Configuring access to IBM CICS
For VSAM data access via the CICS Transaction Server (TS), you need to configure the Data Virtualization Manager configuration member and CICS TS.
Before you begin
To activate the AVZ/CICS interface, the EXCI modules that are located in CICS SDFHEXCI are required by Data Virtualization Manager at startup. You can either APF authorize the CICS SDFHEXCI and add it to AVZ STEPLIB or you can copy the modules from CICS SDFHEXCI to AVZ load library because it is already in STEPLIB and is APF authorized.
About this task
The server connects to CICS TS, via the IBM EXCI (External CICS Interface).
CICS provides logging and recovery facilities that are required if VSAM updates are being applied. When accessing VSAM files that are owned by CICS TS, recovery is provided by CICS TS.