PPT - Program Processing Table

This table specifies the programs related to the application, their language, their processing type and location.

To define an entry in this table the directive define program is used.

define program

Defines a program entry in the XCICS/TS terminal table (TCT).

name

Name of the program.

language

Language of the program (COBOL, C language, PL/1 or X370 Assembler).

path

It indicates an alternative path to the program. Normally a program is searched in the directories specified as program_path by default (see configuration file). If a pathname is specified, the program is loaded from the specified directory. This path must be an absolute path.

For Java transaction classes the absolute class name must be specified in path.

For C and PL/1 programs, the shared library containing the module must be specified.

sysid

If specified, the program is remotely linked (DPL) on the CICS region identified by SYSID. The SYSID must be defined in CCT.

converter_function

If specified, the specified routine is dynamically invoked by XCICS when the server region is a mainframe system running IBM CICS/TS,  to translate the commarea to and from EBCDIC. The routine must conform the XCICS dynamic conversion specs as documented in the XCICS Customization Guide.

converter_lib

specifies the name of the shared library containing the converter routine.

Example:  

define program name=JAVAPGM1, language=java, path=com.hite.test.JTest01;

define  program name=PLIPGM0,  language=pl1,  path=$HOME/lib/PLIPGM0.so;