CICS Execution Command

The command for executing transactions entered from a CICS 3270 screen is XTC2 or XT32.

Their formats are listed as follow:
  • XTC2,<Type(G/R/F)>,<#Msg>,<Msg-Len(1-4096000)>,<Service Name>,<#CTN>,<Delay>
  • XT32,<Type(G/R/F)>,<#Msg>,<Msg-Len(1-4096000)>,<Service Name>,<#CTN>,<Delay Sec .01>,<#Tasks>

The details for each input parameter are listed as follows:

  • G: Guaranteed using RED Send with Reply API
  • R: Reliable using RED Send with Confirm API
  • F: Fire and forget using RED Send API
  • #Msg: The number of Trigger message to be sent
  • Msg-Len(1-4194304): The size of the Trigger message to be sent; valid values for this parameter are in the range 1 - 4096 KB
  • Service Name: the Trigger service name to be used
  • #CTN: The number of containers to be used; valid values for this parameter are in the range 1 - 20. If this parameter is not present, the COMMAREA is used.
  • Delay: The delay time in seconds between calls to SXCOTRED
  • Tasks: The number of identical tasks to be started. Valid range is 1 - 10.
For example, the following sample commands run the RED CICS Triggers: 
XTC2,?
XTC2,,,,RED-TRG-NO-RULES
XTC2,R,1,2000,RED-TRG-NO-RULES,3
XTC2,G,1,2000,RED-TRG-TEXT

XT32,?
XT32,,,,RED-TRG-NO-RULES
XT32,R,1,2000,RED-TRG-NO-RULES,5,10
XT32,G,1,2000,RED-TRG-TEXT