IBM Language Environment (LE) and Natural CICS Interface

Natural CICS Interface supports LE programs. This document contains information on LE enablement of Natural under CICS.

It covers the following topics:


CICS Transaction Server for z/OS - LE-compliant

If supported by the CICS Transaction Server for z/OS installed at your site, Natural CICS Interface is LE-compliant by itself, that is, a Natural CICS Interface task can directly CALL (standard linkage conventions, not CICS LINK) LE programs written in languages such as C, COBOL or PL/I, when

  • SET CONTROL 'P=LS' has been specified,

  • SET CONTROL 'P=S' has been specified,

  • NTCICSP macro parameter SLCALL=ON has been specified and the program to be called is not a CICS program.