SUMMARY:   Suitable for the BCS Mainframe Technology professional Exams for level 3 Consultant (CICS) AUDIENCE:   This course is for system programmers and technical support staff responsible for supporting a CICS system. CICS application programmers who are responsible for reading their own CICS dumps would also benefit. PREREQUISITES:   Systems programmers should have at least six months CICS experience and a basic knowledge of CICS Internals. Application programmers should have a minimum of nine months CICS programming experience. DURATION:   4 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   This course aims to: - Describe the internal structure of CICS/TS, including the domain structure. - Explain how failures are internally handled and how the user can participate in ABEND processing. - Present the control blocks and internal logic. - Transaction dumps and system dumps are used as examples. - IPCS is also reviewed so that students become familiar with this product. COURSE CONTENT:   Architecture Domain Kernel Linkage Common Format • Parameter List • Module Kernel Repository Kernel Functions Important Kernel Structures Messages Introduction Relation to Dumps Identifiers • DFHnnnn • DFHccnnnn Format Dumps Identifiers Tables Transaction • Processing • Output Format • Determining Category System • Processing • Desirable Parameters Tracing Where What CETR • Main Panel • Component Panels • Terminal/Transaction Panel • JVM Panels Formats • Abbreviated • Extended or Full Recommendations Significant Application Domain Control Blocks Task Control Area (TCA) EXEC Interface Block (EIB) Task Abnormal Condition Block (TACB) Storage Check Zone (SCZ) Terminal Storage • Terminal Control Table Terminal Entry (TCTTE) • Terminal Input-Output Area (TIOA) • Storage Accounting Area (SAA) Relating to Source Finding COBOL statements Examples Finding Variables • Common • Working-Storage • Linkage Examples • Common • WORKING-STORAGE • LINKAGE Key Domain Structures Kernel (KE) Dispatcher (DS) Transaction Manager (XM) Application (AP) Program Manager (PG) Loader (LD) Enqueue Domain (NQ) System Dump Solving General Waits Storage Violations   Structure of Storage Manager (SM)   Using the Dump JO06/01