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Introduction
This example uses a COBOL program and a BMS map to display a menu screen and transfer control to programs that will perform specialized or advanced functions. The program uses command level CICS statements and displays information to a 3270 terminal or terminal emulator. The program runs on an IBM Mainframe System with CICS or a Microsoft Windows System with the Enterprise Edition of Micro Focus Server.
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Options, Advanced Functions Menu
The Advanced Functions Menu is provided for programmers and support personnel that need examples of techniques to address specialized requirements. The transaction identifier (or TRANSID) to display the main menu is "AF01" and the program is "MN1ADV". The following shows the menu screen for the Utility Programs.
MN1ADV1 Transaction Management System 2007/11/11
STOA Advanced Functions 20:30:00:00
Version 01.02
1. Submit a Batch Job to INTRDR
2. Write a message to a Log File
3. Submit a Long-Running Transaction (30 Secs)
4. Load a non-Executable Member
5. ADRLST, a Temporary Stogage Queue
6. Invoke non-Terminal, Loop/Wait Xaction
7. Revoke non-Terminal, Loop/Wait Xaction
8. Return to Main Menu, TRANSID(MM01)
9. End of Job, Sign Off
_ Select an Option, please
PF12=Esc |
The following sections provide a brief description of the transaction definitions associated with the Utility Menu options.
1. Submit a Batch Job to INTRDR
The transaction identifier (or TRANSID) for this menu option is "JRDR" and the program is "CCSJCLC1". This example uses a COBOL program running under CICS to submit a job (i.e. JCL) to the Internal Reader (or INTRDR). The program uses command level CICS statements (EXEC CICS SPOOL) to access the internal reader. The program will run on an IBM Mainframe System with CICS or a Microsoft Windows System with Micro Focus Server and the Mainframe Sub-System option.
Explore How to Submit a Batch Job to INTRDR from CICS using the EXEC CICS SPOOL functions.
2. Write a Message to a Log File
The transaction identifier (or TRANSID) for this menu option is "WTL1" and the program is "WTL128". This program will prompt a user for a string of text (maximum length of 50 characters). Once a text string is typed and the user presses the "Enter" key the text string will be written to a Log File (a VSAM, ESDS). The following link will provide additional detail.
Explore How to Write a message to a Log File from within a CICS application program.
3. Submit a Long-Running Transaction
The transaction identifier (or TRANSID) for this menu option is "WT30" and the program is "WAIT30". This option will start an asynchronous transaction that will write a message to a log file, wait 30 second, write a second message to a log file and then end with a return code of zero.
Explore How to Execute a Transaction with a 30 Second Duration and post the start and stop times to a log file.
4. Load a non-Executable Member
The transaction identifier (or TRANSID) for this menu option is "T2LD" and the program is "T2LOAD". This option will do an EXEC CICS LOAD of a non-Executable load member that was created from an Assembler source member.
Explore How to load a non-Executable Member using the EXEC CICS LOAD function.
5. ADRLST, Temporary Storage Queue
The transaction identifier (or TRANSID) for this menu option is "DMPA" and the program is "DMPUA1". This option will do an EXEC CICS READQ TS to obtain a table (or list) of addresses.
Explore How to Read a Temporary Storage Queue to obtain a list of addresses for memory-resident user tables.
6. Invoke Non-Terminal Xaction
The transaction identifier (or TRANSID) for this menu option is "UTX8" and the program is "UTXCT8". This option will start an asynchronous transaction (NTX1) that will check for a processing request, wait and loop back to check for a processing request. This asynchronous transaction (NTX1) will loop until revoked (or cancelled) by the user.
7. Revoke non-Terminal Xaction
The transaction identifier (or TRANSID) for this menu option is "UTX9" and the program is "UTXCT9". This option will post a request to revoke (or stop) an asynchronous transaction (NTX1) that is waiting and looping back to check for a processing request. This asynchronous transaction (NTX1) will be revoked (or cancelled) at the end of the current wait cycle.
8. Return to Main Menu
The transaction identifier (or Tran ID) for this menu option is "MM01" and the program is "MN1APP". This program will display the Main Menu at the 3270 Terminal. For additional information refer to the Main Menu Screen or primary menu.
9. End of Job, Sign Off
This will end the application and display the CICS transaction screen.
Technical Details
This section provides additional detail about the menu programs.
Source Code for COBOL Program
The following (MN1ADV.cbl) is the source code for the Advanced Functions Menu Program.
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* PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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* This is the Menu program for the File Management System.
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* MAINTENANCE
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* 1989/02/27 Simmons, Created program.
* 1997/03/17 Simmons, Updated for SYSID.
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ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
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DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 EOJ pic X(50)
value ' - Session completed, Enter new Tran ID '.
