List of CICS transactions

These transactions are supplied with CICS®. There are sample transactions that are provided with the various sample programs that are supplied with CICS and transactions that are either used internally by CICS or are provided to help you manage and change CICS system status. In the following tables, the transactions with operator interfaces are marked by an asterisk (*). Transaction is the transaction identifier. Program indicates the program, if there is one, that is specified in the supplied transaction definition. CSD group indicates the supplied resource-definition group that contains the transaction definition. Security category indicates the RACF® profile definition for the transaction. For Category 2 transactions, the subcategory used in the sample CLIST, DFH$CAT2, is also shown.

List of all CICS transactions (excluding sample transactions)

Table 1. CICS transactions supplied by IBM®
Transaction Program CSD group Security category (subcategory) Description
CADP* DFHDPLU DFHDP 2 (DEVELOPER) Application debugging profile manager
CATA DFHZATA DFHSPI 1 Defines autoinstall automatic terminal
CATD DFHZATD DFHSPI 1 Deletes autoinstall terminal
CATR DFHZATR DFHSPI 3 Deletes autoinstall restart terminal
CBAM* DFHECBAM DFHOPER 2 (OPERATOR) BTS objects browser
CCIN DFHZCN1 DFHCLNT 3 CICS Client
CCRL* DFHSOCRL DFHOPER 2 (SYSADM) CICS certificate revocation list transaction
CDBC* DFHDBME DFHDBCTL 2 (SYSADM, DBCTL) DBCTL interface menu transaction
CDBD DFHDBDI DFHDBCTL 1 DBCTL disable function
CDBE DFHD2CM3 DFHDB2 1 CICS Db2® attachment facility shutdown force transaction
CDBF DFHD2CM3 DFHDB2 2 CICS Db2 attachment facility shutdown force transaction
CDBI* DFHDBIQ DFHDBCTL 2 (INQUIRE, DBCTL) DBCTL interface inquiry transaction
CDBM* DFHDBMP DFHDBCTL 2 (DBCTL) DBCTL operator transaction
CDBN DFHDBCON DFHDBCTL 3 DBCTL interface connection transaction
CDBO DFHDBCT DFHDBCTL 1 DBCTL control function
CDBP DFHD2CM2 DFHDB2 1 CICS Db2 attachment facility shutdown quiesce transaction
CDBQ DFHD2CM2 DFHDB2 2 CICS Db2 attachment facility shutdown quiesce transaction
CDBT DFHDBDSC DFHDBCTL 2 (DBCTL) DBCTL interface disconnection transaction
CDFS DFHDFST DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Dynamic starts with interval
CDTS DFHZATS DFHSPI 1 Provides remote single delete transaction
CEBR* DFHEDFBR DFHEDF 2 (DEVELOPER) Browse temporary storage
CECI* DFHECIP DFHINTER 2 (DEVELOPER) Command level interpreter
CECS DFHECSP DFHINTER 2 (DEVELOPER) Command level interpreter
CEDA* DFHEDAP DFHSPI 2 (SYSADM) Resource definition online - full (RDO)
CEDB* DFHEDAP DFHSPI 2 (DEVELOPER) Resource definition online - restricted (RDO)
CEDC* DFHEDAP DFHSPI 2 (INQUIRE) Views resource definition online (RDO)
CEDF* DFHEDFP DFHEDF 2 (DEVELOPER) Execution diagnostic facility
CEDG* DFHEDFP DFHEDF 2 Read-only form of CEDF.
CEDX* DFHEDFP DFHEDF 2 (DEVELOPER) Execution diagnostic facility for non-terminal tasks
CEDY* DFHEDFP DFHEDF 2 Read-only form of CEDX.
CEGN DFHCEGN DFHSIGN 3 Schedules good night transaction
CEHP DFHCHS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) LU type 2 mirror transaction (obsolete)
CEHS DFHCHS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) LU type 2 mirror transaction (obsolete)
CEKL*   Not required 3 Main terminal transaction for emergency use. This transaction can be used only at an operating system console that has the authority to issue MODIFY commands for the CICS region.
CEMN* DFHCEMNA DFHOPER 2 (SYSADM) CICS monitoring facility transaction
CEMT* DFHEMTP DFHOPER 2 (SYSADM) Main terminal
CEOT* DFHEOTP DFHOPER 2 (OPERATOR) Terminal status
CEPD DFHEPDS Not required 1 Event processing dispatcher
CEPF DFHECDF Not required 1 Event processing deferred filtering task
CEPH DFHECEAH DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) HTTP EP adapter for event processing
CEPM DFHEPSY Not required 1 Event processing queue manager
CEPQ DFHECEAM DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) WebSphere® MQ EP adapter for event processing
CEPR DFHECEAQ DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) TDQ EP adapter for event processing
CEPS DFHECEAS DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) Start transaction adapter for event processing
CEPT DFHECEAT DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) TSQ EP adapter for event processing
CESC* DFHCESC DFHSIGN 1 Processes timeout and signoff for idle terminals
CESD DFHCESD DFHSDAP 2 (SYSADM) Shutdown assist
CESF* DFHSFP DFHSIGN 3 Signs off terminal user
CESL* DFHSNP DFHSIGN 3 Signs on terminal user with a password or password phrase
CESN* DFHSNP DFHSIGN 3 Signs on terminal user with a password
CEST* DFHESTP DFHOPER 2 (OPERATOR) Supervisory terminal
CETR* DFHCETRA DFHOPER 2 (SYSADM) Inquire and set trace options
CEX2 DFHD2EX2 DFHDB2 1 CICS Db2 protected thread purge mechanism and other CICS Db2 services
CFCL DFHFCDL Not required 1 CFDT load
CFCR DFHFCRN DFHFCRL 1 Disable file in CICS bundle
CFCT DFHFCLJ1 Not required 1 Provide tie-up records for files to a replication log at specified intervals
CFOR DFHFCQT Not required 1 RLS offsite recovery
CFQR DFHFCQT Not required 1 RLS quiesce receive
CFQS DFHFCQT Not required 1 RLS quiesce send
CFTL DFHDTLX Not required 1 Shared DT load
CFTS DFHZATS DFHSPI 1 Provides remote mass flag transaction
CGRP DFHZCGRP Not required 1 Provides z/OS® Communications Server persistent sessions. CGRP transaction names are used by some CICS tasks.
