Data and Database Management Software
Software generates event-based messages.
Press Release Summary:
CICS® Business Event Publisher for MQSeries®, V1.2 enables extension and re-use of existing CICS applications, through events, to drive new business processes and utilize new technology. It generates user-defined WebSphere® MQ messages as a side effect when certain EXEC CICS commands are executed by application, or when VSAM, DB2®, or IMS(TM) data is modified. User can select criteria to determine which events are published and to determine content of resulting messages.
Original Press Release:
IBM CICS Business Event Publisher for MQSeries Creates WebSphere MQ Messages Based on Events in CICS Applications
At a glance
Features:
o Extend your existing applications
o Create WebSphere MQ messages based on events generated within unmodified CICS applications or associated resources
o Specify events with a GUI to
- Generate messages
- Capture the nature and destination of messages
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: LE001
Overview
CICS® Business Event Publisher for MQSeries®, V1.2 (CICS BEP V1.2) enables extension and re-use of existing CICS applications, through events, to drive new business processes and utilize new technology. You can do this quickly and without changes to existing applications.
It generates user-defined WebSphere® MQ messages as a side effect when certain EXEC CICS commands are executed by an application, or when VSAM, DB2® or IMS(TM) data is modified. This
message generation is transparent to the application program, which remains unchanged when CICS BEP V1.2 is used.
Rules control the generation of the WebSphere MQ messages, defined using a Microsoft(TM) Windows(TM)-based GUI. The user can
select criteria to determine which events are published and also to determine the content of the resulting messages. The destination queue name and queue manager name for the message can either be statically defined in the rule, or dynamically created based on user-specified criteria when the message is created.
CICS BEP V1.2 allows for multiple application related events to be monitored and detected. They are:
o A record written/read/updated/deleted/unlock on a CICS/VSAM file
o A record insert/updated/deleted on a DB2 or IMS/DB record
o A Temporary Storage Queue or Transient Data Queue written/read/deleted
o One program linking to another
o An Interval Control start
Benefits:
o External logging or notification of CICS application activity
o Better, faster, and safer way to extend the use of existing CICS applications (no application code changes)
o Users can integrate existing CICS applications into new business applications or exploit new technology
o Easier e-business exploitation from new "push" message
technology
o Process automation due to immediate action and removal of
potentially error-prone manual operations
CICS BEP V1.2 can be looked at as a WebSphere MQ message generator. At this time, the support is outbound ("push"). Inbound MQ messages are not supported.
Key prerequisites
o A supported level of CICS TS for z/OS® or OS/390®
o A supported level of WebSphere MQ for z/OS or MQSeries for OS/390
o A Workstation running Windows NT(TM), Windows 2000, or Windows XP
o TCP/IP on host and workstation machines
Planned availability date
May 28, 2004
