Customer Information Control System Question:
Name some of the common tables in CICS and their usage?
Answer:
PCT Program Control Table - defines each transaction containing a list of valid transaction identifiers (transid) where each transaction is paired with its matching program;
PPT Program Processing Table - contains a list of valid program names and maps and whether a current version is in the CICS region or needs to be brought in as a new copy;
FCT File Control Table - contains a list of files known to CICS, the dataset name and status (closed/open, enable/disabled;)
TCT Terminal Control Table - a list of the terminals known to CICS.
PPT Program Processing Table - contains a list of valid program names and maps and whether a current version is in the CICS region or needs to be brought in as a new copy;
FCT File Control Table - contains a list of files known to CICS, the dataset name and status (closed/open, enable/disabled;)
TCT Terminal Control Table - a list of the terminals known to CICS.
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