CHCK DFHHCHK Not required 1 Health Checker long running system task
CHLP DFHCMAC DFHCMAC 2 (ALLUSERS) Alias for CMAC
CIDP* DFHDPIN DFHDP 2 (OPERATOR) Inactivate debugging profiles utility
CIEP DFHIEP DFHIPECI 3 ECI for TCP/IP listener
CIND* DFHINDT DFHINDT 2 (SYSADM) CICS indoubt testing tool
CIS1 DFHISPRP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC connection heartbeat requester transaction
CIS4 DFHCIS4 DFHISCIP 1 IPIC External Security Interface (ESI) transaction
CISB DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC release IPCONN on the server side of a connection (BIS processing)
CISC DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC acquire IPCONN on the client side of a connection
CISD DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC release IPCONN on the client side of a connection
CISE DFHISEMP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC error and message program
CISM DFHISRSP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC remote scheduler
CISP DFHISPHP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC connection heartbeat control transaction
CISQ DFHISLQP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC local queue processing
CISR DFHISRRP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC request/response receiver
CISS DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC acquire IPCONN on the server side of a connection
CIST DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC terminate IPCONN
CISU DFHISREU DFHISCIP 1 IPIC recovery transaction
CISX DFHISREX DFHISCIP 1 IPCONN recovery and resynchronization transaction for XA clients
CITS DFHZATS DFHSPI 1 Provides remote autoinstall transaction
CJLR DFHSJTHP Not required 1 Liberty recovery transaction
CJSA DFHSJTHP DFHJAVA 2 (JVMUSER) JVM server request processor transaction
CJSL DFHSJL Not required 1 JVM server listener (autoinstalled by CICS)
CJSP DFHSJTHP Not required 1 JVM server Liberty program management
CJSR DFHSJITL DFHJAVA 1 CICS JVM server resolution transaction
CJSS DFHSJL Not required 1 JVM server SPI service transaction
CJSU DFHSJTHP DFHJAVA 2 (JVMUSER) JVM server unclassified request processor transaction
CJTR DFHOTR DFHOTS 1 Object Transaction Services (OTS) resynchronization transaction
CJXA     2 (DEVELOPER) JVM server JCICSX request processor transaction
CKAM DFHMQMON DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter alert monitor
CKBC DFHMQBP3 DFHMQ 2 (MQBRIDGE) CICS-MQ Bridge Program Link transaction for channel and container DPL bridge
CKBM DFHMQBAS DFHMQ 2 (MQSTATUS) CICS-MQ Adapter base panel transaction
CKBP DFHMQBP0 DFHMQ 2 (MQBRIDGE) CICS-MQ Bridge DPL bridge task (COMMAREA)
CKBR DFHMQBR0 DFHMQ 2 (MQBRIDGE) CICS-MQ Bridge Monitor task
CKCN DFHMQQCN DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter start connection transaction
CKDL DFHMQDSL DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter, display status transaction
CKDP DFHMQDIS DFHMQ 2 (MQSTATUS) CICS-MQ Adapter, display transaction
CKQC* DFHMQCTL DFHMQ 2 (MQSTATUS) CICS-MQ Adapter control transaction
CKRS DFHMQRS DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter modify transaction
CKRT DFHMQRET DFHMQ 2 (MQSTATUS) CICS-MQ Adapter screen return transaction
CKSD DFHMQDSC DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter stop connection transaction
CKSQ DFHMQSSQ DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter start/stop CKTI transaction
CKTI DFHMQTSK DFHMQ 2 (MQMONITOR) CICS-MQ Adapter - task initiator transaction
CLDM* DFHLDMAP DFHOPER 2 (INQUIRE) CICS load module map
CLQ2 DFHLUP DFHISCT 3 Outbound resynchronization for APPC and MRO
CLR1 DFHZLS1 DFHISCT 3 Inbound CNOS for APPC and MRO
CLR2 DFHLUP DFHISCT 3 Inbound resynchronization for MRO
CLS1 DFHZLS1 DFHISC 3 Provides ISC LU services model
CLS2 DFHLUP DFHISC 3 Provides ISC LU services model
CLS3 DFHCLS3 DFHISC 3 ISC LU services model
CLS4 DFHCLS4 DFHISC 3 Manages password expiry
CMAC DFHCMAC DFHCMAC 2 (ALLUSER) Messages utility
CMPE DFHMPDE Not required 1 Policy deferred rule evaluation
CMPX DFHMXP DFHISC 3 Ships ISC local queuing
CMSG* DFHMSP DFHMSWIT 2 (OPERATOR) Message switching
CMTS DFHZATS DFHSPI 1 Remote mass delete transaction
CNJL DFHSJNS Not required 1 Listens for Node.js related notifications
CNJW DFHSJNW DFHNODEJ 2 (PIPEUSER) CICS pipeline Node.js inbound router
COHT EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex® SM TRAN mode history receiver task
COIE EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM TRAN mode method receiver task
