CICS Appreciation

 

Abstract

This is the introductory class in the CICS series and is an excellent foundation upon which to build future CICS skills.

 

Prerequisites

 

None.

 

Audience

 

All disciplines EXCEPT students planning to attend the ‘CICS Application Programming Workshop’ class where appropriate introductory material will be covered.

 

 

Objectives.

 

At the end of the course the student should have a good understanding of the structure of CICS and be able to:

• Feel confident and participate constructively in discussions on CICS on return to the workplace

• Demonstrate a good foundation knowledge about the CICS product

• Assess what future training would be of benefit if any.

 

 

Topics covered in this course include:

• Introduction to CICS Architecture and Terminology

• Application Design

• EXEC Interface

• Program  Management

• Terminal Services

• Accessing Files

• Transient Data

• Temporary Storage

• Interval Control

• Storage Management

• Intercommunication

• Debugging

• Business Transaction Services

• Review Questions

 

Course Duration

2 days