Getting started with the JCICS examples

The CICS Explorer® SDK contains JCICS examples to help you start developing Java™ applications for CICS®.

About this task

The JCICS examples are packaged as a set of OSGi bundles that you can import into an Eclipse plug-in project to view the Java source code. You can also use the context help to look up the Javadoc explanations for the methods that are used in the code. In particular, the CICS API examples demonstrate how to use CICS resources and pass data.

Results

You have created one or more simple Java applications in CICS.

What to do next

You can start developing a Java application. For JCICS guidance and examples, see Java development using JCICS. For more help on developing Java applications for CICS, you can read the Redbooks® publication: Java Application Development for CICS.

You can also create a web presentation layer for your Java application by using servlets or JSP pages. You can use the provided examples to try this feature, as described in Getting started with the servlet examples.