COIR EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM RTA EVALDEF task
COI0 EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM ESSS receive task
COLM EYU9NXLM Not required 2 (SYSADM) CICSPlex SM local MAS start
CONA EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS agent alternate long running task
COND EYU9NPS2 Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS shutdown transaction
CONH EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS history task
CONL EYU9XLEV Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS agent long running task
CONM EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS monitor task
CORM EYU9NXRM Not required 2 (SYSADM) CICSPlex SM SMSS startup
COVC EYU9XKEC Not required 2 (SYSADM) CICSPlex SM WUI control
COVR DFHZCOVR Not required 1 Provides open z/OS Communications Server retry transaction
COWC EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM WLM garbage collection task
CPCT DFHZPCT DFHPSSGN 1 Catalog signed on terminals for persistent session signon retention
CPIA* DFHPITE DFHPIPE 2 (PIPEUSER) Invokes CPIS from the terminal
CPIH DFHPIDSH DFHPIPE 2 (PIPEUSER) CICS pipeline HTTP inbound router
CPIL DFHPILSQ DFHPIPE 2 (PIPEUSER) SOAP WebSphere MQ inbound listener
CPIQ DFHPIDSQ DFHPIPE 2 (PIPEUSER) SOAP WebSphere MQ inbound router
CPIR DFHPIITL DFHSTAND 1 Pipeline resolution transaction
CPIS DFHPIR DFHPIPE 1 WS-AT transaction that is attached when resynchronization is required
CPLT DFHSIPLT Not required 1 Initializes PLT processing
CPMI DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) CICS LU 6.2 synchronization level 1 mirror
CPSS DFHZSGN DFHPSSGN 3 Persistent sessions signon
CQPI DFHCLS5 DFHISC/DFHISCQ 3 Connection quiesce. Architected transaction (inbound).
CQPO DFHCLS5 DFHISC/DFHISCQ 3 Connection quiesce. Architected transaction (outbound).
CQRY DFHQRY DFHSTAND 3 Provides ATI query support
CQRC DFHQRCPU Not required 1 QR TCB CPU/Disp ratio
CRLR DFHRLR DFHRL 1 Bundle resource resolution transaction
CRMD DFHZATMD DFHSPI 1 Provides remote mass delete transaction
CRMF DFHZATMF DFHSPI 1 Provides remote mass flag transaction
CRPA DFHRPAS DFHRPC 2 (RPCUSER) ONC/RPC Alias transaction
CRPC DFHRPC00 DFHRPC 2 (RPCUSER) ONC/RPC Update transaction
CRPM DFHRPMS DFHRPC 2 (RPCUSER) ONC/RPC Server controller
CRSQ DFHCRQ DFHISC 1 Remote schedule purging (ISC)
CRSR DFHCRS DFHISC 3 Provides ISC remote scheduler
CRST DFHRSTK Not required 1 Region Status long running task
CRSY DFHRMSY DFHRMI 1 Resource manager resynchronization
CRTE* DFHRTE DFHISC 2 (OPERATOR) Transaction routing
CRTP DFHZRTP DFHPSSGN 1 Persistent sessions restart timer transaction
CRTX   DFHISC 2 (ALLUSER) Dynamic transaction routing transaction definition
CSAC DFHACP DFHSTAND 3 Provides program abnormal condition
CSCY DFHCPY DFHVTAMP 3 Provides 3270 screen print
CSFE* DFHFEP DFHFE 2 (OPERATOR) Terminal test, trace, storage
CSFR DFHFCRD Not required 1 RLS clean up
CSFU DFHFCU DFHOPCLS 1 File open utility
CSGM DFHGMM DFHVTAM 2 (ALLUSER) Good-morning signon
CSHA   Not required 1 Scheduler services (autoinstalled by CICS)
CSHQ DFHSHSY Not required 1 Scheduler services domain long running task
CSHR DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Scheduler services remote routing
CSKP DFHRMXN3 Not required 1 Writes system log activity keypoint
CSMI DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Mirror transaction
CSM1 DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) SYSMSG model
CSM2 DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Scheduler model
CSM3 DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Queue model
CSM5 DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) DL/I model
CSNC DFHCRNP DFHISC 1 Interregion control program (MRO)
CSNE DFHZNAC DFHVTAM 1 Provides z/OS Communications Server (previously called VTAM®) node error recovery
CSOL DFHSOL Not required 1 TCP/IP listener (autoinstalled by CICS)
CSPG* DFHTPR DFHBMS 3 Provides BMS terminal paging
CSPK DFHPRK DFHVTAMP 3 Provides 3270 screen print support
CSPP DFHP3270 DFHHARDC 3 Provides 3270 print support
CSPQ DFHTPQ DFHBMS 1 Terminal page clean up (BMS)
CSPS DFHTPS DFHBMS 3 Schedules BMS terminal paging
CSQC DFHLGQC DFHLGQC 1 CICS quiesce after system log failure
CSRK DFHRKB DFHVTAMP 3 Provides 3270 screen print - release keyboard
CSRS DFHZRSP DFHRSEND 3 Synchronizes 3614 message
CSSF DFHRTC DFHISC 3 Cancels CRTE transaction routing session
CSSY DFHAPATT Not required 1 Provides entry point attach. CSSY transaction names are used by some CICS tasks.
