[ ] indicate optional parameters, [ | ] indicates a choice of one of the

options listed (or none), { | } indicates you must specify one of the options.
abend

force the current task to terminate abnormally

EXEC CICS ABEND [ABCODE(name)] [CANCEL] [NODUMP]
END-EXEC.

address

lets you access system information maintained in storage

outside your program
EXEC CICS ADDRESS [ACEE(pointer-ref)]
[COMMAREA(pointer-ref)] [CSA(pointer-ref)] [CWA(pointerref)] [EIB(pointer-ref)] [TCTUA(pointer-ref)] [TWA(pointerref)] END-EXEC.

allocate

establishes a distributed processing session with another

system
EXEC CICS ALLOCATE SYSID(name) [PROFILE(name)]
[NOQUEUE | NOSUSPEND] [STATE(data-area)] END-EXEC.

asktime

obtain current time and date

EXEC CICS ASKTIME [ABSTIME(data-area)] END-EXEC.

assign

obtain information from various system control areas

EXEC CICS ASSIGN option(data-area) END-EXEC.

build attach

creates an ATTACH FMH used to initiate a background

transaction with LU6.1 or MRO
EXEC CICS BUILD ATTACH ATTACHID(name)
[PROCESS(name)] [RESOURCE(name)] [RPROCESS(name)]
[RRESOURCE(name)] [QUEUE(name)] [IUTYPE(data-value)]
[DATASTR(data-value)] [RECFM(data-value)] END-EXEC.

cancel

cancels the effect of a DELAY, POST, or START command

EXEC CICS CANCEL [REQID(name)] [TRANSID(name)]
[SYSID(name)] END-EXEC.

change task

changes the priority of the current task

EXEC CICS CHANGE TASK PRIORITY(data-value) END-EXEC.

connect
process

initiates an application program on a remote system once a

session has been ALLOCATEd
EXEC CICS CONNECT PROCESS {CONV(name) |
SESSION(name) } PROCNAME(data-area) PROCLENGTH(dataarea) SYNCLEVEL(data-area) [PIPLIST(data-area)
PIPLENGTH(data-value)] [STATE(data-area)] END-EXEC.

converse

send data to a remote process and receive a response

EXEC CICS CONVERSE [CONVID(name) | SESSION(name)]
[ATTACHID(name)] FROM(data-area) { FROMLENGTH(dataarea) | FROMFLENGTH(data-area) } { INTO(data-area) |
SET(pointer-ref) } {TOLENGTH(data-area) |
TOFLENGTH(data-area) } [MAXLENGTH(data-value) |
MAXFLENGTH(data-value)] [NOTRUNCATE] [STATE(dataarea)] END-EXEC.

delay

suspend a task
EXEC CICS DELAY [INTERVAL(hhmmss) | TIME(hhmmss) |
FOR [HOURS(hh)] [MINUTES(mm)] [SECONDS(ss)] | UNTIL
[HOURS(hh)] [MINUTES(mm)] [SECONDS(ss)]]
[REQID(name)] END-EXEC.

delete

remove a record from a file

EXEC CICS DELETE { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) }
[RIDFLD(data-area) [KEYLENGTH(data-value) [GENERIC
[NUMREC(data-area)]]]] [RBA | RRN] [SYSID(name)] ENDEXEC.

deleteq td

remove a record from a transient data queue

EXEC CICS DELETEQ TD QUEUE(name) [SYSID(name)] ENDEXEC.

deleteq ts

remove a record from a temporary storage queue

EXEC CICS DELETEQ TS QUEUE(name) [SYSID(name)] ENDEXEC.

deq

release a user defined resource

EXEC CICS DEQ RESOURCE(data-area) [LENGTH(data-value)]
[LUW | TASK | MAXLIFETIME(data-area)] END-EXEC.

dump

force a storage dump

EXEC CICS DUMP [TRANSACTION] DUMPCODE(name)
[FROM(data-area) [LENGTH(data-value) | FLENGTH(datavalue)]] [SEGMENTLIST(data-area) LENGTHLIST(data-area)
NUMSEGMENTS(data-area)] [COMPLETE] [TRT] [TASK]
[STORAGE] [PROGRAM] [TERMINAL] [TABLES] [DCT] [FCT]
[PCT] [PPT] [SIT] [TCT] END-EXEC.

endbr

terminate a browse operation

EXEC CICS ENDBR { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) }
REQID(data-value) [SYSID(name)] END-EXEC.

enq

reserve a user defined resource

EXEC CICS ENQ RESOURCE(data-area) [LENGTH(data-value)]
[NOSUSPEND] [LUW | TASK | MAXLIFETIME(data-area)] END-

