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CICS Web Enablement (CCWE)

Course:   CCWE
Duration:   3 Days
Level:   I
On our website at:   http://www.verhoef-training.com/courses/CCWE.html
 
Topics Covered In This Course

WHY USE CICS WITH THE INTERNET?

INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET

  • TCP/IP
  • Web Browsers
  • HTML
  • HTTP
  • Javascript
  • Java and Applets

OVERVIEW OF CICS WEB ENABLEMENT TECHNOLOGIES

  • CICS Web interface
  • CICS Gateway for Java
  • Websphere Web Server
  • 3270 Bridge
  • Front End Programming Interface(FEPI)
  • External Call Interface(ECP)
  • External Presentation Interface(EPI)
  • EXCI and WEBSPHERE

APPLICATION DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

  • Re-using existing applications
  • Applications with separate business and presentation logic
  • Applications without separate presentation logic
  • Transaction construction considerations
  • Security
    • Digital Certificates
    • Encryption

SESSION MANAGEMENT

  • Cookies vs Temp Storage
  • Garbage Collection
  • Time Out considerations

CICS WEB INTERFACE

  • Structure
  • TCPIPSERVICE/DOCTEMPLATE definitions
  • Hard vs Soft URLs
  • Application Logic
  • Converters
  • Analyzers
  • Writing Custom converters
  • WEB Unaware Programs
  • 3270 Bridge
  • BMS/HTML and new DFH MACROS
  • WEB Aware Programs
  • NEW EXEC CICS WEB Commands
  • Sample application exercise

WORKSHOPS

  • Review of the CICS definitions and URL layout required to drive the CWI
  • Testing the CWI using the CICS supplied test program
  • Running CICS Supplied Transactions using the 3270 BRIDGE
  • LEGACY -WEB UNAWARE POGRAMS
    • Creating HTML templates from BMS code
    • Exporting and importing the HTML template to Notepad on a PC
    • Modifying HTML output using New BMS DFH MACROS
    • Testing 3270 based transactions using the 3270 BRIDGE
  • NEW - WEB AWARE PROGRAMS
    • Code HTML templates in Notepad on the PC
    • Code programs on the Mainframe
    • Run and test the programs from a Browser on the Internet/Intranet

SUMMARY

  • The whole CICS Internet picture in perspective
What You Can Expect

Not Defined

Who Should Take This Course

This course is designed for students wanting to know more about the CICS Web Interface and the facilities it offers.

Recommended Prerequisites

The participant should have a sound understanding of the CICS environment, some internet experience would be advantageous but not essential.

Training Style

This class is taught by lecture and preferable with hands on coding.

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Every student attending a Verhoef Training class will receive a certificate good for $100 toward their next public class taken within a year.

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