CSTE DFHTACP DFHSTAND 1 Processes terminal abnormal conditions
CSTP DFHZCSTP Not required 1 Provides terminal control transaction. CSTP transaction names are used by some CICS tasks.
CSXM   Not required 3 The transaction used by CICS services to get and free a transaction environment. CSXM transaction names are used by some CICS tasks.
CSZI DFHSZRMP DFHFEPI 1 Front End Programming Interface (FEPI), only active if FEPI installed
CTIN DFHZCT1 DFHCLNT 2 (INTERCOM) CICS Client
CTSD DFHTSDQ Not required 1 Temporary storage delete recoverable queue
CVMI DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) CICS LU6.2 synchronization level 1 mirror
CWBA DFHWBA DFHWEB 2 (WEBUSER) CICS web support alias transaction
CWBG DFHWBGB DFHWEB 1 CICS web support clean up transaction
CWDP DFHWBA DFHWU 2 (CMCIUSER) Web support alias transaction for the CMCI CICS bundle deployment API
CWGQ DFHWBA DFHWU 2 (CMCIUSER) Web support alias transaction for the CICS management client interface GraphQL API
CWTO* DFHCWTO DFHCONS 2 (OPERATOR) Write to console operator
CWWU DFHWBA DFHWU 2 (CMCIUSER) Web support alias transaction for the CICS management client interface
CWXN DFHWBXN DFHWEB 1 CICS Web support attach transaction
CWXU DFHWBXN DFHWEB 1 CICS Web support USER protocol attach transaction
CW2A DFHW2A DFHWEB2 2 (WEBUSER) Atom feed alias transaction
CXCU DFHCXCU DFHSTAND 1 Performs XRF tracing catchup
CXRE DFHZXRE DFHSTAND 1 Reconnects terminals following XRF takeover
CXRT DFHCRT DFHISC 3 Provides Transaction routing relay
DSNC DFHD2CM1 DFHDB2 2 (OPERATOR) Db2 attachment facility transaction

List of CICS sample transactions

The sample transactions are provided with the various sample programs that are supplied with CICS.
Table 2. Sample transactions provided with CICS sample programs
Transaction Program CSD group Security category Description
AADD DFH$AALL DFH$AFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AADD DFH$AALL DFHMROFA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AADD   DFHMROFT 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
ABRW DFH$ABRW DFH$AFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
ABRW DFH$ABRW DFHMROFA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
ACCT ACCT00 DFH$ACCT 2 CICS application programming primer sample application transaction
ACEL ACCT03 DFH$ACCT 2 CICS application programming primer sample application transaction
ACLG ACCT03 DFH$ACCT 2 CICS application programming primer sample application transaction
AC01 ACCT01 DFH$ACCT 2 CICS application programming primer sample application transaction
AC02 ACCT02 DFH$ACCT 2 CICS application programming primer sample application transaction
AC03 ACCT03 DFH$ACCT 2 CICS application programming primer sample application transaction
AC05 ACCT03 DFH$ACCT 2 CICS application programming primer sample application transaction
AC06 ACCT03 DFH$ACCT 2 CICS application programming primer sample application transaction
AC2A DFH0VSAS DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC2C DFH0VHLP DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC2D DFH0VAB DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC2E DFH0VHP DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC2F DFH0VABT DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC20 DFH0VT1 DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC21 DFH0VOL DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC22 DFH0VOPN DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC23 DFH0VLST DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC24 DFH0VNEW DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC25 DFH0VBRW DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC26 DFH0VUPD DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC27 DFH0VDEL DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
AC28 DFH0VPRT DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application sample transaction
ADDS DFH0CALL DFH$CFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
ADYN DFH99 DFH$UTIL 2 Transient data utility dynamic allocation
AINQ DFH$AALL DFH$AFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AINQ DFH$AALL DFHMROFA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AINQ   DFHMROFT 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AMNU DFH$AMNU DFH$AFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AMNU DFH$AMNU DFHMROFA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AMNU   DFHMROFT 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AORD DFH$AREN DFH$AFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AORD DFH$AREN DFHMROFA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AORD   DFHMROFT 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AORQ DFH$ACOM DFH$AFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AORQ DFH$ACOM DFHMROFA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AORQ   DFHMROFT 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AREP DFH$AREP DFH$AFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AREP DFH$AREP DFHMROFA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AREP   DFHMROFT 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
ASMC DFH$DLAC DFH$DLIV 2 IMS IVP sample transaction
ASME DFH$DLAE DFH$DLIV 2 IMS IVP sample transaction
AUPD DFH$AALL DFH$AFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AUPD DFH$AALL DFHMROFA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
AUPD   DFHMROFT 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
BRWS DFH0CBRW DFH$CFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
COBC DFH0DLCC DFH$DLIV 2 IMS IVP sample transaction
