CICS/TS Enhancements

WHAT's NEW IN CICS/TS?

1. The addition of the JCICS Java classes to access CICS services from Java application programs.

2. Support for running CICS Java program objects using the VisualAge for Java, Enterprise Edition for OS/390.

3. This includes performance enhancements that allow the Java program object to run in a pre initialized OS/390
Language Environment enclave that is reused by multiple invocations of the program.

4. Support for running CICS Java programs using the CICS Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

5. The addition of sysplex-wide ENQ and DEQ.

6. The addition of support for coupling facility data tables (CFDT).

7. Support for named counter servers.

8. Support for documents, and the EXEC CICS DOCUMENT commands.

9. The enhancement of the BMS map definition macros to build an Application Data Structure (ADS) descriptor
record in the mapset.

10. The addition of the MAPPINGDEV option (by APAR) that is specified on the RECEIVE MAP and SEND
MAP commands to allow you to perform mapping operations for a device that is not the principal facility

11. The addition of support for the COBOL for MVS and VM (release 1 and 2) compiler.

12. The addition of support for object-oriented COBOL.

13. The addition of support for VSAM record-level sharing.

14. The addition of support for resource definition online for transient data.

CICS DYNAMIC ATTRIBUTES 

Function                 Meaning

DFHBMPEM Printer end-of-message

DFHBMPNL Printer new-line

DFHBMPFF Printer form feed

DFHBMPCR Printer carriage return

DFHBMASK Autoskip
DFHBMUNP Unprotected

DFHBMUNN Unprotected and numeric

DFHBMPRO Protected

DFHBMBRY Bright

DFHBMDAR Dark

DFHBMFSE MDT set

DFHBMPRF Protected and MDT set

DFHBMASF Autoskip and MDT set

DFHBMASB Autoskip and bright

DFHBMPSO shift-out value X'0E'.

DFHBMPSI shift-in value X'0F'.

DFHBMEOF Field erased

DFHBMCUR Field containing cursor flagged

DFHBMEC Erased field containing cursor (COBOL only)

DFHBMFLG Flags (COBOL only)

DFHBMDET Field detected

DFHSA(1) Set attribute (SA) order

DFHERROR Error code

DFHCOLOR(1 Color

DFHPS(1) Programmed symbols

DFHHLT(1) Highlight

DFH3270(1) Base 3270 field attribute

DFHVAL Validation

DFHOUTLN Field outlining attribute code

DFHBKTRN Background transparency attribute code

DFHALL(1) Reset all to defaults

DFHDFT Default

DFHDFCOL(1) Default color

DFHBLUE Blue

DFHRED Red

DFHPINK Pink

DFHGREEN Green

DFHTURQ Turquoise

DFHYELLO Yellow

DFHNEUTR Neutral

DFHBASE(1) Base programmed symbols

DFHDFHI(1) Normal

DFHBLINK Blink

DFHREVRS Reverse video

DFHUNDLN Underscore

DFHMFIL(2) Mandatory fill

DFHMENT(2) Mandatory enter

DFHMFE Mandatory fill and mandatory enter

DFHMT Trigger

DFHMFT Mandatory fill and trigger

DFHMET Mandatory enter and trigger

DFHMFET Mandatory fill and mandatory enter and trigger

DFHUNNOD Unprotected, nondisplay, nonprint, nondetectable, MDT

DFHUNIMD Unprotected, intensify, light-pen detectable, MDT

DFHUNNUM Unprotected, numeric, MDT

DFHUNNUB Unprotected, numeric, intensify, intensify, light-pen detectable

DFHUNINT Unprotected, numeric, intensify, light-pen detectable, MDT

DFHUNNON Unprotected, numeric, nondisplay, nonprint, nondetectable, MDT

DFHPROTI Protected, intensify, light-pen detectable

DFHPROTN Protected, nondisplay, nonprint, nondetectable

DFHDFFR Default outline

DFHUNDER Underline

DFHRIGHT Right vertical line

DFHOVER Overline

DFHLEFT Left vertical line

DFHBOX Underline and right vertical and overline and left vertical

DFHSOSI SOSI= yes

DFHTRANS Background transparency

DFHOPAQ No background transparency