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CICS STARTBROWSE CONTAINER (CHANNEL) - Channel Container Browse Initialization

CICS STARTBROWSE CONTAINER (CHANNEL) provides channel container browse initialization capabilities for programs and transactions. It enables programs to initialize container browsing, set up browse operations, and handle channel container browsing operations in CICS environments.

What is CICS STARTBROWSE CONTAINER (CHANNEL)?

CICS STARTBROWSE CONTAINER (CHANNEL) is a command that allows programs to initialize browsing of channel containers. It provides container browse setup capabilities, browse initialization, and channel container browsing preparation for CICS applications.

Command Syntax

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EXEC CICS STARTBROWSE CONTAINER CHANNEL(channel-name) [RESP(response-code)] END-EXEC

Parameters

Required Parameters

  • CHANNEL(channel-name) - Name of channel to browse containers

Optional Parameters

  • RESP(response-code) - Response code variable

Channel Container Types

Data Containers

Containers with application data

  • APPLICATION DATA - Browse application data containers
  • BUSINESS DATA - Browse business data containers
  • TRANSACTION DATA - Browse transaction data containers
  • PROCESS DATA - Browse process data containers

Control Containers

Containers with control information

  • CONTROL DATA - Browse control data containers
  • STATUS DATA - Browse status data containers
  • CONFIGURATION DATA - Browse configuration data containers
  • METADATA - Browse metadata containers

Message Containers

Containers with message data

  • MESSAGE DATA - Browse message data containers
  • NOTIFICATION DATA - Browse notification data containers
  • ALERT DATA - Browse alert data containers
  • EVENT DATA - Browse event data containers

Custom Containers

User-defined containers

  • CUSTOM DATA - Browse custom data containers
  • USER DATA - Browse user data containers
  • WORKFLOW DATA - Browse workflow data containers
  • INTEGRATION DATA - Browse integration data containers

Programming Examples

Basic Channel Container Browse Initialization

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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. STARTBROWSECONTAINERCHANNEL01. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 CHANNEL-NAME PIC X(8) VALUE 'MAINCHAN'. 01 RESPONSE-CODE PIC S9(8) COMP. 01 BROWSE-INITIALIZED PIC X(1) VALUE 'N'. PROCEDURE DIVISION. IF BROWSE-INITIALIZED = 'N' DISPLAY 'Initializing container browse for channel: ' CHANNEL-NAME EXEC CICS STARTBROWSE CONTAINER CHANNEL(CHANNEL-NAME) RESP(RESPONSE-CODE) END-EXEC IF RESPONSE-CODE = DFHRESP(NORMAL) MOVE 'Y' TO BROWSE-INITIALIZED DISPLAY 'Container browse initialized successfully' ELSE DISPLAY 'Failed to initialize container browse' END-IF ELSE DISPLAY 'Container browse already initialized' END-IF EXEC CICS RETURN END-EXEC.

Advanced Channel Container Browse Management

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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. STARTBROWSECONTAINERCHANNEL02. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 CHANNEL-NAME PIC X(8). 01 RESPONSE-CODE PIC S9(8) COMP. 01 CHANNEL-COUNT PIC S9(2) COMP VALUE 0. 01 MAX-CHANNELS PIC S9(2) COMP VALUE 5. 01 CHANNEL-LIST. 05 CHANNEL-ITEM OCCURS 5 TIMES. 10 CHANNEL-ID PIC X(8). 10 CHANNEL-STATUS PIC X(1). PROCEDURE DIVISION. PERFORM INITIALIZE-MULTIPLE-CHANNEL-BROWSE EXEC CICS RETURN END-EXEC. INITIALIZE-MULTIPLE-CHANNEL-BROWSE. MOVE 'CHANNEL1' TO CHANNEL-ID(1) MOVE 'CHANNEL2' TO CHANNEL-ID(2) MOVE 'CHANNEL3' TO CHANNEL-ID(3) MOVE 'CHANNEL4' TO CHANNEL-ID(4) MOVE 'CHANNEL5' TO CHANNEL-ID(5) PERFORM VARYING CHANNEL-COUNT FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL CHANNEL-COUNT > MAX-CHANNELS MOVE CHANNEL-ID(CHANNEL-COUNT) TO CHANNEL-NAME PERFORM INITIALIZE-SINGLE-CHANNEL-BROWSE IF RESPONSE-CODE = DFHRESP(NORMAL) MOVE 'I' TO CHANNEL-STATUS(CHANNEL-COUNT) DISPLAY 'Initialized browse for: ' CHANNEL-NAME ELSE MOVE 'F' TO CHANNEL-STATUS(CHANNEL-COUNT) DISPLAY 'Failed to initialize browse for: ' CHANNEL-NAME END-IF END-PERFORM. INITIALIZE-SINGLE-CHANNEL-BROWSE. EXEC CICS STARTBROWSE CONTAINER CHANNEL(CHANNEL-NAME) RESP(RESPONSE-CODE) END-EXEC.

