Using the BTS API to write business applications

This section provides a detailed description of the BTS application components, and explains how you can use them.

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BTS activities and processes
An activity is the BTS unit of execution, which holds the environment for an instance of the BTS equivalent of program execution. A process is the biggest entity recognized by BTS and it consists of a collection of one or more activities. An activity is the BTS unit of execution. It holds the environment for an instance of the BTS equivalent of program execution.
BTS data-containers
A data-container is a named area of storage, maintained by BTS. Because data-containers are preserved across multiple activations of the activity, they can be used to hold state data or inputs and outputs for the activity. They are recoverable resources, written to disk as necessary, and restored at system restart.
BTS timers
A timer is a BTS object that expires when the system time becomes greater than a specified date and time, or after a specified period has elapsed. You manage timers with TIMER commands; for example, to cause an activity to be activated at a particular time.
BTS events
CICS business transaction services uses BTS events to signal progress in a process. An event informs an activity that an action is required or has completed.

Parent topic: BTS application programming