EXEC.
enter

write a user trace entry into the CICS trace table

EXEC CICS ENTER {TRACENUM(data-value) | TRACEID(datavalue) } [FROM(data-area) [FROMLENGTH(data-area)]]
[RESOURE(data-area)] [EXCEPTION] END-EXEC.

extract
attach

retrieve values from an ATTACH FMH

EXEC CICS EXTRACT ATTACH [ATTACHID(name) |
CONVID(name) | SESSION(name)] [PROCESS(name)]
[RESOURCE(name)] [RPROCESS(name)]
[RRESOURCE(name)] [QUEUE(name)] [IUTYPE(data-value)]
[DATASTR(data-value)] [RECFM(data-value)] END-EXEC.

formattime

convert time to required format

EXEC CICS FORMATTIME ABSTIME(data-value) [YYDDD(dataarea)] [YYMMDD(data-area)] [YYDDMM(data-area)]
[DDMMYY(data-area)] [MMDDYY(data-area)] [DATE(dataarea) [DATEFORM(data-area)]] [DATESEP[(data-value)]]
[DAYCOUNT(data-area)] [DAYOFWEEK(data-area)]
[DAYOFMONTH(data-area)] [MONTHOFYEAR(data-area)]
[YEAR(data-area)] [TIME(data-area) [TIMESEP[(data-value)]]]
END-EXEC.

free

release a distributed processing session

EXEC CICS FREE [CONVID(name) | SESSION(name)]
[STATE(data-area)] END-EXEC.

freemain

release virtual storage

EXEC CICS FREEMAIN { DATA(data-area) |
DATAPOINTER(pointer-ref) } END-EXEC.

getmain

aquire virtual storage

EXEC CICS GETMAIN SET(pointer-ref) { LENGTH(data-value) |
FLENGTH(data-value) [BELOW] } [INITIMG(data-value)]
[NOSUSPEND] [SHARED] {USERKEY | CICSKEY] END-EXEC.

handle
abend

establish abend exits

EXEC CICS HANDLE ABEND { PROGRAM(name) | LABEL(label)
| CANCEL | RESET } END-EXEC.

handle aid

establish routines to be invoked when AID keys (enter, pf and

pa keys) are detected by a receive map
EXEC CICS HANDLE AID option [(label)] END-EXEC.

handle
condition

specifies how certain exception conditions should be processed

EXEC CICS HANDLE CONDITION condition-name [(label)]
END-EXEC.

ignore
condition

specifies that certain exception conditions should be ignored

EXEC CICS IGNORE CONDITION condition-name ... ENDEXEC.

link

invoke a program, return to the next statement after

completion
EXEC CICS LINK PROGRAM(name) [COMMAREA(data-area)
[LENGTH(data-value)] [DATALENGTH(data-value)]]
[INPUTMSG(data-area) [INPUTMSGLEN(data-value)]]
[SYSID(name)] [SYNCONRETURN] [TRANSID(name)] ENDEXEC.

load

retrieve and load an object module and return its length and
address
EXEC CICS LOAD PROGRAM(name) [SET(pointer-ref)]
[LENGTH(data-area) | FLENGTH(data-area)] [ENTRY(pointerref)] [HOLD] END-EXEC.

pop handle

restores handle abend, aid, and conditions temporarily

suspended by push handle
EXEC CICS POP HANDLE END-EXEC.

post

create a Timer Event Control Area

EXEC CICS POST [INTERVAL(hhmmss) | TIME(hhmmss) |
AFTER [HOURS(hh)] [MINUTES(mm)] [SECONDS(ss)] | AT
[HOURS(hh)] [MINUTES(mm)] [SECONDS(ss)]] SET(pointerref) [REQID(name)] END-EXEC.

purge
message

delete a logical message before the task terminates

EXEC CICS PURGE MESSAGE END-EXEC.

push handle

temporarily suspend handle abend, aid, and conditions

EXEC CICS PUSH HANDLE END-EXEC.

read

read a record from a file

EXEC CICS READ { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) } {
INTO(data-area) | SET(pointer-ref) } [LENGTH(data-area)]
RIDFLD(data-area) [KEYLENGTH(data-area) [GENERIC]]
[SYSID(name)] [RBA | RRN] [GTEQ | EQUAL] [UPDATE] ENDEXEC.

readnext

read the next sequential record from a file

EXEC CICS READNEXT { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) } {
INTO(data-area) | SET(pointer-ref) } [LENGTH(data-area)]
RIDFLD(data-area) [KEYLENGTH(data-area)] [SYSID(name)]
[RBA | RRN] [REQID(data-value)] END-EXEC.

