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1. |  IBM Tools: CICS Performance Analyzer V1.2 By: Eugene Deborin Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 15-JAN-2003 Insert Date: 29-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IBM Tools: CICS Performance Analyzer V1.2 This IBM Redbooks publication is primarily intended for CICS
Transaction Server V1.3 and V2.2 customers who plan to implement
IBM CICS Performance Analyzer in order to produce a wide range of
reports and extracts that will help to tune and manage CICS
systems.
We start with an overview of CICS-provided tools and utilities
that help you gather and analyze performance data. We then
introduce the CICS Performance Analyzer product and provide a
detailed explanation of various report-generating options. We show
how to import the extracted performance data into DB2 and into
spreadsheets for...
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2. |  IBM Tools: CICS Performance Monitor V1.1 By: Chris Rayns; Simon Calthrop; George Bogner; Ken Ray; Rob Jones; Joe Sewell Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 30-APR-2003 Insert Date: 22-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IBM Tools: CICS Performance Monitor V1.1 This IBM Redbooks publication is primarily intended for CICS
Transaction Server V1.3 and V2.2 customers who plan to implement
IBM CICS Performance Monitor in order to help identify and fix
problems with their CICS systems.
The book starts with an overview of CICS provided tools and
utilities that help gather and analyze performance data. Then CICS
Performance Monitor is introduced and a detailed description is
provided of the Installation of both CICS PM and CICSPlex SM,
followed by and introduction to the CICS PM GUI interface and the
CICSPlex SM web user interface.
The second part of the...
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3. |  By: Chris Rayns; Shirley Collins; Eugene Deborin; Peter Klein; Greg Todaro; Mark Todd; Norbert Verbestel Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 01-DEC-2003 Insert Date: 17-SEP-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: CICS Performance Analyzer This IBM® Redbooks® publication targets CICS®
Transaction Server V1.3 and V2.2 customers who plan to implement
IBM CICS Performance Analyzer. This tool allows you to produce a
wide range of reports and extracts to help you tune and manage CICS
systems.
The first part of this book begins with an overview of
CICS-provided tools and utilities that help you gather and analyze
performance data. Then it introduces the CICS Performance Analyzer
product and its various report generating options. It also shows
you how to import the extracted performance data into spreadsheets
for further...
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4. |  CICS Performance Monitor Release 2 By: Chris Rayns; Paul Carruthers; Grant Shayler; Daniel Waber Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 22-JAN-2004 Insert Date: 17-SEP-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: CICS Performance Monitor Release 2 This IBM Redbooks publication updates the CICS PM Release 1 book
with enhancements that come with Release 2. Historical data capture
is added, as well as additional functionality in the GUI. We also
look at the enhancements of the underlying Web User Interface
region. This book is intended primarily for CICS Transaction Server
V2.2 customers who plan to implement IBM CICS Performance Monitor
V1.2 .
The book starts with an overview of tools and utilities provided
by CICS that help you gather and analyze performance data. We then
introduce the CICS Performance Monitor, providing an overview...
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5. |  CICS Transaction Gateway for z/OS Version 6.1 By: Colin Alcock; Steven Day; Tommy Joergensen; Rob Jones; Phil Wakelin; Nigel Williams Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 22-MAY-2006 Insert Date: 10-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: CICS Transaction Gateway for z/OS Version 6.1 The CICS Transaction Gateway (CICS TG) is used widely to provide
access to CICS programs from Java environments. It provides the IBM
implementation of the J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA).
This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the new facilities of
the CICS TG for z/OS V6.0 and V6.1, which provide improvements in
the areas of transactional integration, systems management,
performance, security, and ease of use.
Included in this book are a set of configuration scenarios for a
variety of different deployment topologies for integrating J2EE
applications on WebSphere Application Server...
