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Event specification

An event specification defines a business event to CICS®. An event specification can be created using the CICS event binding editor by business analysts and developers or by an application analyst in response to a business requirement. An event specification describes an event and its processing in natural language.

An event specification also defines the business data or information to be contained in the event. The following event is an example of a event specification.

When an order in excess of $10,000 is confirmed, capture the following data:

The event description can also indicate the intended use for this event, such as sending the data to the business orders dashboard.
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