Tutorial: Web-enabled CICS Acting as a Web Server

This tutorial walks you through the process of implementing and running the Web-enabled version of the ACCT sample transaction.

ACCT is a sample CICS transaction used in Tutorial: CICS to demonstrate accessing a CICS transaction in TN3270 mode. In this tutorial, the sample ACCT transaction code, ACCTWEB, has been modified to Web-enable the SEARCH BY NAME function. This walkthrough takes you through the steps required to implement and test this web-enabled version of ACCT.

The ACCT transaction comprises several COBOL programs and a BMS map, and uses the dfhdrdat resource definition file. In this Web-enabled version, all the components of the transaction are unchanged except for acct01.cbl.

Note: Because the ACCTWEB sample application supports only the SEARCH BY NAME function of ACCT, it is not possible to add or modify individual records from the Web interface.

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 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 Web-enabled application.
  3. Run the ACCTWEB Application in TN3270 Mode
    Run the ACCTWEB application in the Rumba TN3270 terminal display, and add two data records. This sets up the application data such that you can access it from a Web browser later in the tutorial.
  4. Run the ACCTWEB Application in a Web Browser
    Run the ACCTWEB application from a Web browser, and access the data you added while interacting with the application in TN3270 mode.
  5. Debug the Application
    In this step, you debug your CICS Web-enabled application.
Parent topic: Tutorials: CICS