Overview

The data interface enables a client application to connect to a Web User Interface server to obtain data about CICSPlex SM-managed CICS® regions.

In effect, the data interface uses the Web User Interface server as gateway into CICSPlex SM. This is illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Conceptual view of the use of the data interface
A workstation client connects to a Web User Interface server via an HTTP TCP/IP link using CICS Web support and the data interface.
The data interface provides the commands shown in Table 1:
Table 1. The data interface commands
Data interface command Function
DATA/CONNECT Sign on to the Web User Interface Server and establish a connection with CICSPlex® SM.
DATA/GET Collect data for a query and store in result set.
DATA/GETDEF Collect CICSPlex SM metadata objects.
DATA/FETCH Download a number of records from a previously collected result set.
DATA/DISCARD Discard a result set, filter, or view.
DATA/PASSTICKET Obtain a RACF® PassTicket.
DATA/DISCONNECT Disconnect from CICSPlex SM.
To use this data interface, a client application issues commands in the form of HTTP requests to the Web User Interface server. The result from each request is returned in the HTTP response.