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way. This means that you should not use any of the CICS fields as arguments in
CICS commands, because these fields can be altered by the EXEC interface
modules.
11.4.6 How a CICS transaction flows
To begin an online session with CICS, users usually begin by signing on, the
process that identifies them to CICS. Signing on to CICS gives users the
authority to invoke certain transactions. When signed on, users invoke the
particular transaction they intend to use. A CICS transaction is usually identified
by a 1-to-4 character transaction identifier or TRANSID, which is defined in a
table that names the initial program to be used for processing the transaction.
Application programs are stored in ...