An overview of the CICSPlex SM API
The CICSPlex® SM application
programming interface (API) provides you with access to CICS® system
management information and allows you to invoke CICSPlex SM services
from an external program.
Using the CICSPlex SM API
You need to understand a number of concepts before you use the CICSPlex SM API, including
managed objects, resource tables, and result sets.
Writing an EXEC CPSM program
You can use the CICSPlex SM command-level
interface to write an API program. Language-specific copy books are supplied
for each CICSPlex SM resource
table.
Dealing with exception conditions
Several tools and techniques
are available for dealing with error conditions in a CICSPlex SM API program.
Writing a REXX program
You can use the REXX run-time
interface to write an API program. You access the API through the REXX function
package that is supplied with CICSPlex SM.
REXX error handling
Several types of errors are associated with REXX run-time interface.
Last updated: Thursday, 27 June 2019