COBE DFH0DLCE DFH$DLIV 2 IMS IVP sample transaction
CW2Q DFH0W2TQ DFH$WEB2 2 Web 2.0 scenario sample transaction
DADD DFH$DALL DFH$DFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
DBRW DFH$DBRW DFH$DFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
DELQ DFH0VDQ DFH$CTXT 2 CUA text model application transaction
DINQ DFH$DALL DFH$DFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
DMNU DFH$DMNU DFH$DFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
DORD DFH$DREN DFH$DFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
DORQ DFH$DCOM DFH$DFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
DREP DFH$DREP DFH$DFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
DUPD DFH$DALL DFH$DFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
EPAT DFH0EPAC DFH$EPAG 2 Sample Custom Event Processing Adapter transaction
EXCI DFHMIRS DFH$EXCI 2 EXCI batch call interface sample transaction
HPJC DFHMIRS DFH$EXCI 2 EXCI batch call interface sample transaction
ICIC DFH$ICIC DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
IFBL DFH$IFBL DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
IFBR DFH$IFBR DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
IIHE   DFH$IIOP 2 IIOP sample application transaction
IMSN DFH$IMSN DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
IMSO DFH$IMSO DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
INQY DFH0CALL DFH$CFLA 2 FILA IVP sample transaction
IQRD DFH$IQRD DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
IQRL DFH$IQRL DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
IQRR DFH$IQRR DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
IQXL DFH$IQXL DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
IQXR DFH$IQXR DFH$ICOM 2 Intersystem communication (ISC) sample transaction
JHE1 DFH$JSAM DFH$OSGI 2 Java™ sample application transaction
JHE2 DFH$JSAM DFH$OSGI 2 Java sample application transaction
JPC1 DFH$JSAM DFH$OSGI 2 Java sample application transaction
JPC2 DFH$JSAM DFH$OSGI 2 Java sample application transaction
JTD1 DFH$JSAM DFH$OSGI 2 Java sample application transaction
MENU DFH0CMNU DFH$CFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
OREN DFH0CREN DFH$CFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
OREQ DFH0COMM DFH$PFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
PADD DFH$PALL DFH$PFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
PBRW DFH$PBRW DFH$PFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
PINQ DFH$PALL DFH$PFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
PLIC DFH$DLPC DFH$DLIV 2 IMS IVP sample transaction
PLIE DFH$DLPE DFH$DLIV 2 IMS IVP sample transaction
PMNU DFH$PMNU DFH$PFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
PORD DFH$PREN DFH$PFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
PORQ DFH$PCOM DFH$PFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
PPKO DFH$PPKO DFH$BMSP 2 BMS partition support sample applications transaction
PPLA DFH$PPLA DFH$BMSP 2 BMS partition support sample applications transaction
PREP DFH$PREP DFH$PFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
PUDP DFH$PALL DFH$PFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
QRCP DFH0QRCP DFH$STAT 2 Monitor QR TCB CPU / Dispatch RatioSample transaction.
REPT DFH0CREP DFH$CFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
STAT DFH0STAT DFH$STAT 2 Collect and Print Statistics Sample Transaction.
TDWT DFH$TDWT DFH$UTIL 2 Transient data utility dynamic allocation sample transaction
UPDT DFH0CALL DFH$CFLA 2 FILEA IVP sample transaction
WBCA_2 DFH$WBCA DFH$WEB 2 Client chunking sample (Assembler)
WBCC_2 DFH$WBCC DFH$WEB 2 Client chunking sample (C)
WBCO_2 DFH0WBCO DFH$WEB 2 Client chunking sample (COBOL)
WBPA_2 DFH$WBPA DFH$WEB 2 Pipelining sample (Assembler)
WBPC_2 DFH$WBPC DFH$WEB 2 Pipelining sample (C)
WBPO_2 DFH0WBPO DFH$WEB 2 Pipelining sample (COBOL)
XPKO DFH0CPKO DFH$BMSP 2 BMS partition support sample applications transaction
XPLA DFH0CPLA DFH$BMSP 2 BMS partition support sample applications transaction

Category 1 CICS transactions

Category 1 transactions are for CICS internal use only and must not be started from a user terminal.
Table 3. Category 1 transactions
Transaction Program CSD group Security category Description
CATA DFHZATA DFHSPI 1 Defines autoinstall automatic terminal
CATD DFHZATD DFHSPI 1 Deletes autoinstall terminal
CDBD DFHDBDI DFHDBCTL 1 DBCTL disable function
CDBE DFHD2CM3 DFHDB2 1 CICS Db2 attachment facility shutdown force transaction
CDBO DFHDBCT DFHDBCTL 1 DBCTL control function
CDBP DFHD2CM2 DFHDB2 1 CICS Db2 attachment facility shutdown quiesce transaction
CDTS DFHZATS DFHSPI 1 Provides remote single delete transaction
CEPD DFHEPDS Not required 1 Event processing dispatcher
CEPF DFHECDF Not required 1 Event processing deferred filtering task
CEPM DFHEPSY Not required 1 Event processing queue manager
CESC* DFHCESC DFHSIGN 1 Processes timeout and signoff for idle terminals
CEX2 DFHD2EX2 DFHDB2 1 CICS Db2 protected thread purge mechanism and other CICS Db2 services
CFCL DFHFCDL Not required 1 CFDT load
CFCR DFHFCRN DFHFCRL 1 Disable file in CICS bundle
CFCT DFHFCLJ1 Not required 1 Provide tie-up records for files to a replication log at specified intervals
CFOR DFHFCQT Not required 1 RLS offsite recovery
CFQR DFHFCQT Not required 1 RLS quiesce receive
CFQS DFHFCQT Not required 1 RLS quiesce send
CFTL DFHDTLX Not required 1 Shared DT load
CFTS DFHZATS DFHSPI 1 Provides remote mass flag transaction
CGRP DFHZCGRP Not required 1 Provides z/OS Communications Server persistent sessions. CGRP transaction names are used by some CICS tasks.
