To install the CICS® Transaction Server (TS) agent,
download the files from Rational® Test Control Panel system to
the z/OS® system and then configure the files for the
exit.
Before you begin
The CICS Transaction Server (TS) agent is supported on CICS TS versions 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, and 5.2. One set of XMIT files
are provided. The XMIT files that support CICS 4.1 and above
are prefixed RIT.CICS.
Procedure
- Download and extract the CICS Transaction Server
Exits package, IBMCICSTransactionServer.zip, that is provided with Rational Test Control Panel into a
temporary folder. For information about the package, see Rational Integration Tester tool packages.
- Use FTP to transfer the CICS
XMIT files in the temporary folder to MVS™
on the z/OS system.
- Using the command line on the system where you extracted the files, go to the
temporary folder.
- Enter the following command:
ftp hostname
- Enter your MVS TSO user ID and password.
- Enter the following commands:
bin
quote site CYL PRI=2 SEC=2 recfm=fb lrecl=80
blksize=3200
put RIT.CICS.PROC.XMIT
'userid.RIT.CICS.PROC.XMIT'
put RIT.CICS.LOAD.XMIT 'userid.RIT.CICS.LOAD.XMIT'
put RIT.CICS.LOADLIB.XMIT 'userid.RIT.CICS.LOADLIB.XMIT'
where userid is your TSO user ID.
- Unpack the data set.
- Under ispf (option 6), open the TSO command window. Then, enter
the following command:
receive indsn(RIT.CICS.PROC.XMIT)
- When you are prompted for the restore parameters, enter the following text:
dsn(RIT.CICS.PROC)
- Enter the following command:
receive indsn(RIT.CICS.LOAD.XMIT)
- When you are prompted for the restore parameters, enter the following text:
dsn(RIT.CICS.LOAD)
- Enter the following command:
receive indsn(RIT.CICS.LOADLIB.XMIT)
- When you are prompted for the restore parameters, enter the following text:
dsn(RIT.CICS.LOADLIB)
Three data sets are created with names in the following format:- userid.RIT.CICS.PROC
- userid.RIT.CICS.LOAD
- userid.RIT.CICS.LOADLIB
- Configure the CICS TS agent by following the
instructions that are supplied in the README file.
What to do next
To complete the CICS exit installation, define
resources in CICS as described in
Defining resources and starting the CICS Transaction Server agent.