4 Chapter 4. Accessing CICS in Atom feeds format using WebSphere sMash In this chapter we describe the architecture and the steps to be performed in order to access CICS data via Atom feeds. The middle-tier application server used in this scenario is based on the WebSphere sMash platform. It can be downloaded for free from the Project Zero Web site at: http://www.projectzero.org/ It can be installed on any personal computer. Instead of developing a brand new WebSphere sMash application, we chose to modify an existing sample provided by the product itself. Many samples are included with the product that cover most of the possible needs for any programmer. Modifying an existing sample is a common way to develop an application with WebSphere sMash. One of the main advantages of WebSphere sMash is enabling low-skilled application developers to create professional applications in a short time. Some prerequisites are required for the implementation of this scenario. It is assumed that mainframe components are activated and ready to be invoked. Any existing customer application can be accessed in the way we will describe. To avoid any problems, the source of a simple COBOL CICS/VSAM application is included in the sample, so it is easier to activate everything, even if no suitable application is available. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2010. All rights reserved. 51