CHCK DFHHCHK Not required 1 Health Checker long running system task
CIS4 DFHCIS4 DFHISCIP 1 IPIC External Security Interface (ESI) transaction
CISB DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC release IPCONN on the server side of a connection (BIS processing)
CISC DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC acquire IPCONN on the client side of a connection
CISD DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC release IPCONN on the client side of a connection
CISE DFHISEMP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC error and message program
CISM DFHISRSP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC remote scheduler
CISP DFHISPHP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC connection heartbeat control transaction
CISQ DFHISLQP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC local queue processing
CISR DFHISRRP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC request/response receiver
CISS DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC acquire IPCONN on the server side of a connection
CIST DFHISCOP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC terminate IPCONN
CISU DFHISREU DFHISCIP 1 IPIC recovery transaction
CISX DFHISREX DFHISCIP 1 IPCONN recovery and resynchronization transaction for XA clients
CIS1 DFHISPRP DFHISCIP 1 IPIC connection heartbeat requester transaction
CITS DFHZATS DFHSPI 1 Provides remote autoinstall transaction
CJLR DFHSJTHP Not required 1 Liberty recovery transaction
CJSL DFHSJL Not required 1 JVM server listener (autoinstalled by CICS)
CJSP DFHSJTHP Not required 1 JVM server Liberty program management
CJSR DFHSJITL DFHJAVA 1 CICS JVM server resolution transaction
CJSS DFHSJL Not required 1 JVM server SPI service transaction
CJTR DFHOTR DFHOTS 1 Object Transaction Services (OTS) resynchronization transaction
CMPE DFHMPDE Not required 1 Policy deferred rule evaluation
CMTS DFHZATS DFHSPI 1 Remote mass delete transaction
CNJL DFHSJNS Not required 1 Listens for Node.js related notifications
COHT EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM TRAN mode history receiver task
COIE EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM TRAN mode method receiver task
COIR EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM RTA EVALDEF task
COI0 EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM ESSS receive task
CONA EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS agent alternate long running task
COND EYU9NPS2 Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS shutdown transaction
CONH EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS history task
CONL EYU9XLEV Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS agent long running task
CONM EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM MAS monitor task
COVR DFHZCOVR Not required 1 Provides open z/OS Communications Server retry transaction
COWC EYU9XLOP Not required 1 CICSPlex SM WLM garbage collection task
CPCT DFHZPCT DFHPSSGN 1 Catalog signed on terminals for persistent session signon retention
CPIR DFHPIITL DFHSTAND 1 Pipeline resolution transaction
CPIS DFHPIR DFHPIPE 1 WS-AT transaction that is attached when resynchronization is required
CPLT DFHSIPLT Not required 1 Initializes PLT processing
CQRC DFHQRCPU Not required 1 QR TCB CPU/Disp ratio
CRLR DFHRLR DFHRL 1 Bundle resource resolution transaction
CRMD DFHZATMD DFHSPI 1 Provides remote mass delete transaction
CRMF DFHZATMF DFHSPI 1 Provides remote mass flag transaction
CRSQ DFHCRQ DFHISC 1 Remote schedule purging (ISC)
CRST DFHRSTK Not required 1 Region Status long running task
CRSY DFHRMSY DFHRMI 1 Resource manager resynchronization
CRTP DFHZRTP DFHPSSGN 1 Persistent sessions restart timer transaction
CSFR DFHFCRD Not required 1 RLS clean up
CSFU DFHFCU DFHOPCLS 1 File open utility
CSHA   Not required 1 Scheduler services (autoinstalled by CICS)
CSHQ DFHSHSY Not required 1 Scheduler services domain long running task
CSKP DFHRMXN3 Not required 1 Writes system log activity keypoint
CSNC DFHCRNP DFHISC 1 Interregion control program (MRO)
CSNE DFHZNAC DFHVTAM 1 Provides z/OS Communications Server (previously called VTAM) node error recovery
CSOL DFHSOL Not required 1 TCP/IP listener (autoinstalled by CICS)
CSPQ DFHTPQ DFHBMS 1 Terminal page clean up (BMS)
CSQC DFHLGQC DFHLGQC 1 CICS quiesce after system log failure
CSSY DFHAPATT Not required 1 Provides entry point attach. CSSY transaction names are used by some CICS tasks.
CSTE DFHTACP DFHSTAND 1 Processes terminal abnormal conditions
CSTP DFHZCSTP Not required 1 Provides terminal control transaction. CSTP transaction names are used by some CICS tasks.
CSZI DFHSZRMP DFHFEPI 1 Front End Programming Interface (FEPI), only active if FEPI installed
CTSD DFHTSDQ Not required 1 Temporary storage delete recoverable queue
CWBG DFHWBGB DFHWEB 1 CICS web support clean up transaction
CWXN DFHWBXN DFHWEB 1 CICS Web support attach transaction
CWXU DFHWBXN DFHWEB 1 CICS Web support USER protocol attach transaction
CXCU DFHCXCU DFHSTAND 1 Performs XRF tracing catchup
CXRE DFHZXRE DFHSTAND 1 Reconnects terminals following XRF takeover

Category 2 CICS transactions

Category 2 transactions are initiated by CICS users or are associated with CICS users. For explanations of the subcategories, see Security for CICS-supplied transactions.
