Can we invoke CICS transaction using a batch program?

Shah · New User Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 18

Hi Folks,

Can we invoke CICS transaction or transaction-id using a batch program?

Please explain.

Thanks,
Shah

hariavinash · New User Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 64

yes. This can be done using EXEC CICS START.

syntax . EXEC CICS START
TRANSID('TRN1')
TIME(185000)
TERMID('STA5')

cheers

@stha · New User Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4 Location: chennai

But isn't this invocation from a CICS program rather than a batch?
I have the same query. I'm working in batch PL/1 program that should dynamically trigger a CICS transaction.

Any more insights would be useful.

Thanks & regards,
@stha

William Thompson · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:56 pm

The thread Issue a CICS command to run a transaction from batch pgm
is a good place to start.....be sure to follow the SupportPacs and Red Books links.

tkrishna4u · New User Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 1

*==============================================================*
* Initialise Target information variables. *
*==============================================================*
01 TARGET-FILE PIC X(8) VALUE 'FILEA '.
01 TARGET-PROGRAM PIC X(8) VALUE 'CICS078'.
01 TARGET-TRANSID PIC X(4) VALUE 'UPD1'.
01 TARGET-SYSTEM.
05 TARGET-SYS-ELEM PIC X OCCURS 8 TIMES.

*
* Perform the Link Request;
*
EXEC CICS LINK PROGRAM(TARGET-PROGRAM)
TRANSID(TARGET-TRANSID)
APPLID(TARGET-SYSTEM)
COMMAREA(COMMAREA)
LENGTH(LINK-COM-LEN)
DATALENGTH(LINK-DAT-LEN)
RETCODE(EXCI-EXEC-RETURN-CODE)
SYNCONRETURN
END-EXEC.
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