CICS Transaction Testing

OL-CICS and CTG endpoints let you execute CICS transactions with a binary commarea. IMS Connect uses the same hex-editor pattern for Test Transaction.

Choose an endpoint

• OL-CICS: supports OLHEADER options, CLI recording import, and saved recordings. When Enable adapter test page is on, Browse offers Test Adapter (calls the adapter directly with a manual OLHEADER, bypassing the connector).
• CTG: provides direct CICS Transaction Gateway execution with transaction and program fields.
• IMS: enter a trancode (max 8) and edit the message in the hex editor. The workbench sends trancode and dataHex, not a structured JSON body. Published IMS APIs use the copybook JSON body instead.

Test workflow

1. Set credentials.
2. Supply program and transaction details, or import an OL CLI recording for OL-CICS. For IMS, type a trancode or open a Browse row.
3. Prepare the buffer in the hex editor or populate it from a copybook.
4. Select Send.
5. Inspect the response and associate source to decode it.

Review all program, transaction, channel, and buffer settings before sending a request to a live environment.