AUDIENCE:   This course is designed for any data processing personnel who require a general introduction to the CICS product, including those with a background in applications, systems, operations or management. PREREQUISITES:   No previous knowledge of CICS is required but students are assumed to have a reasonable understanding of IT in general and the IBM zSeries Enterprise Server environment in particular. DURATION:   2 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   This course will provide a detailed discussion of CICS concepts and features, including workshops. Topics will include a review of the history, functional features and operational characteristics of the CICS product. After completing this course, delegates will be able to: - Describe the basic structure of CICS and it’s transaction processing facilities. - Describe the principal functions and facilities provided by CICS. - Understand how resources are defined to CICS - Understand the CICS application development process - Describe CICS recovery facilities COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction to On-line Systems CICS Concepts CICS Functions and Facilities Terminal Facilities Web Facilities Data Handling Facilities Resource Definition Programming in CICS Recovery and Restart Supplied Transactions JO06/01