Developing for access to data sources

CICS® supports access to external data in Db2® and DL/I databases.

CICS can access DL/I databases with the CICS-DBCTL interface or by using remote DL/I. For an overview of this support, see Overview of Database Control (DBCTL).

A CICS Db2 attachment facility is provided with CICS. The CICS Db2 attachment facility provides CICS applications with access to Db2 data while operating in the CICS environment. For an overview of the CICS Db2 interface, see Overview of the CICS Db2 interface.