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This page is a collection of simple administrative and programming tasks that might challenge people at times. This article is a list of links to other articles. some of these links might not exist. If you know the answer to a certain question - click on the link and create the article.

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In this article I will differentiate between programming and administrative tasks:

Programming

1. How do I compile and define an XPLINK program?
2. How do I store session data in applications?
3. How do I share data between two programs in CICS?
4. How do I develop reusable code in CICS?
5. How do I access my terminal's characteristics?

1. How do I communicate to another system from CICS?
2. How do I get a list of the running transactions in a CICS region?
3. How do I obtain the name of the program that called my program?
4. How do I authenticate a web user in CICS?
5. How do I retrieve the terminal IP address from CICS?
6. How do I do session management in CICS?
7. How do I read a member of a PDS from CICS?
8. How do I read an HFS file from CICS?
9. How do I write to an HFS file from CICS?
10. How do I submit a batch JOB from a program?
11. How do I web enable an existing CICS application?
12. How do I find out the queue manager name in a program?
13. How do I read a user journal with a program?
14. How do I direct the output of Send Text and Send Map to a buffer?
15. How do I get consumed cpu of a running transaction?
16. How do I find out which load library a program is loaded from in my program?
17. How do I know in my program whether it is running in CICS or batch?
18. How do I get RACF resource information from CICS?
19. How do I allocate a file dynamically using COBOL?
20. How do I use RACROUTE?
21. How do I find whether a field is modified in the screen or not?
22. How do I single-Thread an TDQ ATI process?
23. How do I interact with a transaction from a batch program?
24. How do I alloc a file dynamicly using COBOL?
25. How do I Create COBOL CICS web application that will allow a user to download a text file from the mainframe to their PC via clicking on a link to the file?
26. How do I create and manipulate XML in a CICS program?
27. How do I optimize Web service invocations when the requester and provider programs are both in CICS?
28. How do I delay for less than 1 second?
29. How do I (Add your question here)

Administrative

1. How do I add a VSAM file to a CICS system?
2. How do I display MVS storage in the CICS region using IPCS?
3. How do I optimise a VSAM KSDS file's space and I/O?
4. How do I route CSMT TDQ to SYSLOG?
5. How do I route CSMT TDQ to another TDQ?
6. How do I close/open files for Batch Jobs?
7. How do I start the IBM TCPIP listener under CICS?
8. How do I remove entries from MSGUSR log?
9. How do I handle excessive growth in MSGUSR?
10. How do I spin off JES output in MSGUSR?
11. How do I allocate a file while CICS is running?
12. How do I set or change LE runtime options?
13. How do I get rid of long running conversational tasks?
14. How do I find out which load library a program is loaded from?
15. How do I display warning before or after the user signs on with CESN?
16. How do I throttle CICS High CPU Transactions?
17. How do I obtain the client IP address from a TN3270 session terminal?
18. How do I stop 3270 VTAM traffic, but not stop LU 6.2 traffic?
19. How do I reduce CICS statistics/monitor output to minimum?
20. How do I prevent full ESDS datasets?
21. How do I determine who is using DSA?
22. How do I determine if a Typeterm is In Use?
23. How do I cause a reload of a CF data table file in CICS?
24. How do I catch a disconnected tn3270 session?
25. How do I disconnect AOR & TOR from PLEX(CMAS)?
26. How do I (Add your question here)

Public Relations

1. How do I explain CICS to non-mainframe people?