Includes tutorials that guide you through the process of using the Interface Mapping Toolkit (IMTK) to define service interfaces
derived from a CICS screen definition in a BMS mapset, the COMMAREA of a CICS program, and the a IMS Screen definition in
an MFS map. In addition, each tutorial provides instructions for creating and configuring an
enterprise server region on which to deploy the service interface to run as a Web service, and for accessing the Web service from one or more generated
clients.
Assumptions
These tutorials are written from the perspective that all of the following is true. Specific instructions for setting up your
environment to adhere to these assumptions is found in the
Before you begin these tutorials section that follows:
- You are familiar with the concept and implementation of a service interface.
Note: To read up on IMTK technology, see the introductory IMTK information in this documentation, and review other relevant topics
as needed.
- Windows
File Explorer is set to show file names and extensions.
- You are running the latest version of
Micro Focus
Enterprise Developer, which has been installed on your local machine using default installation settings, including the Rumba+ Desktop option.
- Enterprise Developer is started on your local machine.
- User Account Control (UAC) is disabled.
Note: This is required to avoid possible compiler errors; however, if disabling UAC is not possible, run
Enterprise Developer as an administrator as a workaround. See To run
Enterprise Developer as an administrator for details.
- Your parent project directory is
c:\tutorials\IMTK. If you choose to use an alternative parent project directory, adjust the instructions accordingly.
- For
Tutorial: CICS Screen Web Service only, all instructions regarding use of a TN3270 emulator assume that you are using the
Micro Focus Rumba+ TN3270 emulator. If you are using an alternative emulator, adjust the instructions as required to accommodate your
software.
- You have addressed all of the items in the
Before you begin this tutorial section below.
Before you begin these tutorials
Before beginning, be sure you have addressed each of the following items:
- Disable User Account Control (UAC)
- From the Windows Control Panel, set User Account Control to the most restrictive setting, for example,
Never Notify. See your Windows documentation for instructions.
- Set Windows File Explorer options
- These tutorials assume that your Windows File Explorer options are set to use the Details layout, and to show file name extensions.
See your Windows documentation for more information.
- Create a parent project directory
- Create a directory in which to store the project files imported or created while completing this tutorial, which cites a parent
project directory of
c:\tutorials\IMTK.
- Start
Visual Studio
- If you need instructions to get
Visual Studio started on your local machine, see
To start
Visual Studio.
- Set Rumba+ TN3270 options
-
Note: Required for
Tutorial: CICS Screen Web Service only.
- In
Visual Studio, click
Tools > Options; then expand
Micro Focus Tools and click
TN3270 Display.
- In the right frame, ensure that
Rumba (Embedded) is selected, and that
Connect automatically is checked.
- Close the
Options page.
Sequence
You may do these tutorials in any order. They are not interdependent.