Error Handling with Channel Container Browse Initialization

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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. STARTBROWSECONTAINERCHANNEL03. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 CHANNEL-NAME PIC X(8) VALUE 'TESTCHAN'. 01 RESPONSE-CODE PIC S9(8) COMP. 01 RETRY-COUNT PIC S9(2) COMP VALUE 0. 01 MAX-RETRIES PIC S9(2) COMP VALUE 3. 01 INITIALIZATION-SUCCESSFUL PIC X(1) VALUE 'N'. PROCEDURE DIVISION. PERFORM INITIALIZE-CHANNEL-BROWSE-WITH-ERROR-HANDLING EXEC CICS RETURN END-EXEC. INITIALIZE-CHANNEL-BROWSE-WITH-ERROR-HANDLING. PERFORM INITIALIZE-CHANNEL-BROWSE IF RESPONSE-CODE NOT = DFHRESP(NORMAL) AND RETRY-COUNT < MAX-RETRIES ADD 1 TO RETRY-COUNT DISPLAY 'Retry ' RETRY-COUNT ' initializing channel browse' PERFORM INITIALIZE-CHANNEL-BROWSE-WITH-ERROR-HANDLING END-IF. INITIALIZE-CHANNEL-BROWSE. EXEC CICS STARTBROWSE CONTAINER CHANNEL(CHANNEL-NAME) RESP(RESPONSE-CODE) END-EXEC EVALUATE RESPONSE-CODE WHEN DFHRESP(NORMAL) MOVE 'Y' TO INITIALIZATION-SUCCESSFUL DISPLAY 'Channel container browse initialized successfully' WHEN DFHRESP(NOTFND) DISPLAY 'Channel not found' WHEN DFHRESP(NOTAUTH) DISPLAY 'Not authorized to browse containers' WHEN DFHRESP(INVREQ) DISPLAY 'Invalid browse request' WHEN DFHRESP(CONTAINERERR) DISPLAY 'Container browse error' WHEN OTHER DISPLAY 'Unexpected error occurred' END-EVALUATE.

Channel Container Management

Browse Initialization

  • Browse Setup - Set up container browsing
  • Browse Preparation - Prepare browse operations
  • Browse Configuration - Configure browse parameters
  • Browse Validation - Validate browse requests

Browse Monitoring

  • Browse Tracking - Track browse activities
  • Browse Logging - Log browse operations
  • Browse Auditing - Audit browse requests
  • Browse Reporting - Generate browse reports

Browse Lifecycle

  • Browse Initialization - Initialize browse operations
  • Browse Processing - Process browse operations
  • Browse Completion - Complete browse operations
  • Browse Cleanup - Clean up browse resources

Error Recovery

  • Error Detection - Detect browse errors
  • Error Recovery - Recover from browse errors
  • Retry Mechanisms - Implement retry logic
  • Fallback Procedures - Use fallback procedures

Error Handling

Common Response Codes

  • DFHRESP(NORMAL) - Channel container browse initialized successfully
  • DFHRESP(NOTFND) - Channel not found
  • DFHRESP(NOTAUTH) - Not authorized to browse containers
  • DFHRESP(INVREQ) - Invalid browse request
  • DFHRESP(CONTAINERERR) - Container browse error
  • DFHRESP(CONTAINERMANAGEMENTERR) - Container management error

Performance Considerations

Browse Efficiency

  • Optimize browse operations - Use efficient browse handling
  • Minimize browse overhead - Reduce browse processing overhead
  • Use browse pooling - Implement browse pooling
  • Monitor browse frequency - Track browse occurrence patterns

System Impact

  • Monitor system impact - Track how browse operations affect the system
  • Optimize browse handling - Ensure efficient browse processing
  • Manage browse usage - Monitor browse consumption
  • Track performance metrics - Monitor browse handling performance

Best Practices

Channel Container Browse Initialization Best Practices

  • • Initialize browse operations only when needed
  • • Implement proper error handling for browse operations
  • • Validate browse requests before processing
  • • Use appropriate browse initialization methods
  • • Monitor browse initialization activities and performance
  • • Maintain browse audit trails
  • • Handle browse errors gracefully

Explain It Like I'm 5 Years Old

Think of CICS STARTBROWSE CONTAINER (CHANNEL) like opening a toy box to start looking:

  • Find Toy Box: "Find the toy box you want to look in" - Locate channel
  • Open Toy Box: "Open the toy box to start looking" - Initialize browse
  • Ready to Look: "Now you're ready to look at toys" - Browse ready
  • Start Looking: "Start looking at toys one by one" - Begin browsing
  • Close When Done: "Close the toy box when done looking" - End browse

Exercises

Exercise 1: Basic Channel Container Browse Initialization

Create a program that initializes container browsing for a specific channel.

Exercise 2: Advanced Channel Container Browse Management

Write a program that manages multiple channel container browse initializations.

Exercise 3: Error Handling

Implement comprehensive error handling for channel container browse initialization failures.