readprev

read the previous sequential record from a file

EXEC CICS READPREV { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) } {

INTO(data-area) | SET(pointer-ref) } [LENGTH(data-area)]
RIDFLD(data-area) [KEYLENGTH(data-area)] [SYSID(name)]
[RBA | RRN] [REQID(data-value)] END-EXEC.
readq td

read a record from a transient data queue

EXEC CICS READQ TD QUEUE(name) { INTO(data-area) |
SET(pointer-ref) } [LENGTH(data-area)] [SYSID(name)]
[NOSUSPEND] END-EXEC.

readq ts

read a record from a temporary storage queue

EXEC CICS READQ TS QUEUE(name) { INTO(data-area) |
SET(pointer-ref) } [LENGTH(data-area)] [NUMITEMS(dataarea)] [ITEM(data-value) | NEXT] [SYSID(name)] END-EXEC.

receive
receive data sent by a remote process
(distributed) EXEC CICS RECEIVE [CONVID(name) | SESSION(name)] {
INTO(data-area) | SET(pointer-ref) } { LENGTH(data-area) |
FLENGTH(data-area) } [MAXLENGTH(data-value) |
MAXFLENGTH(data-value)] [NOTRUNCATE] [STATE(dataarea)] END-EXEC.
receive
(terminal)

retrieve input data from a terminal

EXEC CICS RECEIVE { INTO(data-area) | SET(pointer-ref) } {
LENGTH(data-area) | FLENGTH(data-area) }
[MAXLENGTH(data-value) | MAXFLENGTH(data-value)]
[NOTRUNCATE] [ASIS] [BUFFER] END-EXEC.

receive map

receive data from a terminal via BMS

EXEC CICS RECEIVE MAP(name) [MAPSET(name)]
[INTO(data-area) | SET(pointer-ref)] [ASIS] END-EXEC.

release

free virtual storage acquired via a load command

EXEC CICS RELEASE PROGRAM(name) END-EXEC.

resetbr

re-establish position for a browse

EXEC CICS RESETBR { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) }
RIDFLD(data-area) [KEYLENGTH(data-value) [GENERIC]]
[RBA | RRN] [GTEQ | EQUAL] [REQID(data-value)]
[SYSID(name)] END-EXEC.

retrieve

retrieves data passed to another program via the start

command
EXEC CICS RETRIEVE [INTO(data-area) | SET(pointer-ref)]
[LENGTH(data-area)] [RTRANSID(data-area)] [RTERMID(dataarea)] [QUEUE(data-area)] [WAIT] END-EXEC.

return

return to the invoking program

EXEC CICS RETURN [TRANSID(name) [COMMAREA(data-area)

LENGTH(data-value)]] [IMMEDIATE]] [INPUTMSG(data-area)
[INPUTMSGLEN(data-value)]] END-EXEC.
rewrite

updates a record in a file

EXEC CICS REWRITE { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) }
FROM(data-area) [LENGTH(data-area)] [SYSID(name)] ENDEXEC.

send
send data to a remote process
(distributed) EXEC CICS SEND [CONVID(name) | SESSION(name)]
[ATTACHID(name)] [FROM(data-area) [LENGTH(data-area) |
FLENGTH(data-area)]] [INVITE | LAST] [CONFIRM | WAIT]
[STATE(data-area)] END-EXEC.
send
(terminal)

send data to a terminal

EXEC CICS SEND FROM(data-area) [LENGTH(data-area) |
FLENGTH(data-area)] [DEST(name)] [WAIT] [INVITE | LAST]
[DEFRESP] [STRFIELD] [ERASE] [CTLCHAR(data-area)] ENDEXEC.

send control send device control instructions to a terminal

EXEC CICS SEND CONTROL [ERASEAUP | ERASE] [ALARM]
[FREEKB] [FRSET] [CURSOR(data-value)] [PRINT]
[FORMFEED] [ACCUM] [PAGING | TERMINAL [WAIT] [LAST]]
[L40 | L64 | L80 | HONEOM] [REQID(name)] END-EXEC.
send map

send data to a terminal via BMS

EXEC CICS SEND MAP(name) [MAPSET(name)] [FROM(dataarea)] [LENGTH(data-value)] [DATAONLY | MAPONLY]
[ERASEAUP | ERASE] [ALARM] [FREEKB] [FRSET]
[CURSOR(data-value)] [PRINT] [FORMFEED] [NLEOM]
[ACCUM] [PAGING | TERMINAL [WAIT]] [LAST] [L40 | L64 |
L80 | HONEOM] [REQID(name)] END-EXEC.

