Configuration Requirements for CICS Web Services

To successfully create and execute a CICS Web service using Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server, ensure that you have:

Created and configured an Enterprise Developer project to support CICS Web services
Created and configured an enterprise server instance on which to run the Web service

Enterprise Developer Projects for CICS Web services

Use these guidelines to create and configure an Enterprise Developer project for CICS Web services:

Create the project using the Mainframe Subsystem Application template.
Set the following project properties on the COBOL tab:
- COBOL dialect: Micro Focus
- Character set: ASCII
- Mainframe group: Check EXEC CICS

Note: This topic addresses settings specific to CICS Web services development for execution on an enterprise server instance. The development environment for CICS Web services running on alternative runtime platforms might require alternative settings.

Enterprise Server Instances for CICS Web services

Use these guidelines to create and configure an enterprise server instance on which to run a CICS Web service:

Create the enterprise server instance using the provided CICSTemplate.xml template.
In Enterprise Server Monitor and Control (ESMAC), add the following provided resources to your startup list, which is DEMOSTRT by default:
- DFHWEB
- DFHPIPE
Update the System Initialization Table (SIT), which is DEMOSIT by default, to specify a CCSID code set identifier of 37 in the Local CCSID field. For details, see To specify a CCSID table in the CICS SIT.
If your CICS application running on Enterprise Server uses the ASCII character set, you must configure your region to convert from EBCDIC to ASCII. For details, see To convert an EBCDIC CCSID to ASCII.