264 Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics
11.1 Online processing on the mainframe
In earlier chapters we discussed the possibilities of batch processing—but those
are not the only applications running on z/VSE and the mainframe. Online
applications also run on z/VSE, as we show in this chapter. We also describe
what online, or interactive, applications are and discuss their common elements
in the mainframe environment.
Also, we examine databases, which are a common way of storing application
data. Databases make development easier—especially in the case of a relational
database management system (RDBMS). Later in this chapter we discuss
several widely used transaction management systems for mainframe-based
enterprises.
We begin with ...