send page

write the last page of a BMS message to temporary storage

EXEC CICS SEND PAGE [RELEASE [TRANSID(name)] |
RETAIN] [AUTOPAGE | NOAUTOPAGE] [OPERPURGE]
[TRAILER(data-area)] END-EXEC.

send text

send data to a terminal letting BMS automatically format the

data
EXEC CICS SEND TEXT FROM(data-area) [LENGTH(datavalue)] [ERASE] [ALARM] [FREEKB] [CURSOR(data-value)]
[PRINT] [FORMFEED] [NLEOM] [ACCUM] [PAGING | TERMINAL
[WAIT]] [LAST] [HEADER(data-area)] [TRAILER(data-area)]
[JUSTIFY(datavalue) | JUSFIRST | JUSLAST] [L40 | L64 | L80

| HONEOM] [REQID(name)] END-EXEC.

send text
noedit

send data to a terminal similar to terminal control but can

direct to temporary storage using paging option
EXEC CICS SEND TEXT NOEDIT FROM(data-area)
[LENGTH(data-value)] [ERASE] [ALARM] [FREEKB] [PRINT]
[PAGING | TERMINAL [WAIT] [LAST]] [L40 | L64 | L80 |
HONEOM] [REQID(name)] END-EXEC.

signoff

signs the user off cics

EXEC CICS SIGNOFF END-EXEC.

signon

signs the user on to cics

EXEC CICS SIGNON USERID(datavalue) [PASSWORD(datavalue)] [NEWPASSWORD(data-value)] [OIDCARD(data-value)]
[NATLANG(data-value)] [natlanginuse(data-area)]
[ESMRESP(data-area)] END-EXEC.

start

initiate another task after or at a specified time

EXEC CICS START TRANSID(name) [INTERVAL(hhmmss) |
TIME(hhmmss) | AFTER [HOURS(hh)] [MINUTES(mm)]
[SECONDS(ss)] | AT [HOURS(hh)] [MINUTES(mm)]
[SECONDS(ss)]] [TERMID(name)] [SYSID(name)]
[REQID(name)] [FROM(data-area) [LENGTH(data-value)]]
[RTRANSID(name)] [RTERMID(name)] [QUEUE(name)]
[NOCHECK] [PROTECT] END-EXEC.

startbr

initiate a browse
EXEC CICS STARTBR { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) }
RIDFLD(data-area) [KEYLENGTH(data-area) [GENERIC]]
[SYSID(name)] [RBA | RRN] [GTEQ | EQUAL] [REQID(datavalue)] END-EXEC.

suspend

temporarily return control to cics

EXEC CICS SUSPEND END-EXEC.

syncpoint

rollback or make permanent updates applied to protected

resources
EXEC CICS SYNCPOINT [ROLLBACK] END-EXEC.

unlock

release a record held by a READ UPDATE command

EXEC CICS UNLOCK { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) }
[SYSID(name)] END-EXEC.

wait convid

suspend task until accumulated data has been transmitted

during an APPC conversation
EXEC CICS WAIT CONVID(name) [STATE(data-area)] ENDEXEC.

wait event

delay the task until a previously issued POST has expired

EXEC CICS WAIT EVENT ECADDR(pointer-value) END-EXEC.

write

write a record to a file

EXEC CICS WRITE { DATASET(name) | FILE(name) }
FROM(data-area) [LENGTH(data-area)] RIDFLD(data-area)
[KEYLENGTH(data-area)] [SYSID(name)] [RBA | RRN]
[MASSINSERT] END-EXEC.

write
operator

write a message to a system console

EXEC CICS WRITE OPERATOR TEXT(data-value)
[TEXTLENGTH(data-value)] [ROUTECODES(data-value)
[NUMROUTES)data-value)]] [ACTION(data-value) | EVENTUAL
| IMMEDIATE | CRITICAL | REPLY(data-area)
MAXLENGTH(data-value) [REPLYLENGTH(data-area)]
[TIMEOUT(data-value)]] END-EXEC.

writeq td

write a record to a transient data queue

EXEC CICS WRITEQ TD QUEUE(name) FROM(data-area)
[LENGTH(data-area)] [SYSID(name)] END-EXEC.

writeq ts

write a record to a temporary storage queue

EXEC CICS WRITEQ TS QUEUE(name) FROM(data-area)
[LENGTH(data-area)] [ITEM(data-value) [REWRITE]]
[NUMITEMS(data-area)] [SYSID(name)] [MAIN | AUXILIARY]
[NOSUSPEND] END-EXEC.

xctl

terminate the current program and execute the one specified

EXEC CICS XCTL PROGRAM(name) [COMMAREA(data-area)
[LENGTH(data-value)]] [INPUTMSG(data-area)
[INPUTMSGLEN(data-value)]] END-EXEC.