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6. |  CICS Transaction Server V3R1 Channels and Containers Revealed By: Chris Rayns; Pietro De Angelis; Steve Burghard; Dave Carey; Scott Clee; Peter Klein; Erhard Woerner Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 15-SEP-2006 Insert Date: 20-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: CICS Transaction Server V3R1 Channels and Containers Revealed This IBM Redbooks publication discusses the new channels and
containers support in CICS Transaction Server 3.1. It provides an
overview about techniques used to pass data between applications
running in CICS and their constraints. It provides information,
which allows CICS to fully comply with emerging technology
requirements in terms of sizing and flexibility.This book discusses about application design and implementing
channels and containers from an application programmers point of
view. It provides examples to show how to evolve channels and
containers from COMMAREAs. It explains the...
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7. |  Revealed! The Next Generation of Distributed CICS By: Chris Rayns; Antonella Bertoletti; Iain Boyle; Yu Dong Kai; Nigel Eaton; Dan Litwin; Ken Ray; Hariharan Venkitachalam Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 18-SEP-2006 Insert Date: 20-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Revealed! The Next Generation of Distributed CICS This IBM Redbooks publication looks at IBM TXSeries for
Multiplatforms, which is a premier IBM distributed transaction
processing software for business-critical applications. Before
discussing distributed transaction processing in general, we
introduce the TXSeries for
Multiplatforms Version 6.0 (V6.0).This book discusses distributed IBM Customer Information Control
System (CICS) solutions and how best to develop distributed CICS
applications. It also demonstrates enterprise integration with
products such as relational database management system (RDBMS), IBM
WebSphere MQ, and IBM WebSphere...
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8. |  Migration Considerations for CICS Using CICS CM, CICS PA, and CICS IA By: Chris Rayns; Em James; Graham Hannington; Hannah Macleod; Kenneth Meredith; Jennifer Nott; Adrian Simcock Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 19-OCT-2006 Insert Date: 18-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Migration Considerations for CICS Using CICS CM, CICS PA, and CICS IA This IBM Redbooks publication focuses on CICS Migration to CICS
TS 3.1, showing you how the CICS Tools (CICS Configuration Manager,
CICS Interdependency Analyzer, and CICS Performance Analyzer) can
help you with your migration.Part 1, "Introduce CICS TS 3.1 and the CICS Tools” on
page1, gives an overview of the new functionality available in CICS
TS 3.1 and an overview of the CICS Tools individually.Part 2, "Migration” on page111, looks at migration,
discussing migration considerations and CICS TS 3.1 exploitation.
It also looks at three migration scenarios:- Migrating CICS TS 2.3 CSD to CICS...
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9. |  Securing Access to CICS Within an SOA By: Chris Rayns; Tony Delmenico; Peter Havercan; Mary Rees; Steven Webb; Rob Weiss Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 12-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 05-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Securing Access to CICS Within an SOA With the emergence of service-oriented architecture (SOA), the
options for accessing the existing IBM Customer Information Control
System (CICS) assets have become more varied than ever. With this
variety comes the complexity of securing these assets. This IBM
Redbooks publication is intended for IT architects who are involved
in the process of selecting, planning, and designing a secure SOA
solution that makes use of CICS assets.This book introduces SOA and the options available for
transforming CICS assets into SOA solutions. It then discusses the
principles of security, followed by the...
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10. |  Developing Web Services Using CICS, WMQ, and WMB By: Chris Rayns; David Carey; Andrew Gardner; Jenny Nott; Adrian Simcock Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 12-SEP-2007 Insert Date: 25-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Developing Web Services Using CICS, WMQ, and WMB This IBM Redbooks publication provides a practical demonstration
of how to develop applications that take advantage of CICS Web
services facilities. This book can be viewed as a follow-on from
the IBM Redbooks publication Application Development for CICS Web
Services, SG24-7126-00, with the addition of using modern tooling
techniques. Because we are creating a new application, we follow
the bottom-up approach described in Application Development for
CICS Web Services, SG24-7126-00. Although not a requirement, we
highly recommend that you review that publication for a much deeper
discussion of...
