IBM SC34-6814-04 User Manual
Chapter 20. Writing a 3270 bridge exit program
Considerations common to all user-replaceable programs
Note that the comments contained in Chapter 5, “General notes about
user-replaceable programs,” on page 435 apply to this chapter.
user-replaceable programs,” on page 435 apply to this chapter.
The 3270 bridge provides an interface so that you can run 3270-based CICS
transactions without a 3270 terminal. In the bridge environment, terminal commands
are intercepted by CICS and passed to a bridge exit user-replaceable program.
transactions without a 3270 terminal. In the bridge environment, terminal commands
are intercepted by CICS and passed to a bridge exit user-replaceable program.
The bridge exit provides the mechanism by which data needed to run a 3270
transaction can be sent and received from an external resource. For example, you
can use WebSphere
transaction can be sent and received from an external resource. For example, you
can use WebSphere
®
MQ commands in a bridge exit so that CICS can GET and
PUT messages to WebSphere MQ queues.
For a detailed description of the 3270 bridge exit and its interfaces, see Bridging to
3270 transactions, in the CICS External Interfaces Guide.
3270 transactions, in the CICS External Interfaces Guide.
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