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CICS Family Highlights

Ted CaffarelliProduct Line Manager, CICS Tools

April 2009

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Agenda

Session Topics CICS Family Recent Enhancements / Announcements Customer References Popular Redbooks Information Resources

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Session Topics – Day 1 and 2

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The CICS Family

CICS Transaction ServerCICS Application ConnectivityCICS Application ReuseCICS Service Management

CICS Transaction GatewayIBM’s popular connector from WebSphere to CICS

TXSeriesIBM’s popular distributed CICS offering

CICS ToolsOptimise Management of CICSTransform and Reuse CICS ApplicationsCICS Governance and Compliance

Problem Determination ToolsCICS, IMS, DB2, batch, compilers …

CICS

Network

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WASand CTGon zSeries

WAS and CTG on a

distributed platform

WAS on a distributed platform to

CTG

z/OS

Topology 1

Topology 3

Topology 2

zSeries

CICS

Network

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WASand CTGon zSeries

WAS and CTG on a

distributed platform

WAS on a distributed platform to

CTG

z/OS

Topology 1

Topology 3

Topology 2

zSeries

RDBMS VSAM

mapped to RDBMS

SFS MQ Queues

RDBMS, IMS or other DBM

VSAM MQ Queues

TXSeries CICS TS

CICSCommunications

RDBMS

RDBMS VSAM

mapped to RDBMS

SFSSFS MQ Queues

MQ Queues

RDBMS, IMS or other DBM

RDBMS, IMS or other DBM

VSAMVSAM MQ Queues

MQ Queues

TXSeries CICS TS

CICSCommunications

Pervasive Devices

CICS today…

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Recent Enhancements CICS TS v3.2 PTFs

Java 5 JVM (PK59577) Threadsafe for Local VSAM (PK45354) CSI (Common Security Interoperability) v2 J2EE Security

• CICS with WAS v6.1 (PK59219) Web services data binding for XML (PK59794)

• Any and AnyType, plus inlining of optional elements

SupportPacs CS1J - CICS Explorer (Windows, Linux – CS10, SDK – CS1R, CICS Tools - CS1N) CA8K – Ability to generate Atom web feeds from CICS CB11 - CICS Business Events for WebSphere Business Events CA1S – Ability to use PHP scripting language for CICS

Tooling RDz v7.5 - CICS Application Deployment Manager includes sub-set of CICS Explorer v9 File Manager, Fault Analyzer, Debug Tool, and Application Perfomance Analyzer Added support for CICS Explorer (CICS IA, CICS PA, CICS CM) CICS VT – support for data exits to be written in HLLs

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CICS Transaction Server v4.1

Key themes and capabilities COMPETE - Making it easier to create, extend, and reuse applications

quickly, to meet changing business needs. COMPLY - Helping to ensure and demonstrate effective management

control over business applications and IT facilities. CONTROL - Helping IT staff to perform their tasks more effectively,

while assuming a mixture of skill levels.

Preview announcement February 24th 2009 See Announcement Letter

• http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/897/ENUS209-035/ENUS209-035.PDF

Open beta program will be available March 31st

Price, packaging, and GA date to be provided in full announcement

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CICS TS v4.1 - COMPETE

RESTful Web services and Atom support Leveraging CICS resources and programs in a RESTful style

Business Event Processing Users specify business events and then capture and emit them

Service Component Architecture Make it easier to publish and use CICS applications in SOA

Web services addressing Supports services that use WW Web Consortium (W3C) address

specifications (transport neutral mechanism)

Improvements to data mappings Faster and enhanced conversion between XML and language

structures for all Web services

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CICS TS v4.1 - COMPLY Corporate Governance

Non-invasive event emission to feed business event processing products like WebSphere Business Events, and business dashboards like WebSphere Business Monitor

• CICS event tooling based on CICS Explorer

I/T Governance Improved management of resource definitions

Exploitation of Identity Propagation with z/OS (end-to-end security)

Security improvement for DB2 users (migrate DB2 security to RACF)

Enhanced JVM environment for system components

SOA Governance Full support for WS Registry and Repository to publish and read Web service descriptions

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CICS TS v4.1 - CONTROL

Systems management CICS Explorer - the New Face of CICS RESTful SPI Server enablement for universal exploitation CICS system management client API New system programming commands for managing CSDs Improvements in CICS monitoring Dynamic Workload Management for high volume customers

Sub-system enhancements WebSphere MQ group attach IPIC support for Transaction Routing, non-terminal STARTs IP V6 support

Architectural Enhancements Floating point register support and 64 bit positioning Java 6

See the CICS Explorer animation on YouTube

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CICS Transaction Gateway 7.2Secure, Scalable and Flexible SOA Access to CICS

Key Characteristics: High performing, security-rich and scalable Standard JCA interface is strategic and provides

best Qualifies of Service Minimal or no changes required for CICS

applications to leverage value in an SOA Improved business flexibility, delivered through

transactional support across a balanced CICS environment

New CICS connectivity for remote clients in C runtime, enabled for exploitation within .NET environment

Enhanced systems monitoring API, providing for integration with CICS Explorer

CICS Transaction Gateway is IBM’s strategic connector from WebSphere to CICS, production proven in over a thousand customer environments

CICS

WASand CICS TG on System z

WAS and CICS TG on a

distributed platform

WAS on a distributed platform to

CICS TGz/OS

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Tools Mapping To Common I/T Business Demands

