 kirkg@pacinfosys.com "WE KNOW TECHNOLOGY" --------------------------------- "Graap, Ken" <keg@exchange.gasco.com> Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com 12/26/00 10:34 AM Please respond to MIDRANGE-L To: "'Midrange'" <midrange-l@midrange.com> cc: Subject: CICS for the AS/400 Is anyone using CISC/400? We are migrating some CICS based applications from an IBM mainframe to the AS/400 and these applications are currently running in a CICS environment. The most current manual I can find is for V3R1... Is CICS even supported in a V4R4+ environment? Kenneth **************************************** Kenneth E. Graap IBM Certified Specialist AS/400e Professional System Administrator NW Natural (Gas Services) keg@nwnatural.com Phone: 503-226-4211 x5537 FAX: 603-849-0591 **************************************** +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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