
30 Developing Web Services Using CICS, WMQ, and WMB
Figure 2-7 API to create and manage a channel
2.7.3 Containers
A container is a uniquely named block of data that can be passed to a
subsequent program or transaction. It refers to a particular parameter data
structure that exists within a collection of virtually any form of application
parameter data.
You can choose a container name that is a meaningful representation of the data
structure. For example, in a human resource application, the container name
might be <employee-name>.
CICS TS provides EXEC API verbs to create, delete, reference, access, and
manipulate a container as well as to as ...