CICS JS/Server v2 addresses the need for modern CICS web applications to have sophisticated user interfaces by supporting various open source JavaScript libraries and enabling bespoke content creation. It helps overcome challenges like expertise scarcity and operational inertia in mainframes while facilitating scalable, reliable, and cost-effective web solutions. The platform is available for free trial, inviting feedback for ongoing development.

1. CICS JS/Server V2
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2. Modern CICS Web Apps
Need sophisticated user interfaces.
Should be reliable and scalable as well as secure.
Must be easy to construct and manage.
Should be able to exploit Open Source offerings
such as Dojo,JQuery, YUI Library, MooTools etc.
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3. The Challenges
How to get CICS to do all of this - CICS is very
capable but significant expertise may be needed
to achieve the desired result.
Inertia in mainframe operations - reluctance to try
anything new.
Diminishing pool of CICS experts available and
they are perceived as expensive.
As ever there is a desire to make everything
cheaper to create, run and manage.
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4. Our Solution: CICS JS/Server
V1 served the Dojo Toolkit.
V2 serves Dojo Toolkit, JQuery, MooTools, YUI
Library and several other Open Source Javascript
Libraries.
V2 also allows bespoke content to be defined and
served either in a stand alone fashion or as part of
a constructed and managed new CICS Web
Application.
Makes it simple to achieve business objectives
and overcome many of the challenges.
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5. Open Source
Dojo Toolkit Rickshaw
JQuery Prototype
JQuery UI others? - ask us!
MooTools
YUI Library
D3JS
Scriptaculous
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6. Sample Dojo
A CICS COBOL PROGRAM USED THE DOJO
TOOLKIT AND CPSM DATA TO CREATE THIS PIE
CHART.
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7. Sample D3JS
THE CICS JS/SERVER IVP SHOWING THE CAPABILITIES OF
D3JS.
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8. Sample YUI Library
A CICS COBOL PROGRAM USED YUI LIBRARY TO CREATE THIS TABBED DATA
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9. Sample JQuery UI
THE CICS JS/SERVER IVP DEMO SHOWS OFF THE JQUERY UI CALENDAR
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10. Sample MooTools
CICS JS/SERVER SHOWS MOOTOOLS DRAG & DROP FEATURE
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11. Bespoke Content
Recognising a need to handle bespoke content, the ability to
do so has been added to CICS JS/Server V2.
Define your own CICS Document Templates to be used by
CICS JS/Server - can contain Javascript, Stylesheets,
HTML, images and Plugins for the Toolkits/Libraries =
Anything that can be served from a CICS Document
Template.
Define symbolics, freeform text, Document Templates, CICS
application programs and construct new CICS Web
applications based on them.
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12. Bespoke Content / Content Server - Definition-1
A batch job that uses a specially edited Rexx Exec creates
records in a content server file. The records added to the file
are interpreted by CICS JS/Server which will create web
applications based on the record contents.
Symbolics can be used and substituted either by CICS JS/
Server directly or by application programs called by the
content server process.
Document templates defined to CICS can be used by the
content server as part of new novel CICS web applications.
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13. Bespoke Content / Content Server - Definition-2
Content Server file records can be viewed through a web browser
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14. Bespoke Content / Content Server - Definition-3
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15. Bespoke Content / Content Server - Definition-4
USR/test8.html application execution results
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16. Benefits
What better platform for web applications than CICS?
CICS JS/Server brings the strengths of the mainframe to the use of
several Javascript Libraries and Toolkits providing a simple way to
install, manage and operate these powerful Open Source offerings.
CICS JS/Server enables the tried and trusted processes for
managing CICS applications to be extended to the use of these
Open Source resources.
CICS JS/Server allows bespoke content to be served.
CICS JS/Server facilitates the building, serving, operating and
management of novel CICS Web applications.
CICS JS/Server can exploit a Parallel Sysplex allowing for: very high
volumes of transactions; reliable and resilient systems.
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17. Free Trial
CICS JS/Server is freely downloadable for trial
purposes - all we ask for is your Email Address:
visit www.plexspy.co.uk
Contact us to discuss/influence our plans for
future development of CICS JS/Server.
Email: Enquiries@matteroffactsoftware.com
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18. Keep in Touch
http://www.linkedin.com/company/matter-of-fact-software
https://www.facebook.com/MatterOfFactSoftware
http://www.twitter.com/plexspy
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19. Acknowledgements
CICS and Sysplex are Trademarks of IBM Corporation.
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