Designing ISPF panel for CICS start/recovery process

gargi koley · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:15 am

I've got to design an ISPF panel for the CICS start/recovery process.

Can anyone guide me how can I proceed.

Thanks & Regards
Gargi Koley

superk · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:25 am

Start by reviewing this sticky note.

z/OS V1R9.0 ISPF Edit and Edit Macros particually Chapter 4. Using Edit Models.

z/OS V1R9.0 ISPF Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference.

z/OS V1R9.0 ISPF Services Guide.

z/OS V1R7.0 TSO/E Command Reference.

z/OS V1R7.0 TSO/E REXX Reference.

Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V3.4 Programming Guide.

Pedro · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:05 am

What is "CICS start/recovery process"?

Is it a job that is submitted? An operator command?

gargi koley · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:21 am

"CICS Restart/Recovery process" would be more apt to say.

In order to to keep the online process get goin , must provide for the handling of errors that wouls result from the power failure,system crash, or program abends, etc.

so ita crucila to to "Recover" the resource and to "Restart" the transaction or the entire system as quickly as possible.

gargi koley · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:22 am

I think its a operator commmand

Thanks & Regards
Gargi

dick scherrer · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:46 am

Hello,

I'd suggest you talk with your Production Support, CICS System programmers, Database Admins and whoever else in your organization that should be involved to make sure of just what you are automating before you begin.

Depending on how your system is configured and supported may make a difference in the specifics of what you implement.

Pedro · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:32 pm

From here: manuals select ISPF, then look at "Dialog Developers Guide". Study chapters 1,2, and 6.

My suggestion:
1. write panel after reading Dialog Developers Gde, which prompts for your resource name.
2. write a program that displays the panel (see the ISPF Services Guide manual), then given the resource name, does something with it, like submitting a job.