Archived CICS documentation
This section provides links to documentation for versions of CICS® TS that have been removed from IBM® Documentation online and to some out-of-print IBM books that might still be useful when debugging CICS. Such documentation is provided as-is.
Documentation for products that are no longer generally supported but in use by clients who have extended service contracts is shown in End-of-service documentation.
| Publication | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full set | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | V2.3 | V2.2 |
| Application Programming Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Application Programming Reference | V5.1 ( | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Business Transaction Services | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| C++ OO Class Libraries | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex® SM Administration | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Application Programming Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Application Programming Reference | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Concepts and Planning | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Managing Business Applications | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Managing Resource Usage | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Managing Workloads | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Messages and Codes | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Monitor Views Reference | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Operations Views Reference | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Problem Determination Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | - | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Resource Tables Reference | V5.1 Volume 1 | V4.2 Volume 1 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Web User Interface Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Communicating from CICS on zSeries (previously Communicating from CICS on System/390®) | n/a | n/a | n/a | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Customization Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Data Areas | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Db2® Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Debugging Tools Interfaces Reference | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Diagnosis Reference | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Distributed Transaction Programming Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| External Interfaces Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Front End Programming Interface Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| IMS Database Control Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Installation Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Intercommunication Guide | V5.1 | V4.2, | V4.1, | V3.2, | V3.1 | - | - |
| Internet Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Interproduct Communication | n/a | n/a | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Java™ Applications in CICS | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Messages and Codes | V5.1 Volume 1 | V4.2 Volume 1 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Operations and Utilities Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Performance Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Performance Report | V5.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| Problem Determination Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Program Directory (base) | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Program Directory (Developer Trial) | V5.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| Program Directory (VUE) | V5.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| RACF® Security Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Recovery and Restart Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Release Guide | See What's New | See What's New | See What's New | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Resource Definition Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Shared Data Tables Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Supplementary Data Areas | n/a | n/a | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Supplied Transactions | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| System Definition Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| System Programming Reference | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Trace Entries | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Upgrading CICS TS for z/OS® (multi-version) | Version 6 | Version 6 | Version 6 | Version 6 | Version 6 | - | - |
| Upgrading from CICS TS Version 3.1 | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | n/a | - | - |
| Upgrading from CICS TS Version 3.2 | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| Upgrading from CICS TS Version 4.1 | V5.1 | V4.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| Upgrading from CICS TS Version 4.2 | V5.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| Web Services Guide | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| What's New | V5.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | See Release Guide | See Release Guide | - | - |
Other archived IBM publications
The following IBM publications have been withdrawn from publication but are provided as-is for reference. Occasionally, these publications are referenced in CICS messages. Note that, because of their old formats, some of these files are large.
| Title | |
|---|---|
| CICS/ESA 3.3 XRF Guide | dfhpt604.pdf |
| CICS Application Programming Primer | cics-primer.pdf |
| IBM 3270 Data Stream Programmers Reference | cn7p4000.pdf |
| IBM 3767/3770/6670 Guide | dfhptg01.pdf |
| IBM 4700/3600/3630 Guide | dfhpte01.pdf |
| IBM 3174 Functional Description | cn7a7003.pdf |
| IBM 3274 Control Unit Planning, Setup, and Customizing Guide | a27282713.pdf |
| Language Environment® Run-Time Application Migration Guide | ceea61c0.pdf |
| Systems Network Architecture Formats | d50a5007.pdf |
Information Centers
Information Centers were stabilized in 2014. They are listed here for historical purposes only.
- CICS TS V4.2 information download (zip file) (content only)
- CICS TS V4.1 information download (zip file) (content only)
- CICS TS V3.2 Information Center (AIX) (including IEHS framework)
- CICS TS V3.2 Information Center (Linux) (including IEHS framework)
- CICS TS V3.2 Information Center (Windows) (including IEHS framework)
- CICS TS V3.2 Information Center (z/OS) (including IEHS framework)
- CICS TS V3.2 information download (zip file) (content only)
- CICS TS V3.1 Information Center (AIX) (including IEHS framework)
- CICS TS V3.1 Information Center (Linux) (including IEHS framework)
- CICS TS V3.1 Information Center (Windows) (including IEHS framework)
- CICS TS V3.1 Information Center (z/OS) (including IEHS framework)
- CICS TS V3.1 information download (zip file) (content only)
- V2.3 (online) (content only, no IEHS framework)
- V2.2 (online) (content only, no IEHS framework)
eBook
A few manuals are provided as eBooks with CICS TS 5.1. The documentation is supplied in EPUB format.
- Mobile Extensions Feature Pack Version 5.1
- Upgrading from Version 3.1 for Version 5.1
- Upgrading from Version 3.2 for Version 5.1
- Upgrading from Version 4.1 for Version 5.1
- Upgrading from Version 4.2 for Version 5.1
- What's New Version 5.1