Developing CICSPlex SM applications

An overview of the CICSPlex SM API
The CICSPlex® SM application programming interface (API) provides you with access to CICS® system management information and allows you to invoke CICSPlex SM services from an external program.
Using the CICSPlex SM API
You need to understand a number of concepts before you use the CICSPlex SM API, including managed objects, resource tables, and result sets.
Writing an EXEC CPSM program
You can use the CICSPlex SM command-level interface to write an API program. Language-specific copy books are supplied for each CICSPlex SM resource table.
Dealing with exception conditions
Several tools and techniques are available for dealing with error conditions in a CICSPlex SM API program.
Writing a REXX program
You can use the REXX run-time interface to write an API program. You access the API through the REXX function package that is supplied with CICSPlex SM.
REXX error handling
Several types of errors are associated with REXX run-time interface.

Parent topic: Developing system programs

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