CICS standard-mode Liberty: Java EE 7 Full Platform support without full CICS integration

Use the CICS® embedded Liberty JVM server in standard mode to port and deploy Liberty applications from other platforms to CICS without changing your application. Standard mode is ideal for hosting applications that are written for and rely on the Java™ Enterprise Edition (Java EE) Full Platform, but do not require full integration with CICS. Applications running on CICS standard-mode Liberty can take advantage of Liberty services, management, and security, and benefit from the performance and capabilities of Java on z/OS®, the z Systems® platform, and close proximity to data in DB2® and IBM® MQ.

CICS standard-mode Liberty is based on the Java EE 7 certified IBM WebSphere® Application Server Liberty. Java EE extends the core Java SE by providing the APIs and environment for running multi-tiered, scalable, and secure network applications. Java EE 7 Full Platform includes the Web Profile and several other features, such as Enterprise JavaBeans and Batch Applications for the Java Platform.

Manage the creation, life-cycle and configuration of CICS standard-mode Liberty using CICS JVM server technology. Applications running on CICS standard-mode Liberty do not have access to CICS resources by default, but can submit work to the CICSExecutorService using the runAsCICS() method. Work submitted to the CICSExecutorService has full access to the JCICS API, runs in a CICS unit-of-work under a CICS task, and is committed on completion of the thread. Work submitted to the CICSExecutorService does not have access to the Java EE APIs.