CICS® can
serve Atom feeds to web clients. The Atom feeds consist of data that
is supplied by CICS resources
or application programs. When you expose a CICS resource or application program as an Atom
feed or collection, users can read and update the data by making HTTP
requests from external client applications, such as feed readers or
Web mashup applications.
These tasks explain how to create
an Atom feed to expose CICS data
to web clients.
Creating an Atom configuration file
Use the Atom configuration wizard in CICS Explorer to create an Atom configuration
file. You enter the basic details to create the file using the New
wizard and then add additional information using the editor.
Editing an Atom configuration file
You use the Atom configuration editor in CICS Explorer to amend existing data
or add additional data to Atom configuration files. You update or
add information in the editor, save the changes, and the XML of the
Atom configuration file is updated.
Creating an XML transform using the File Import Wizard
Use the File Import Wizard to import a source language
file into a CICS bundle project
to create an XML binding and an associated schema for Atom feeds.
This bundle project can then be deployed into your CICS system as an XML transform.