Starting the Local CICS Connection

To start the local CICS connection use the Enterprise Server Administration interface.

1. Open the Enterprise Server Administration page, and click Start next to the name of the CICS server you want to use.
2. With a 3270 terminal emulator connect to the CICS region.
3. Complete any sign-on procedure required by your system.
4. Enter the transaction:

   CRTE SYSID=HST1

   where HST1 is your connection definition name. You should receive the following message:

   DFH4409 The routing session to system HST1 has been started

   This initiates transaction routing for this terminal without acquiring any resources. It does not test the connection.
5. To test the connection, enter a transaction that you know exists on the host CICS system. A suitable transaction is:

   CEMT INQUIRE CONNECTION

   This should return the following information:

   IN CONN
   STATUS:  RESULTS - OVERTYPE TO MODIFY 
   Con(COA1) Net(COA1REMT)  Ins Rel  Vta Appc
   Con(LU21) Net(MCOLU021)  Ins Acq  Vta Appc

   In the list of connections, you should see the connection that you have defined, and the netname associated with it. It should also have the acquired status (Acq).