DFHWS-DATA container

DFHWS-DATA is a container of DATATYPE(BIT) that is used in service requester applications and optionally in service provider applications that are deployed with the CICS web services assistant. It holds the top-level data structure that is mapped to and from a SOAP request.

In service requester applications, the DFHWS-DATA container must be present when the service requester program issues an EXEC CICS INVOKE SERVICE command. When the command is issued, CICS converts the data structure that is in the container into a SOAP request. When the SOAP response is received, CICS converts it into another data structure that is returned to the application in the same container.

In service provider applications, the DFHWS-DATA container is used by default when you do not specify the CONTID parameter on the DFHLS2WS or DFHWS2LS batch jobs. CICS converts the SOAP request message into the data structure that is passed to the application in the DFHWS-DATA container. The response is then saved in the same container, and CICS converts the data structure into a SOAP response message.