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CICS Series
Total Time: 21 - 41 hours
Prerequisite
COBOL(VS COBOL II) Series
Time: 17 - 34 Hours (38 - 75 hours with prerequisites)

CICS/ESA: Fundamentals Time: 4 - 7 hours CIC110
CICS/ESA: Fundamentals presents general concepts and terminology essential to the new CICS user.
  • Overview
  • What Is CICS?
  • Transaction Processing
  • Resource Definitions

    • CICS/ESA: Programming Basics Time: 5 - 10 hours CIC111
    CICS/ESA: Programming Basics introduces terms and command formats needed to code CICS programs using VS COBOL II as the native language.
  • Overview
  • Data Interfaces
  • Terminal Communications
  • Exceptional Conditions
  • Workshop

    • CICS/ESA: Defining Maps Time: 5 - 11 hours CIC210
    CICS/ESA: Defining Maps presents the features of the Basic Mapping Support (BMS) interface. The course explains how to define and create the maps used with BMS.
  • Understanding BMS
  • Generating Maps
  • Coding Map Macros
  • Defining Field Characteristics
  • Programming With Maps

    • CICS/ESA: Using Maps Time: 4 - 7 hours CIC211
    CICS/ESA: Using Maps explains how to transmit data to and from a terminal using CICS' Basic Mapping Support (BMS) interface.
  • Understanding BMS
  • BMS Commands
  • Modifying Field Attributes
  • Determining Keys Pressed

    • VS COBOL II: CICS Migration Time: 3 - 6 hours COB302
    VS COBOL II: CICS Migration presents programming concepts, terminology and specific coding requirements essential to OS/VS COBOL users who must migrate their CICS programs to VS COBOL II.
  • Overview
  • ADDRESS OF
  • LENGTH OF
  • Data Areas
  • Other Considerations

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