01 XCTL-RESP-CODE pic 9(08) comp.
01 LOCAL-TRAN-ID pic X(4) value 'AF01'.
01 MSG-LINES.
03 MSG-DATA pic X(78) value SPACES.
01 SYS-ID pic X(4).
01 WORK-DATE.
05 WORK-DATE-CC pic X(02).
05 WORK-DATE-YY pic 9(02).
05 WORK-DATE-MM pic X(02).
05 WORK-DATE-DD pic 9(02).
01 WORK-TIME.
05 WORK-TIME-HH pic X(02).
05 WORK-TIME-NN pic X(02).
05 WORK-TIME-SS pic X(02).
05 WORK-TIME-TT pic X(02).
01 PROGRAM-NAME pic x(8).
01 WS-RESPONSE pic S9(8) comp.
01 WS-REASON-CODE pic S9(8) comp.
01 PROGRAM-FLAGS.
05 P-FLAG-ANIM pic X value 'N'.
05 P-FLAG-JOURNAL pic X value 'Y'.
COPY MN1ADV1.
COPY DFHAID.
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LINKAGE SECTION.
01 DFHCOMMAREA pic X.
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PROCEDURE DIVISION.
* if P-FLAG-ANIM = 'Y'
* CALL 'CBL_DEBUGBREAK'
* end-if
perform CLEAR-MESSAGES
evaluate TRUE
when EIBCALEN = ZERO
perform SEND-MENU-SCREEN
when EIBAID = DFHPF12
perform END-OF-PROGRAM
when EIBAID = DFHENTER
perform GET-OPTION-NUMBER
when other
move 'Please use a valid option number' to MSG-LINES
perform RECOVERY-ROUTINE
end-evaluate.
* Should never get to here...
perform END-OF-PROGRAM.
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BUILD-HEADER-INFO.
EXEC CICS ASSIGN
SYSID(SYS-ID)
END-EXEC.
move 'MN1ADV1 ' to SYSPAGEO
move SYS-ID to SYS-IDO.
perform Z-GET-DATE-AND-TIME.
move ' ' to OPTNUMO
exit.
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CLEAR-MESSAGES.
move SPACES to MSG-LINES
move SPACES to SYSMSG1O
exit.
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END-OF-PROGRAM.
EXEC CICS SEND
FROM (EOJ)
LENGTH (50)
ERASE
END-EXEC
EXEC CICS SEND
CONTROL FREEKB
END-EXEC
EXEC CICS RETURN
END-EXEC
exit.
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GET-OPTION-NUMBER.
EXEC CICS RECEIVE
MAP ('MN1ADV1')
MAPSET ('MN1ADV1')
RESP(WS-RESPONSE)
RESP2(WS-REASON-CODE)
END-EXEC.
evaluate OPTNUMI
when '1' perform START-A-TRANSACTION
when '2' move 'WTL128 ' to PROGRAM-NAME
perform TRANSFER-CONTROL
when '3' perform START-A-TRANSACTION-30SECS
when '4' perform START-A-TRANSACTION-T2LD
* when '5' perform START-A-TRANSACTION-DMPA
when '5' move 'DMPUA1 ' to PROGRAM-NAME
perform TRANSFER-CONTROL
when '6' perform START-A-TRANSACTION-UTX8
when '7' perform START-A-TRANSACTION-UTX9
when '8' move 'MN1APP ' to PROGRAM-NAME
perform TRANSFER-CONTROL
when '9' perform END-OF-PROGRAM
when other
move 'Please use a valid option number' to MSG-LINES
perform RECOVERY-ROUTINE
end-evaluate.
* Should never get to here...
exit.
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RECOVERY-ROUTINE.
move MSG-LINES to SYSMSG1O.
move -1 to OPTNUML
move ZERO to OPTNUML.
perform SEND-MENU-SCREEN
exit.
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SEND-MENU-SCREEN.
perform BUILD-HEADER-INFO
EXEC CICS SEND
MAP ('MN1ADV1')
MAPSET ('MN1ADV1')
ERASE
END-EXEC
move LOW-VALUES to MN1ADV1O
EXEC CICS RETURN
TRANSID (LOCAL-TRAN-ID)
COMMAREA (MN1ADV1O)
LENGTH (32)
END-EXEC.
* Should never get to here...
exit.
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START-A-TRANSACTION.
EXEC CICS START
TRANSID('JRDR')
END-EXEC.
move 'TransID JRDR, Submit Job to INTRDR' to MSG-LINES
perform RECOVERY-ROUTINE.
exit.
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START-A-TRANSACTION-T2LD.
EXEC CICS START
TRANSID('T2LD')
END-EXEC.
move 'Invoke, TABLE002 Loader Transaction '
to MSG-LINES
perform RECOVERY-ROUTINE.
exit.
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START-A-TRANSACTION-DMPA.
EXEC CICS START
TRANSID('DMPA')
END-EXEC.
move 'Invoke, Dump TS Queue for ADRLST '
to MSG-LINES
perform RECOVERY-ROUTINE.
exit.
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START-A-TRANSACTION-UTX8.
EXEC CICS START
TRANSID('UTX8')
END-EXEC.
move 'Invoke, non-Terminal, Loop/Wait Transaction '
to MSG-LINES
perform RECOVERY-ROUTINE.
exit.
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START-A-TRANSACTION-UTX9.
EXEC CICS START
TRANSID('UTX9')
END-EXEC.
move 'Revoke, non-Terminal, Loop/Wait Transaction '
to MSG-LINES
perform RECOVERY-ROUTINE.
exit.
