Tutorial: Web-enabled CICS Acting as a Web Client

This tutorial uses a modified and extended version of the ACCT demonstration application.

In this version, it uses the CICS Web client APIs to act as a Web client, and converses with a Web server to submit and retrieve account information. For this reason, a server program is also included that acts as the back end for the demonstration application.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need the following software:

  • Micro Focus Enterprise Developer
  • Micro Focus Rumba TN3270 emulator.
    Note: Rumba is provided as an installation option when you install Enterprise Developer. If Rumba is not installed, see your systems administrator.

In addition, this tutorial requires that you use the Eclipse Team Developer perspective.

  1. Create and Configure a Project
    Create and configure a mainframe-enabled COBOL project for a CICS client for a CICS Web-enabled application.
  2. Create and Configure an Enterprise Server Region
    Create and configure a mainframe-enabled enterprise server region on which to run a CICS client for a Web-enabled application.
  3. Run the ACCTCLNT Application
    Run the ACCTCLNT application in the Rumba TN3270 terminal display, and add two data records.
  4. Debug the Application
    In this step, you debug your CICS Web-enabled application.
Parent topic: Tutorials: CICS