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11. |  Implementing CICS Web Services By: Nigel Williams; Luis Aused Lopez; Robert Herman; Mike Ebbers; Grant Ward Able; Paolo Chieregatti; Tommy Joergensen; Steve Wall Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 10-OCT-2007 Insert Date: 25-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Implementing CICS Web Services The Web services support in CICS Transaction Server Version 3.1
enables your CICS programs to be Web service providers or
requesters. CICS supports a number of specifications including SOAP
Version 1.1 and Version 1.2, and Web services distributed
transactions (WS-Atomic Transaction).This IBM Redbooks publication will help you configure the CICS
Web services support for both HTTP and WebSphere MQ based
solutions. We show how Web services can be used to integrate J2EE
applications running in WebSphere Application Server with COBOL
programs running in CICS.It begins with an overview of Web...
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12. |  CICS System Manager in the WUI as the Principle Management Interface By: Chris Rayns; Gordon Keehn; Adrian Ray; John Dobler; Daniel Donnelly Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 16-NOV-2007 Insert Date: 16-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: CICS System Manager in the WUI as the Principle Management Interface This IBM® Redbooks® publication reviews the
CICSPlex® SM Web User Interface (WUI). We first give an
overview of CICSPlex SM and the WUI. In Chapter 2, "CICSPlex SM
installation" on page 13, we show an installation for first time
users of CICSPlex SM and the WUI for CICSPlex SM V3.2. Chapter 3,
"CICSPlex SM migration" on page 55, concentrates on how to migrate
to CICSPlex SM V3.2. We discuss the migration best practices and
show a migration step-by-step.
This book also reviews the default menus delivered with the
CICSPlex SM WUI and describes scenarios where these views could be
used. We...
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13. |  CICS Transaction Server from Start to Finish By: Chris Rayns; Sarah Bertram; George Bogner; Chris Carlin; Andre Clark; Amy Ferrell; Gordon Keehn; Peter Klein; Ronald Lee; Erhard Woerner Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 07-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 14-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: CICS Transaction Server from Start to Finish In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we discuss
CICS®, which stands for Customer Information Control System.
It is a general-purpose transaction processing subsystem for the
z/OS® operating system. CICS provides services for running an
application online where, users submit requests to run applications
simultaneously.
CICS manages sharing resources, the integrity of data, and
prioritizes execution with fast response. CICS authorizes users,
allocates resources (real storage and cycles), and passes on
database requests by the application to the appropriate database
manager, such as DB2®.
We...
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14. |  Designing and Programming CICS Applications By: John Horswill; Members of the CICS Development Team at IBM Hursley Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 31-JUL-2000 Insert Date: 19-JUL-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Designing and Programming CICS Applications Designing and Programming CICS Applications targets a diverse audience. It introduces new users of IBM's mainframe (OS/390) to CICS features. It shows experienced users how to integrate existing mainframe systems with newer technologies, including the Web, CORBA, Java, CICS clients, and Visual Basic; as well as how to link MQSeries and CICS. Users learn not only how to design and write their programs, but also how to deploy their applications....
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15. |  Introduction to CICS Dynamic Scripting By: Chris Rayns; George Bogner; Regis David; Yun Peng Ge; Guan Jun Liu; James O'Grady; Adam Rice; Dennis Weiand; Zhi Qiu Xie; Helen Xue Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 28-MAR-2011 Insert Date: 05-APR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Introduction to CICS Dynamic Scripting IBM® CICS® Transaction Server Feature Pack for Dynamic
Scripting embeds and integrates technology from WebSphere®
sMash into the CICS TS V4.1 run time, helping to reduce the time
and cost of CICS application development. The Feature Pack provides
a robust, managed environment for a wide range of situational
applications allowing PHP and Groovy developers to create reports,
dashboards, and widgets, and integrate CICS assets into mash-ups,
and much more.
The CICS Dynamic Scripting Feature Pack combines the benefits of
scripted, Web 2.0 applications with easy and secure access to...
