Table of runtimes, scenarios, languages, conversion types, and modes

This topic shows the supported options for single-service projects.

For more information see the topic describing each type of single-service projects (see The types of single-service projects).

Table 1 shows the types of files that can be selected as source files for the single-service wizards.

Table 1. File extensions of files that can be selected as source files for the single-service wizards
Development scenario: COBOL: PL/I:
Bottom-Up .cbl, .cpy, .cob, .ccp .pli, . inc, .mac
Top-Down .wsdl .wsdl
Meet-in-Middle .cbl, .cpy, .cob, .ccp, .wsdl, .xml, .xsd pli, .inc, .mac, .wsdl, .xml, .xsd

Table 2 shows supported combinations of runtime environments, development scenarios, programming languages, conversion types, and application modes. A em-dash (—) indicates that a combination is not supported.

Table 2. Runtimes, development scenarios, programming languages, conversion types, and application modes
Runtime: Develoment scenario: For COBOL: For PL/I:
Compiled conversion: Interpretive conversion: Compiled conversion: Interpretive conversion:
Web Services for CICS® Top-Down
• Service provider
• Service requester
• Service provider
• Service requester
Meet-in-Middle • Service provider
Bottom-Up • Service provider • Service provider • Service provider
XML Transformation for CICS2 Top-Down • Service provider • Service provider
Meet-in-Middle
Bottom-Up • Service provider • Service provider • Service provider
JSON Services for CICS project Top-Down • Service provider • Service provider
Meet-in-Middle
Bottom-Up • Service provider • Service provider
IMS Enterprise Suite SOAP Gateway Top-Down • Service provider (batch processor only)1
Meet-in-Middle
• Service provider
• Service requester
• Service provider
• Service requester
Bottom-Up • Service provider • Service provider
Meet-in-Middle
Bottom-Up • Service provider • Service provider
Batch, TSO, and Unix System Services3 Top-Down
Meet-in-Middle • Service provider • Service provider
Bottom-Up • Service provider • Service provider
1This scenario is supported only in the batch processor.
2The TXSeries® for Multiplatforms runtime is supported only for the bottom-up scenario, service provider mode, and interpretive conversion.