Table 4. Category 2 transactions
Transaction Program CSD group Security category (subcategory) Description
CADP* DFHDPLU DFHDP 2 (DEVELOPER) Application debugging profile manager
CBAM* DFHECBAM DFHOPER 2 (OPERATOR) BTS objects browser
CCRL* DFHSOCRL DFHOPER 2 (SYSADM) CICS certificate revocation list transaction
CDBC* DFHDBME DFHDBCTL 2 (SYSADM, DBCTL) DBCTL interface menu transaction
CDBI* DFHDBIQ DFHDBCTL 2 (INQUIRE, DBCTL) DBCTL interface inquiry transaction
CDBF DFHD2CM3 DFHDB2 2 CICS Db2 attachment facility shutdown force transaction
CDBM* DFHDBMP DFHDBCTL 2 (DBCTL) DBCTL operator transaction
CDBQ DFHD2CM2 DFHDB2 2 CICS Db2 attachment facility shutdown quiesce transaction
CDBT DFHDBDSC DFHDBCTL 2 (DBCTL) DBCTL interface disconnection transaction
CDFS DFHDFST DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Dynamic starts with interval
CEBR* DFHEDFBR DFHEDF 2 (DEVELOPER) Browse temporary storage
CECI* DFHECIP DFHINTER 2 (DEVELOPER) Command level interpreter
CECS DFHECSP DFHINTER 2 (DEVELOPER) Command level interpreter
CEDA* DFHEDAP DFHSPI 2 (SYSADM) Resource definition online - full (RDO)
CEDB* DFHEDAP DFHSPI 2 (DEVELOPER) Resource definition online - restricted (RDO)
CEDC* DFHEDAP DFHSPI 2 (INQUIRE) Views resource definition online (RDO)
CEDF* DFHEDFP DFHEDF 2 (DEVELOPER) Execution diagnostic facility
CEDX* DFHEDFP DFHEDF 2 (DEVELOPER) Execution diagnostic facility for non-terminal tasks
CEHP DFHCHS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) LU type 2 mirror transaction (obsolete)
CEHS DFHCHS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) LU type 2 mirror transaction (obsolete)
CEMN* DFHCEMNA DFHOPER 2 (SYSADM) CICS monitoring facility transaction
CEMT* DFHEMTP DFHOPER 2 (SYSADM) Main terminal
CEOT* DFHEOTP DFHOPER 2 (OPERATOR) Terminal status
CEPH DFHECEAH DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) HTTP EP adapter for event processing
CEPQ DFHECEAM DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) WebSphere MQ EP adapter for event processing
CEPR DFHECEAQ DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) TDQ EP adapter for event processing
CEPS DFHECEAS DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) Start transaction adapter for event processing
CEPT DFHECEAT DFHEP 2 (EVENTUSER) TSQ EP adapter for event processing
CESD DFHCESD DFHSDAP 2 (SYSADM) Shutdown assist
CEST* DFHESTP DFHOPER 2 (OPERATOR) Supervisory terminal
CETR* DFHCETRA DFHOPER 2 (SYSADM) Inquire and set trace options
CHLP DFHCMAC DFHCMAC 2 (ALLUSERS) Alias for CMAC
CIDP* DFHDPIN DFHDP 2 (OPERATOR) Inactivate debugging profiles utility
CIND* DFHINDT DFHINDT 2 (SYSADM) CICS indoubt testing tool
CJSA DFHSJTHP DFHJAVA 2 (JVMUSER) JVM server request processor transaction
CJSU DFHSJTHP DFHJAVA 2 (JVMUSER) JVM server unclassified request processor transaction
CJXA     2 (DEVELOPER) JVM server JCICSX request processor transaction
CKAM DFHMQMON DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter alert monitor
CKBC DFHMQBP3 DFHMQ 2 (MQBRIDGE) CICS-MQ Bridge Program Link transaction for channel and container DPL bridge
CKBM DFHMQBAS DFHMQ 2 (MQSTATUS) CICS-MQ Adapter base panel transaction
CKBP DFHMQBP0 DFHMQ 2 (MQBRIDGE) CICS-MQ Bridge DPL bridge task (COMMAREA)
CKBR DFHMQBR0 DFHMQ 2 (MQBRIDGE) CICS-MQ Bridge Monitor task
CKCN DFHMQQCN DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter start connection transaction
CKDL DFHMQDSL DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter, display status transaction
CKDP DFHMQDIS DFHMQ 2 (MQSTATUS) CICS-MQ Adapter, display transaction
CKQC* DFHMQCTL DFHMQ 2 (MQSTATUS) CICS-MQ Adapter control transaction
CKRS DFHMQRS DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter modify transaction
CKRT DFHMQRET DFHMQ 2 (MQSTATUS) CICS-MQ Adapter screen return transaction
CKSD DFHMQDSC DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter stop connection transaction
CKSQ DFHMQSSQ DFHMQ 2 (MQADMIN) CICS-MQ Adapter start/stop CKTI transaction
CKTI DFHMQTSK DFHMQ 2 (MQMONITOR) CICS-MQ Adapter - task initiator transaction
CLDM* DFHLDMAP DFHOPER 2 (INQUIRE) CICS load module map
CMAC DFHCMAC DFHCMAC 2 (ALLUSER) Messages utility
CMSG* DFHMSP DFHMSWIT 2 (OPERATOR) Message switching
CNJW DFHSJNW DFHNODEJ 2 (PIPEUSER) CICS pipeline Node.js inbound router
COLM EYU9NXLM Not required 2 (SYSADM) CICSPlex SM local MAS start
CORM EYU9NXRM Not required 2 (SYSADM) CICSPlex SM SMSS startup