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16. |  Threadsafe Considerations for CICS By: Chris Rayns; Edward Addison; Diana Blair; George Bogner; David Carey; Tony Fiztgerald; Scott McClure; Christen Plum; John Tilling; Andy Wright Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 03-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 09-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Threadsafe Considerations for CICS This IBM® Redbooks® publication is a comprehensive
guide to threadsafe concepts and implementation in the context of
CICS. In addition to providing detailed instructions for
implementing threadsafe in your environment, it describes the real
world experiences of users migrating applications to be threadsafe,
along with our own experiences. It also presents a discussion of
the two most critical aspects of threadsafe, system performance,
and integrity.
Originally, CICS employed a single TCB to process everything
(such as application code, task dispatching, terminal control, file
control, and...
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17. |  Leveraging CICS Events with an ESB By: Chris Rayns; George Bogner; Erich Hoppe; Ron Lotter; Edward McCarthy; Fintan McElroy; Randy Miller; Steven Webb; Dennis Weiand; Frances Williams; Paul Wilson Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 05-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 02-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leveraging CICS Events with an ESB There are many reasons to use an enterprise service bus (ESB) as
the event bus:
In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we show examples
of using an ESB to transform and enrich an event received from
Customer Information Control System (CICS®) Transaction
Server. We also show an example of enriching an event.
This book is intended for anyone planning to use CICS events
with an ESB.
This book contains four parts:
Part 1, "Introduction" on page 1 introduces event processing. We
explain what it is and why you need it. We also review the CICS TS
implementation of event processing. We discuss...
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18. |  Smarter Banking with CICS Transaction Server By: Chris Rayns; Neil Ashworth; Peter Beevers; Vesna Eibel; Fabrice Jarassat; Claus T Jensen; Alison Lucas; Anthony Papageorgiou; Alain Roessle; Nigel Williams Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 22-APR-2010 Insert Date: 01-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Smarter Banking with CICS Transaction Server It goes without saying that 2009 was a year of unprecedented
change in global banking. The challenges that financial
institutions are facing require them to cut costs but also to
regain trust and improve the service that they provide to an
increasingly sophisticated and demanding set of customers.
In the past, siloed and rigid IT systems often inhibited banks
in their attempts to re-engineer their business processes. The
IBM® smarter banking initiative highlights how more
intelligent software can be used to significantly improve the
end-to-end integration of banking processes.
In this IBM...
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19. |  Extend the CICS Explorer: A better way to manage your CICS By: Chris Rayns; Scott Clee; Taku Miura; Shayla Robinson; Yusuke Tamura; John Taylor; Steve Wall Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 23-FEB-2010 Insert Date: 08-SEP-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Extend the CICS Explorer: A better way to manage your CICS CICS® Explorer™ is the latest significant evolution
in the management and analysis of your CICS environment. It is a
statement of intent from the CICS Development organization, which
is determined to ensure you can manage your CICS estate in a simple
and easily extensible way, using a combination of:
- Tried and trusted CICS expertise and technology
- The widely accepted user interfaces and integration power of the
open source Eclipse platform
- Web 2.0 and RESTful programming (this technology underpins the
CICS Explorer concept)
The objective of this IBM® Redbooks® publication shows
how you...
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20. |  Application Development for CICS Web Services By: Chris Rayns; George Burgess; Paul Cooper; Tony Fitzgerald; Ankur Goyal; Peter Klein; Guo Qiang Li; SanYong Liu; Yan Sun Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 11-JAN-2010 Insert Date: 26-FEB-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Application Development for CICS Web Services This IBM® Redbooks® publication focuses on developing
Web service applications in CICS®. It takes the broad view of
developing and modernizing CICS applications for XML, Web services,
SOAP, and SOA support, and lays out a reference architecture for
developing these kinds of applications.
We start by discussing Web services in general, then review how
CICS implements Web services. We offer an overview of different
development approaches: bottom-up, top-down, and
meet-in-the-middle. After laying out the foundations, we review the
CICS catalog manager sample application, as this is the...
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