WebSphere Education

Select a course below for a course description, the upcoming public schedule worldwide, and enrollment information.

• WM800: CICS V3.2 Fundamentals
• VM800: CICS V3.2 Fundamentals (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  CICS V3.2 Fundamentals is an entry-level course that provides basic knowledge of CICS Transaction Server V3.2 concepts and facilities that are applicable to all of the CICS family of products. The course explores the CICS application programming interface (API), along with general guidelines and programming aids that support application development.

• WM810: CICS V3.2 Basic Tailoring
• VM810: CICS V3.2 Basic Tailoring (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  CICS V3.2 Basic Tailoring is designed to teach CICS system programmers the basics of how to install and tailor CICS Transaction Server for z/OS. Students learn to tailor the system by defining transactions, programs, files, and the other resources that are needed by CICS applications. This course also provides a thorough introduction to security and recovery concepts necessary for the administration of new or existing installations of CICS Transaction Server.

• WM820 CICS V3.2 Additional System Programmer Topics including SOA and Web Services
• VM820 CICS V3.2 Additional System Programmer Topics including SOA and Web Services (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  This five-day instructor-led course is designed to teach experienced CICS system programmers advanced resource definition and tailoring skills, enabling them to fully leverage the many features available in today's CICS environments. Through a combination of instructor-led lectures and hands-on labs, students learn about topics such as planning for recovery, CICS integration with IBM DB2, problem analysis, CICS interproduct communication, database services, external interfaces to CICS transactions, and CICS integration with IBM WebSphere MQ. The course also teaches students the system programming and administration aspects of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and CICS Web services.

• WM840 CICS V3.2 CICSPlex System Manager Introduction
• VM840 CICS V3.2 CICSPlex System Manager Introduction (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  CICS V3.2 CICSPlex System Manager Introduction is an intermediate level course that provides an introduction to the CICS Transaction Server System Manager component and functions. This introduction includes an overview of the CICSPlex environment and requirements, with an emphasis on the functionality of its components such as single system interface (SSI), Work Load Manager (WLM), real-time analysis (RTA), monitor (MON), and Business Application Services (BAS). The course also introduces the Web user interface (WUI) with design and use considerations, the end user interface (EUI), and the batch repository utility (BATCHREP).

• WM870: CICS V3.2 Advanced Application Development for SOA and Web Services
• VM870: CICS V3.2 Advanced Application Development for SOA and Web Services (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  This advanced-level course teaches students how to design, code, and debug CICS application programs that utilize the CICS Web Support and CICS Web Services features in CICS TS V3.2. Through both instructor-led lectures and extensive hands-on exercises in COBOL, students learn about the aspects of CICS Web Support that form the foundation for creating and debugging CICS Web Services. The course covers topics such as creating and implementing CICS applications as Web services, developing CICS server and client applications, and implanting security measures in CICS for Web support and Web services applications.

• WM880 Getting to Know IBM TXSeries
• VM880 Getting to Know IBM TXSeries (INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE)

  IBM TXSeries is the distributed CICS Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) environment with integrated CICS Structured File System (SFS), and is used for the deployment of business-critical applications. In this course, you learn to install, configure, and administer the product using the new and intuitive Web-based administration console.