K130 CICS Program Debugging

Course Code: K-130
Recommended Duration: 2 Days

Benefits

This course covers testing and test planning, as well as solution of program errors. Students will learn to use the CEDF online debugging facility to test programs and solve problems. In addition, students are shown how to use the CEMT, CEBR, CMAC, and CECI facilities to provide greater testing flexibility and control. Use of CICS transaction dumps is also covered.

Audience

Programmers who will code, maintain, and test CICS programs.

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with CICS programming.

Related IBM Materials

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Application Programming Guide (current version)
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Application Programming Reference (current version)

Major Topics Include

CEDF online debugging
Dynamic command modification
Changing working storage
Methods to speed up testing
Handling abends
Pseudo-conversational testing
Using CEBR to scan Temporary Storage
CEMT facilities used to enhance/control testing
CMAC error message transaction
CECI transaction to check statement syntax
CECI file processing
Creating CECI variables
Using the Trace Table
CETR trace transaction
Reading a CICS transaction dump
Test planning

Exercises

There are five machine exercises and two dump/trace reading exercises.

Special Notes

This course supports CICS TS. Course is available for CICS Version 2, 3, or 4 also.
An extra day may be added to this course to cover XPEDITER, Abend-Aid, or InterTest testing products.
This course is not available for licensing nor for RCT.

Course Description

CICS Program Debugging