This document describes how to install the CICS connection for a Natural Web I/O Interface server (product code NWO) running under z/OS in batch mode.
The following topics are covered:
For details, refer to the section Prerequisites.
To install the Natural Web I/O Interface Server CICS Adapter, perform the following steps:
(Job I005, Steps 9405, 9406, 9410, 9411)
The Natural Web I/O Interface server load library must be defined in
the CICS DFHRPL
concatenation.
The CICS TCP/IP environment can be customized using the configuration
macro EZACICD
in the EZACONFG
configuration data set
or the configuration transaction EZAC
. This section describes
the usage of the transaction EZAC
.
Customize the standard listener CSKL
of the CICS socket
interface using the CICS transaction EZAC,ALTER,LISTENER
and, on
the second screen, define NATUXRFE
in the SECEXIT
.
For impersonation with pass phrases an enhanced listener is required.
Customize an existing enhanced listener or define a new one using the CICS
transaction EZAC,DEFINE,LISTENER
with TRANID CSEL
(or
another name of your choice) and FORMAT ENHANCED
. Customize this
enhanced listener by altering the settings on the second screen as follows:
CSTRANid ===> NRFE CSSTTYPe ===> KC CSDELAY ===> 000000 MSGLENgth ===> 000 PEEKDATa ===> NO MSGFORMat ===> EBCDIC USEREXIT ===> NATUXRFE GETTID ===> NO USERID ===>
The definition of SECEXIT=NATUXRFE
is mandatory when an
enhanced listener is used or when the Natural Web I/O Interface server is
started with impersonation (parameter
SECURITY_MODE
).
Start the listener using the CICS transaction EZAO
.
Specify AF=INET6
if IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is
to be used.
Note:
Using IPv6 is only possible with Natural Web I/O Interface Server
Version 8.3.2 or above
The following CICS resource definitions are required:
Define the CICS transaction for the remote front-end. This
transaction name is an arbitrary name which must be defined in the NWO
configuration parameter RFE_CICS_TA_NAME
. This document
uses the transaction name NRFE
.
DEFINE TRANSACTION(NRFE) GROUP(NWOgroup) PROGRAM(NATCNRFE) TWASIZE(128) RESTART(NO) TASKDATAKEY(USER) TASKDATALOC(ANY)
Define the programs NATCNRFE
, NATLRGWO
and
NATUXRFE
:
DEFINE PROGRAM(NATCNRFE) GROUP(NWOgroup) LANGUAGE(C) DATALOCATION(ANY) EXECKEY(USER)
DEFINE PROGRAM(NATLRGWO) GROUP(NWOgroup) LANGUAGE(C) DATALOCATION(ANY) EXECKEY(USER)
DEFINE PROGRAM(NATUXRFE) GROUP(NWOgroup) LANGUAGE(LE370) DATALOCATION(ANY) EXECKEY(CICS)
NATUXRFE
must be defined with EXECKEY(CICS)
because the transaction CSKL
is defined with
TASKDATAKEY(CICS)
and the program NATUXRFE
is part of
the calling chain initiated by CSKL
. This also applies if another
transaction defined with TASKDATAKEY(CICS)
is used to invoke
NATUXRFE
.
In addition, when using the CICS open transaction environment (OTE),
set the following parameters for NATCNRFE
and
NATUXRFE
:
API(OPENAPI) CONCURRENCY(REQUIRED)
This is required, for example, if the parameter
OTE=YES
is set for the configuration macro
EZACICD
with TYPE=CICS
for the CICS region, or if the
parameter is set with the transaction EZAC,ALTER,CICS
.
The values of API
, CONCURRENCY
and
EXECKEY
for NATCNRFE
must be the same as for the
environment-dependent nucleus of Natural because Natural is called by
NATCNRFE
using standard linkage conventions (direct branch using a
BASR instruction) instead of an EXEC CICS LINK
command.
You need not adapt the program definition of NATLRGWO
for the CICS OTE.
For DB2 access, a DB2 plan name must be defined. If you have not
specified a DB2 plan name for pool threads in the DB2CONN
resource
definition, the transaction specified in
RFE_CICS_TA_NAME
and its associated DB2 plan name must
be defined to CICS with a DB2TRAN
and/or DB2ENTRY
resource definition.
Note:
The dynamic plan selection provided by the Natural for DB2
interface must not be used.
For DB2 access, the authorization ID under which the NWO CICS
transaction is accessing DB2 must have the necessary privileges for DB2 access.
The authorization ID to be used is specified in the DB2ENTRY
resource definition. If you choose the USERID
option, the user ID
of the CICS system will be used because the NWO CICS transactions are running
under the user ID of the CICS system.
The sample JCL containing the following members defines all necessary CICS entries:
NWOCONF
Job I009, Step 9411, create member NWOCONFC
for CICS
server
(Job I054, Step 8420)
The NWO object modules must be linked with the necessary runtime extensions of your CICS installations into executable load modules.
See sample job NWOI054
on data set
NWOvrs.JOBS
.
Job I200, Step 9416, create startup procedure for CICS server
In order to dispatch the NWO Natural sessions in CICS, you must adapt
the configuration file of your Natural Web I/O Interface server running under
z/OS in batch mode. For this purpose, two sample JCL members
(NWOI009C
and NWOCONFC
) are available.
Refer to Configuring the Natural Web I/O Interface Server CICS Adapter and to Configuring the Natural Web I/O Interface Server.