Syncpoints in CICS for IBM i applications

IBM® MQ for IBM i participates in CICS® for IBM i units of work. You can use the MQI within a CICS for IBM i application to put and get messages inside the current unit of work.

You can use the EXEC CICS SYNCPOINT command to establish a syncpoint that includes the IBM MQ for IBM i operations. To back out all changes up to the previous syncpoint, you can use the EXEC CICS SYNCPOINT ROLLBACK command.

If you use MQPUT, MQPUT1, or MQGET with the MQPMO_SYNCPOINT, or MQGMO_SYNCPOINT, option set in a CICS for IBM i application, you cannot log off CICS for IBM i until IBM MQ for IBM i has removed its registration as an API commitment resource. Commit or back out any pending put or get operations before you disconnect from the queue manager. This allows you to log off CICS for IBM i.