Configuring the IPIC connection

Before you can test your Java™ application with a CICS® region, an IPIC connection must be available. Contact your CICS system programmer to request a TCP/IP service that accepts IPIC requests from a Liberty profile by using the following details.

1. Install IPIC support in CICS by defining a TCPIPSERVICE resource with the following attributes:

   Table 1. Attributes for TCPIPSERVICE resource

   TCPIPSERVICE resource attribute	Value required
   URM	DFHISAIP
   Port number	n
   Status	OPEN
   Protocol	IPIC
   Transaction	CISS
   Backlog	0
   Socketclose	No

2. Verify that the TCPIPSERVICE is in service by issuing the CEMT INQUIRE TCPIPSERVICE(JCA) command.
3. Optional: Install a sample program to test the IPIC connection.
   1. If you do not already have a copy, download the CICS Transaction Gateway Software Development Kit (SDK) and expand the archive file.
   2. Locate and copy the cicsprograms/ec01.cpp member to a COBOL source data set on z/OS®.
   3. Compile the EC01 sample program and copy the generated module into a load library that CICS can access.
   4. If the autoinstall program is not enabled, define and install a program definition for ECO1.
   5. Test the ECO1 program by issuing the CECI LINK PROG(EC01) COMMAREA(' ').
      Check that the RESPONSE is NORMAL.