COVC EYU9XKEC Not required 2 (SYSADM) CICSPlex SM WUI control
CPIA* DFHPITE DFHPIPE 2 (PIPEUSER) Invokes CPIS from the terminal
CPIH DFHPIDSH DFHPIPE 2 (PIPEUSER) CICS pipeline HTTP inbound router
CPIL DFHPILSQ DFHPIPE 2 (PIPEUSER) SOAP WebSphere MQ inbound listener
CPIQ DFHPIDSQ DFHPIPE 2 (PIPEUSER) SOAP WebSphere MQ inbound router
CPMI DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) CICS LU 6.2 synchronization level 1 mirror
CRPA DFHRPAS DFHRPC 2 (RPCUSER) ONC/RPC Alias transaction
CRPC DFHRPC00 DFHRPC 2 (RPCUSER) ONC/RPC Update transaction
CRPM DFHRPMS DFHRPC 2 (RPCUSER) ONC/RPC Server controller
CRTE* DFHRTE DFHISC 2 (OPERATOR) Transaction routing
CRTX   DFHISC 2 (ALLUSER) Dynamic transaction routing transaction definition
CSFE* DFHFEP DFHFE 2 (OPERATOR) Terminal test, trace, storage
CSGM DFHGMM DFHVTAM 2 (ALLUSER) Good-morning signon
CSHR DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Scheduler services remote routing
CSM1 DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) SYSMSG model
CSM2 DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Scheduler model
CSM3 DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Queue model
CSM5 DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) DL/I model
CSMI DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) Mirror transaction
CTIN DFHZCT1 DFHCLNT 2 (INTERCOM) CICS Client
CVMI DFHMIRS DFHISC 2 (INTERCOM) CICS LU6.2 synchronization level 1 mirror
CWBA DFHWBA DFHWEB 2 (WEBUSER) CICS web support alias transaction
CWGQ DFHWBA DFHWU 2 (CMCIUSER) Web support alias transaction for the CICS management client interface GraphQL API
CWDP DFHWBA DFHWU 2 (CMCIUSER) Web support alias transaction for the CMCI CICS bundle deployment API
CWTO* DFHCWTO DFHCONS 2 (OPERATOR) Write to console operator
CWWU DFHWBA DFHWU 2 (CMCIUSER) Web support alias transaction for the CICS management client interface
CW2A DFHW2A DFHWEB2 2 (WEBUSER) Atom feed alias transaction
DSNC DFHD2CM1 DFHDB2 2 (OPERATOR) Db2 attachment facility transaction

Category 3 CICS transactions

Category 3 transactions are available to all users, whether signed-on or not. These transactions are not subject to security checking.
Table 5. Category 3 transactions
Transaction Program CSD group Security category Description
CATR DFHZATR DFHSPI 3 Deletes autoinstall restart terminal
CCIN DFHZCN1 DFHCLNT 3 CICS Client
CDBN DFHDBCON DFHDBCTL 3 DBCTL interface connection transaction
CEGN DFHCEGN DFHSIGN 3 Schedules good night transaction
CEKL*   Not required 3 Main terminal transaction for emergency use. This transaction can be used only at an operating system console that has the authority to issue MODIFY commands for the CICS region.
CESF* DFHSFP DFHSIGN 3 Signs off terminal user
CESL* DFHSNP DFHSIGN 3 Signs on terminal user with a password or password phrase
CESN* DFHSNP DFHSIGN 3 Signs on terminal user with a password
CIEP DFHIEP DFHIPECI 3 ECI for TCP/IP listener
CLQ2 DFHLUP DFHISCT 3 Outbound resynchronization for APPC and MRO
CLR1 DFHZLS1 DFHISCT 3 Inbound CNOS for APPC and MRO
CLR2 DFHLUP DFHISCT 3 Inbound resynchronization for MRO
CLS1 DFHZLS1 DFHISC 3 Provides ISC LU services model
CLS2 DFHLUP DFHISC 3 Provides ISC LU services model
CLS3 DFHCLS3 DFHISC 3 ISC LU services model
CLS4 DFHCLS4 DFHISC 3 Manages password expiry
CMPX DFHMXP DFHISC 3 Ships ISC local queuing
CPSS DFHZSGN DFHPSSGN 3 Persistent sessions signon
CQPI DFHCLS5 DFHISC/DFHISCQ 3 Connection quiesce. Architected transaction (inbound).
CQPO DFHCLS5 DFHISC/DFHISCQ 3 Connection quiesce. Architected transaction (outbound).
CQRY DFHQRY DFHSTAND 3 Provides ATI query support
CRSR DFHCRS DFHISC 3 Provides ISC remote scheduler
CSAC DFHACP DFHSTAND 3 Provides program abnormal condition
CSCY DFHCPY DFHVTAMP 3 Provides 3270 screen print
CSPG* DFHTPR DFHBMS 3 Provides BMS terminal paging
CSPK DFHPRK DFHVTAMP 3 Provides 3270 screen print support
CSPP DFHP3270 DFHHARDC 3 Provides 3270 print support
CSPS DFHTPS DFHBMS 3 Schedules BMS terminal paging
CSRK DFHRKB DFHVTAMP 3 Provides 3270 screen print - release keyboard
CSRS DFHZRSP DFHRSEND 3 Synchronizes 3614 message
CSSF DFHRTC DFHISC 3 Cancels CRTE transaction routing session
CSXM   Not required 3 The transaction used by CICS services to get and free a transaction environment. CSXM transaction names are used by some CICS tasks.
CXRT DFHCRT DFHISC 3 Provides Transaction routing relay