Archived CICS documentation
This section provides links to any documentation that is available for versions of CICS® TS that have been removed from IBM® Documentation online. Such documentation is provided as-is.
Documentation that has been withdrawn from general support but is still supported for use by clients with extended service contracts is shown in z/OS marketing and service announce, availability, and withdrawal dates.
Documentation is available without charge from IBM Publications Center.
| Publication | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full set | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | V2.3 | V2.2 |
| Application Programming Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Application Programming Reference | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Business Transaction Services | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| C++ OO Class Libraries | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex® SM Administration | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Application Programming Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Application Programming Reference | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Concepts and Planning | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Managing Business Applications | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Managing Resource Usage | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Managing Workloads | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Messages and Codes | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Monitor Views Reference | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Operations Views Reference | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Problem Determination Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | - | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Resource Tables Reference | V4.2 Volume 1 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| CICSPlex SM Web User Interface Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Communicating from CICS on zSeries (previously "Communicating from CICS on System/390®") | n/a | n/a | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Customization Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Data Areas | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Db2® Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Debugging Tools Interfaces Reference | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Diagnosis Reference | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Distributed Transaction Programming Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| External Interfaces Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Front End Programming Interface Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| IMS Database Control Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Installation Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Intercommunication Guide | V4.2, | V4.1, | V3.2, | V3.1 | - | - |
| Internet Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Interproduct Communication | n/a | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Java™ Applications in CICS | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Messages and Codes | V4.2 Volume 1 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Operations and Utilities Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Performance Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Performance Report | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| Problem Determination Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Program Directory (base) | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| RACF® Security Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Recovery and Restart Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Release Guide | See What's New | See What's New | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Resource Definition Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Shared Data Tables Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Supplementary Data Areas | n/a | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Supplied Transactions | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| System Definition Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| System Programming Reference | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Trace Entries | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| Upgrading CICS TS for z/OS® (multi-version) | V6.1 | V6.1 | V6.1 | V6.1 | - | - |
| Upgrading from CICS TS Version 3.1 | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | n/a | - | - |
| Upgrading from CICS TS Version 3.2 | V4.2 | V4.1 | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| Upgrading from CICS TS Version 4.1 | V4.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| Upgrading from CICS TS Version 4.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - |
| Web Services Guide | V4.2 | V4.1 | V3.2 | V3.1 | - | - |
| What's New | V4.2 | V4.1 | See Release Guide | See Release Guide | - | - |
Information Centers
Information Centers were stabilized in 2014. They are listed here for legacy purposes.
- 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 site (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 site (content only)
- V2.3 (online) (content only, no IEHS framework)
- V2.2 (online) (content only, no IEHS framework)