SQL, XML and Service-Oriented integration with CICS programs and CICS Queue
Attunity Connect provides application adapters to CICS, allowing applications to interoperate with CICS programs and the CICS Queue using XML interactions. Attunity’s interfaces can be used by applications in any computing environment including .NET, Java/J2EE and legacy 3GL, providing a single solution for universal integration with existing CICS investments.
Attunity Connect provides the following standard adapters for CICS:
- JCA Resource Adapters for CICS and CICS Queue
- Microsoft COM APIs for integrating with CICS and CICS Queue
- Microsoft .NET APIs for integrating with CICS and CICS Queue
- 3GL APIs for integrating with CICS and CICS Queue
- XML and Web Services Adapter to CICS and CICS Queue
In addition, Attunity provides CICS adapters for EAI Servers, including:
- CICS and CICS Queue Adapters for Microsoft BizTalk
- CICS and CICS Queue Adapter for BEA WebLogic Integration
- CICS and CICS Queue Adapter for Oracle BPEL
Furthermore, Attunity provides a CICS ODBC Driver and CICS JDBC Driver that can access CICS programs as stored procedures.
Key Capabilities
- XML and Service-Oriented integration to CICS programs
- XML and Event-driven integration to the CICS Queue
- SQL-based access to CICS programs as stored procedures
- Uses metadata to define adapters with multiple interactions
- Import metadata from COBOL copybooks
- Global transaction support
- Event generation from CICS programs (delivered as XML messages)
- Native security, supporting RACF, ACF2, TopSecret
- Ease of use – no coding required. Wizard-based configuration.