OpportunitySolutions

Reduced TCO Business Flexibility

IT Service Managemen

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Governance &

Compliance

CICS Interdependency Analyzer √ √ √ √

CICS VSAM Transparency √ √ √

CICS Configuration Manager √ √ √ √

CICS Performance Analyzer √ √ √ √

CICS VSAM Recovery √ √ √

CICS Batch Application Control √ √

IBM Session Manager √ √ √

CICS Online Transmission Time Optimizer √ √

Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS √ √

Fault Analyzer for z/OS √ √ √

Debug Tool for z/OS √ √

File Manager for z/OS √ √ √ √

Optim Move √ √ √

Workload Simulator for z/OS √ √ √ √

CICS Tools PD Tools

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Modernize CICS application portfolioDebug Tool Advanced source code debugging and COBOL

migration for System z applications improves development productivity

CICS Interdependency Analyzer Understand your active application

inventory for efficient maintenance and upgrade

File Manager Comprehensive, user-friendly tools for

working with z/OS, VSAM, CICS, DB2 or IMS data

CICS VSAM Transparency Enable VSAM to DB2 migration without

rewriting applications

Rational Developer for System z Efficiently develop and maintain a new

generation of CICS COBOL, PL/I or Java applications. Includes Service Flow Modeler for creation of CICS service flows.

Debug SOA apps on System z

Convert programs to Enterprise COBOL

Extend and modernize CICS applications

Migrate VSAM to DB2

Manage sensitive System z test data

Optimize System z application performance

Improve programmer productivity

New version

New version

New release

PTF

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Optimize CICS performance and availability CICS Performance Analyzer Comprehensive off-line performance reporting

and analysis for tuning and capacity planning

OMEGAMON XE for CICS, OM XE for CICS TG Real-time and historical performance

monitoring and troubleshooting solution for CICS TS and CICS TG

Application Performance Analyzer Helps IT (application programmers) isolate cause of

online and batch application performance bottlenecks, and drill down to source

Workload Simulator Drive 3270 performance test workload on

System z

Fault Analyzer Helps you rapidly pinpoint cause of failed application

(abends)

CICS Batch Application Control Simplify and automate batch access to CICS

resources

CICS Online Transmission Time Optimizer Optimize 3270 data streams to increase your

system performance

Reduce down time

Use CICS resources more efficiently

Control software cost

Improve end-user productivity

New version

New version

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Improve CICS Governance and ComplianceCICS Configuration Manager Gain tighter control over CICS administration

and maintain compliance with change management policies

CICS VSAM Recovery Quickly recover from errors and reduce the

need for off-line processing to exceed its batch window

File Manager Data management tool supporting key file structures like

VSAM, DB2, and IMS. New data scrambling features in V8

CICS Performance Analyzer Determine that CICS capacity can meet

performance expectations and reduce the risk that performance problems will effect the business

IBM Session Manager Controlled access to the correct applications

with automatic application reconnection after failures

Ensure privacy for sensitive test data

Reduce risk of failure

Ensure compliance

Protect key production data and resources

Increase availability

Improve data integrity

New version

New release

New version

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CICS TS 4.1 - Beta programs Innovation around an old concept…

CICS TS 4.1 closed beta and ISV partner program started in Jan 2008

Regular iterations of beta code using agile development process

30 customers and 40 ISVs

Why is this important? Length of the beta program

Testing in ‘real’ customer environments

Means CICS TS 4.1 is ready for you today

Open beta program will be available March 31st 2009 To participate, write to CICSEP@uk.ibm.com

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CICS Threadsafe Reference

One of the largest insurance companies in Germany. Insures more

than 8.5 million clients.

Challenge Reduce CPU usage in its IBM System z9® Enterprise Class mainframe to cut

operating costs. Solution

Implemented threadsafe following guidance provided at CICS Threadsafe workshop and hands-on usage of the IBM CICS tools (PA, IA, and CM).

Benefit “We’ve embraced threadsafe functionality to help us cut our CPU usage by

550 MIPs, or about US $440,000 in annual operating expense, which really proves the efficiency of IBM CICS technology.”

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CICS Explorer and Tools Reference

UnitedHealth Care is the largest single health carrier in the United

States. Delivers products and services to ~70 million Americans.

Challenge Consolidate applications into a CICSPlex to improve scalability and fault tolerance. Shorten time it takes for performance group to provide diagnostic reports. Manage/consolidate 100+ different CSD files and eliminate logon to several regions

Solution CICS Explorer with three CICS tools (PA, IA, and CM).

Benefit Freed up valuable systems programming time to focus on environmental issues. Help prevent outages using proactive approach. Assists in quick problem determination and resolution. Help conform to audit and governance compliance. Provided integration and flexibility of the tools with CICS and the CICS Explorer.

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Popular CICS Red Books

Java Application Development for CICS Application Development for CICS Web Services Architecting Access to CICS within an SOA CICS Transaction Gateway for z/OS CICS TS V3 Channels and Containers Revealed CICS Performance Analyzer Securing CICS Web Services Threadsafe Considerations for CICS

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CICS Communities and Information

CICS Transaction Server V4.1 http://ibm.com/cics/tserver/v41/

CICS Explorer home page Remember this link ibm.com/cics/explorer

CICS Explorer Forum http://tinyurl.com/68bndw IBM developerWorks forum with FAQs, Links and resources, ISV

Contributions, etc. Ask questions, suggest improvements, report problems, chat

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