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START-A-TRANSACTION-30SECS.
EXEC CICS START
TRANSID('WT30')
END-EXEC.
move 'TransID WT30, a 30 Second Xaction' to MSG-LINES
perform RECOVERY-ROUTINE.
exit.
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TRANSFER-CONTROL.
EXEC CICS XCTL
PROGRAM(PROGRAM-NAME)
RESP(XCTL-RESP-CODE)
END-EXEC.
* Should never get to here...
move 'Program not found, &&&&&&&&' to MSG-LINES.
inspect MSG-LINES replacing first '&&&&&&&&'
by PROGRAM-NAME
move -1 to OPTNUML.
perform RECOVERY-ROUTINE.
exit.
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Z-GET-DATE-AND-TIME.
accept WORK-DATE from DATE YYYYMMDD
accept WORK-TIME from TIME
move 'ccyy/mm/dd' to SYSDATEO
move WORK-DATE(1:4) to SYSDATEO(1:4)
move WORK-DATE(5:2) to SYSDATEO(6:2)
move WORK-DATE(7:2) to SYSDATEO(9:2)
move 'hh:mm:ss:dd' to SYSTIMEO
move WORK-TIME(1:2) to SYSTIMEO(1:2)
move WORK-TIME(3:2) to SYSTIMEO(4:2)
move WORK-TIME(5:2) to SYSTIMEO(7:2)
move WORK-TIME(7:2) to SYSTIMEO(10:2)
exit.
Source Code, BMS Screen
The following (MN1ADV1.bms) is the source code for the BMS screen.
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MN1ADV1 DFHMSD CTRL=(FREEKB,FRSET), -
LANG=COBOL, -
MODE=INOUT, -
STORAGE=AUTO, -
TERM=3270, -
TIOAPFX=YES, -
TYPE=&&SYSPARM
*
MN1ADV1 DFHMDI SIZE=(24,80), -
TIOAPFX=YES
SYSPAGE DFHMDF ATTRB=(FSET,NORM,PROT), -
LENGTH=8, -
POS=(1,1), -
INITIAL='MN1ADV1 '
DFHMDF LENGTH=0, -
POS=(1,10)
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=29, -
POS=(1,25), -
INITIAL='Transaction Management System'
* UPDATE-MAP-DATE
SYSDATE DFHMDF ATTRB=(NORM,PROT), -
LENGTH=10, -
POS=(1,69)
SYS-ID DFHMDF ATTRB=(BRT,PROT), -
LENGTH=4, -
POS=(2,1)
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=18, -
POS=(2,30), -
INITIAL='Advanced Functions'
* UPDATE-MAP-TIME
SYSTIME DFHMDF ATTRB=(NORM,PROT), -
LENGTH=11, -
POS=(2,68)
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=13, -
POS=(3,33), -
INITIAL='Version 01.02'
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=31, -
POS=(6,19), -
INITIAL='1. Submit a Batch Job to INTRDR'
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=32, -
POS=(7,19), -
INITIAL='2. Write a message to a Log File'
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=46, -
POS=(8,19), -
INITIAL='3. Submit a Long-Running Transaction (30 Secs)'
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=31, -
POS=(9,19), -
INITIAL='4. Load a non-Executable Member'
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=36, -
POS=(10,19), -
INITIAL='5. ADRLST, a Temporary Storage Queue'
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=41, -
POS=(11,19), -
INITIAL='6. Invoke non-Terminal, Loop/Wait Xaction'
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=41, -
POS=(12,19), -
INITIAL='7. Revoke non-Terminal, Loop/Wait Xaction'
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=37, -
POS=(13,19), -
INITIAL='8. Return to Main Menu, TRANSID(MM01)'
DFHMDF ATTRB=(ASKIP,BRT), -
LENGTH=23, -
POS=(14,19), -
INITIAL='9. End of Job, Sign Off'
OPTNUM DFHMDF ATTRB=(BRT,FSET,IC,UNPROT), -
LENGTH=1, -
POS=(16,19)
DFHMDF LENGTH=25, -
POS=(16,21), -
INITIAL=' Select an option, please'
* UPDATE-ERROR-MESSAGE
SYSMSG1 DFHMDF ATTRB=(BRT,PROT), -
LENGTH=78, -
POS=(21,1)
DFHMDF LENGTH=8, -
POS=(23,71), -
INITIAL='PF12=Esc'
DFHMSD TYPE=FINAL
END
Summary
The purpose of this suite of program is to provide examples that use command level CICS in COBOL programs to access VSAM, Key-Sequenced-Data-Sets (KSDS) and display the information using standard BMS screen definitions to a 3270 terminal or terminal emulator. This document may be used as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.
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Explore An Enterprise System Model that describes and demonstrates how Applications that were running on a Mainframe System and non-relational data that was located on the Mainframe System were copied and deployed in a Microsoft Windows environment with Micro Focus Enterprise Server.
Explore The ASCII and EBCDIC Translation Tables. These tables are provided for individuals that need to better understand the bit structures and differences of the encoding formats.
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