Scenario: Using Atom feeds and event processing to manage customer orders

CICS® can expose files as Atom feeds so that external parties can read and update the contents of the files. Event processing can monitor any changes made to the files.

You can use Atom feeds to allow external parties to read and update files within your CICS system without granting the external party access to your CICS system. This scenario shows how you can use Atom feeds to allow a third-party company to complete order fulfilment. The status of the order fulfilment can be monitored using event processing.