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Access to CICS Programs from Web Services and Services called from EJBs

A COBOL program running as a service in an enterprise server can call a CICS program running in the same enterprise server. The service can be either a Web service or a service called from an EJB. The service must be configured to be container-managed.

To use this facility you need to:

  1. Code an EXEC CICS LINK statement in the COBOL source program.
  2. Compile it using an extra Compiler directive option.
  3. Deploy the program in the usual way, having carried out any interface mapping required to make the program accessible as a service to client programs.
  4. Run the program as a service in an enterprise server. This involves invoking it from a suitable client.
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