Do your batch and CICS regions lack the communication skills
to keep you running at your optimum speed?

Close or open files Dynamically allocate or unallocate files Set files for inquiry or update access Send CEMT commands Dynamically enable programs and transactions Dynamically disable programs and transactions Kick off transactions Send terminal message

With MacKinney Batch to CICS you can quickly send commands from your batch jobs to your CICS regions to coordinate file access, dynamically enable or disable programs and transactions, kick off transactions, send terminal messages and more.

Resource grouping allows you to allocate or unallocate all of the resources in a group with a single command. Applid grouping allows you to target multiple regions with a single command. IF/ELSE/ENDIF and SET logic gives you operational control over command results. Dynamic run-time options allow you to automate decisions or require manual intervention. Just tell MacKinney Batch to CICS what you want done and leave your batch-to-CICS communication troubles behind.

• MacKinney Batch to CICS uses an EXCI interface for quick connections between batch and CICS
• Interface with your external security manager for complete security of your resources
• IF/ELSE/ENDIF logic to allow conditional execution of commands
• SET logic allows overriding return codes to alter your JOB flow
• Support for unlimited CICS APPLIDs
• APPLID Groups allow routing commands to up to 999 APPLIDs with a single command
• Resource Groups allows unlimited file/transaction/program resources to be allocated or unallocated with a single command using commands (ALOG and UNAG)
• Command pre-processor User Exits in Batch and CICS allow you to send and process your own internal commands
• A command User Exit allows you to block commands based on the Userid and the target CICS Applid
• Dynamically override runtime options for an individual job step with OPTR command
• Open and close CICS files with an optional verify on the close
• Allocate or unallocate CICS files
• Allocate or unallocate TD Queues (MVS only)
• Change file attributes from update to read-only and back as required
• MacKinney Batch to CICS supports DL/I files
• Start and stop the DB2 interface (MVS only)
• Open and close CA-Datacom/DB databases
• NEWCOPY or PHASIN programs
• Initiate a CICS Shutdown (Yes, this command can be restricted or not allowed)
• Link to programs passing an optional commarea
• Start a transaction with optional parameters for termid, data length and data

Environmental considerations:
For z/OS environments, MBC runs in CICS TS 1.3 and above.
For VSE, MBC runs in CICS TS 1.1 and above.
Note: The VSE environment does not support cross-system EXCI, so MacKinney Batch to CICS is only supported for CICS regions running in the same image.

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