Testing CICS Events

How to:

After you have created a channel, you may test it by starting and stopping the channel.


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Procedure: How to Start a Channel

To start a channel:

  1. In the left pane of iWay Explorer, select the iWay Events tab.
  2. Expand the CICS node.
  3. Select the Channels node.
  4. Select the channel you want to start.
  5. Right-click the channel and select Start.

    The channel becomes active and the X over the icon disappears.


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Procedure: How to Test a Channel

To test a channel:

  1. Send your test data, for example, by running the IWAYEVT0 COBOL sample.
  2. Look for the results in the destination specified by the File port.

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Procedure: How to Stop a Channel

To stop a channel:

  1. In the left pane of iWay Explorer, select the iWay Events tab.
  2. Expand the CICS node.
  3. Select the Channels node.
  4. Select the channel you want to stop.
  5. Right-click the channel and select Stop.

    The channel becomes inactive and the X appears over the icon.


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