IBM WAVV 2004 Redirect VSAM requests to a HTML page on Windows - Overview

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Initial state:

ÎYou have a VSAM file that contains data

(FLIGHT.ORDERING.ORDERS)

ÎYou have applications that work with that VSAM file

(i.e. batch applications, CICS Application, tools like Ditto )

Goal:

ÎRedirect all VSAM INSERT requests to a HTML page on

Windows

ÎThis operation can be done with existing applications (without

changing/touching them)

NOTE: The VSAM Redirector Server does NOT require the

VSE Connector Client on Windows

Redirect VSAM requests to a HTML page on Windows - Overview

VSE/ESA 2.6

Apache TCP/IP

CICS

Transaction batch

Redirector server Redirector client

VSAM Request

VSAM

Program

HTML

page

Handler

Contents

Main Page VSE/ESA 2.6/2.7 VSAM Redirector Redirect VSAM requests to a HTML page on Windows - Overview Apache Page STEP1.2: Verification if Java environment installed STEP1.3: Install JDK if not on the system STEP1.4: Download VSE Redirector server Code STEP1.5: Install VSE Redirector Server Verify installation of VSAM Redirector Server STEP1.8: Redirector Server -> Handler The Record Layout of the ORDERS Cluster is defined as follows: The Record length is 49 Bytes The Record Layout is reflected in the Map ORDERS_MAP Redirect a VSAM requests to a HTML page STEP2.1: Configuration for Redirector Client on VSE\ESA Chapter2: VSE Settings to redirect a VSAM cluster STEP2.2: Access the VSAM file with Ditto VSE Settings to redirect a VSAM cluster STEP3.1: Change Handler to read VSAM record as string Chapter3: Redirect a VSAM file to HTML Summary Major Steps to install VSAM Redirector Server on a Java Platform Initial state: STEP4.1: Define a map Chapter4: Redirect VSAM requests to a DB2 database on Windows VSE/ESA 2.6 Apache Program Mapping of FFSTORES.DEMO.CLUSTER: Page Page Page Page Additional Information