TERMIDERR in CICS

rashmirgowda · New User Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 25 Location: india

I am trigerring a CICS transaction through Batch.In program EIBTRMID value is spaces.

So i used the below command to get the TERMINAL ID.

EXEC CICS INQUIRE
TERMINAL (WS-TERM-ID)
NETNAME (WS-PRINT-NETNAME)
RESP (WS-RESP)
END-EXEC

But i am getting TERMIDERR.Please can anyone advise.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:01 pm

Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:35 pm

If you are running a CICS transaction from batch, what terminal is that batch job connected to? Once you answer that question, you will -- or SHOULD -- understand why EIBTRMID is spaces and why your INQUIRE TERMINAL failed.

rashmirgowda · New User Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 25 Location: india

How to find the teminal connected to batch? can you please give some idea on this

Bill Woodger · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:09 pm

I guess it is going to depend on which desk the batch initiators chose to sit at that morning.

Seriously, how do you feel a "terminal" might be involved with a batch job?

Robert Sample · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:06 pm

rashmirgowda: the point that you have completely missed so far is that, unless something special is done, a batch invocation of a CICS program runs unattached to a terminal. Hence, there will be spaces in the EIBTRMID variable and using EXEC CICS INQUIRE TERMINAL is going to return TERMIDERR.

The results you are getting are normal and expected for what you are doing. If you want different results, you will need to research "batch terminal" in the CICS bookshelf or Information Center for your release of CICS. And using a batch terminal may well require you to get your CICS support group involved if your site is not currently set up to use batch terminals.