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Starting CICS

PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:48 pm
by dfx1
Hi,

I haven't any practical experience of CICS or BMS. I want to work through a BMS tutorial, but I need to start CICS. How do I actually do that? I know how to log on to TSO, start ISPF and create a cobol program, that's about it.
Thanks

Re: Starting CICS

PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:56 pm
by NicC
Basically - you do not. Someone else does - DB group, operators or whoever. Look at SDSF (or your shop's equivalent) and you should see CICS - or several CICS - running. You need to find out which one you should be using for your self-education.

Re: Starting CICS

PostPosted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:02 am
by dfx1
I meant to say "Open a CICS session". The tutorial is telling me to assemble my mapset, open a CICS session and install the program. I'm lost.

Re: Starting CICS

PostPosted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:02 am
by dick scherrer
Hello and welcome to the forum,

I suspect this means you need to log onto the proper CICS "region".

Ask someone in your organizaton which CICS you should use. No one heree at the forum can know this as it is completely site-specific.