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The major advantage of using channels and containers compared to using a
COMMAREA is that the length of a container can exceed the 32 KB limit for
COMMAREA data. CICS uses channels and containers to pass data between
the message handlers of a pipeline. This is discussed further in section 2.7,
“Channels and containers” on page 25.
2.6 Access to COMMAREA programs
The best practice in CICS application design for a number of years now has been
to separate key elements of the application into the following sub-categories:
–Client adapt or presentation logic
–Integration logic
–Business logic
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