Before you can use the service interfaces feature, you must first create a
Visual Studio project using
either
the Enterprise Server Application
or the Mainframe Subsystem Application
template. Once this project is in place, you can use
Visual Studio functionality to do the following:
- Add appropriate files to the project, such as COBOL programs and copybooks for a COBOL Program and CICS commarea service interface
, and CICS BMS and IMS MFS maps for screen-based service interfaces
- Create a new service interface
- Import an existing service interface, either a service interface created using different software such as Net Express or a service interface from a different project
- Set service interface properties
- Create and edit service interfaces
- Deploy service interfaces to run as services on an enterprise server
- Generate clients to access deployed services
