Event binding editor overview

The event binding editor is an Eclipse editor used by business analysts to define event specifications, and used by application analysts to define event specifications and dispatcher information. The application analyst can use the CICS Explorer® to deploy complete event bindings to a CICS® system.

The event binding file is an XML file that defines an set of event specifications to CICS. Each event binding file can be separately deployed. The event binding edited by the Event binding editor consists of several parts, each edited in a separate tab in the editor.

When an event binding file is open in the editor, you can edit the event binding, create, edit, and delete capture specifications, and edit adapter and dispatcher information. When an event binding is complete, you can use the CICS Explorer to deploy an event binding to a CICS system.

For information about event processing and how CICS supports event processing, see Event processing overview in the CICS TS V5.4.0 product documentation.

For information about understanding the events that are enabled in your CICS system, see Understanding events that are enabled in your CICS system in the CICS TS V5.4.0 product documentation.