EBIZ312 Connecting Host Systems to Microsoft Technologies Paul Larsen Aaron Grady Microsoft Corporation

Host Integration Challenges Goals Maximize investments Lower costs Minimize risk Approaches and Methods Applications Data Access Messaging Network and Security

Mainframe Applications Transaction Integrator IMS Terminal IMS Control Region IMS Message Queue IMS DB IMS TP CICS Mirror TP CSMI TCP/IP Listener DB2VSAM COMMAREA Linked to CICS TP Mainframe.NET or COM+ Component TI Proxy Metadata ASP.NET TI Runtime Business Process COMTI Component Builder Windows Server LU6.2 or TCP/IP Network APPC TCP/IP MSDTC COMTI Manager (RE)

Integrating with CICS Applications Aaron Grady Specialist Support Engineer Microsoft UK demo demo

AS/400 Applications Transaction Integrator Publish AS/400 Apps as XML Web Services Access AS/400 Apps from COM or.NET clients TI Designer Import/Export RPG Display Relationship between Data Types Specify.NET or COM Interfaces Simple Programming Model TI Runtime Distributed Program Call Converts AS/400 types (as RPG, COBOL) Converts Windows types (COM and.NET CLS)

Integrating with AS/400 Applications Aaron Grady Specialist Support Engineer Microsoft UK demo demo

Host Initiated Processing Transaction Integrator Host Clients call Windows Servers Batch process return to sender response Allows Asynchronous (over Synch) Data movement and migration Architecture Administration (Apps, LEs, HEs, Object Views) Runtime Services Multiple Listeners Data Conversion and Method Resolution (Data, End Point, TRM) No DTC Transactions Security Use TRM (Transaction Request Message) for CICS Use IRM (IMS Request Message) for IMS Connect Designer Host to Windows data type conversions Source code Import and Export Wizards

Host-Initiated Processing Paul Larsen Group Program Manager Enterprise Interoperability Group demo demo

Mainframe Applications Transaction Integrator Other new Capabilities CICS Client Context CICS Enhanced TCP/IP Listener CICS ECI Expose host apps as.NET servers New Application Integration Designer Build.NET Assemblies or COM+ Type Libraries

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Resources Further information on this topic EBIZ334 - Exposing IBM Legacy Applications as XML Web Services Using Host Integration Server Day/Time: Friday, 4 July, 16:00-17:15 MSDN Development Center Host Integration Server Resource Kit ISBN: MOC Courseware (# 2143A)

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