What's new in version 2.0

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Feature Pack for Dynamic Scripting Version 2.0 replaces Version 1.1. It supports CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, Version 5 Release 1 or later.

New installation process

CICS TS Feature Pack for Dynamic Scripting V2.0 uses SMP/E for product installation.

Support for CICS TS for z/OS, Version 5.1 and later

CICS TS Feature Pack for Dynamic Scripting V2.0 supports CICS TS for z/OS, Version 5.1 or later. Earlier releases of CICS are not supported.

Use of CICS Liberty JVM server technology

CICS TS Feature Pack for Dynamic Scripting V2.0 uses the CICS Liberty JVM server to support the PHP and Java™ languages. Using the Liberty server has the following advantages:
  • You can manage PHP applications as enterprise bundle architecture (EBA) files.
  • You can use features of Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE).
  • Applications that you develop with the Dynamic Scripting Feature Pack are managed by CICS in the same way as any other CICS application.
  • You use OSGi technology rather than the Java classpath parameter to manage your classes and packages.

PHP Engine

CICS TS Feature Pack for Dynamic Scripting V2.0 provides a PHP engine for its PHP runtime environment, which runs in the CICS Liberty JVM server.

Discontinued functions

Some functions that were supported in previous versions of the Dynamic Scripting Feature Pack are discontinued in version 2.0:
  • This version does not use WebSphere® sMash technology.
  • This version does not support the Groovy language.
  • This version does not use Apache Ivy to manage the CICS Dynamic Scripting native modules.