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Issuing TSS Commands Under CICS

The TSS transaction is defined to execute the program TSSCICS when you install the CSD definitions for CA Top Secret. Normally this transaction takes its input from the terminal input-output area (TIOA), by entering a command from a clear unformatted screen, for example:

TSS WHOAMI

However, TSSCICS can be invoked from CICS commands programmatically, in which case it may take its command input from the program COMMAREA or from temporary storage queues. Invocation of TSSCICS in these programmatic ways is explained in the following sections.

Note: In CICS, if TSSCICS is invoked from a non-TSS transaction, and PF3 is depressed, execution of TSSCICS will terminate and the command output may be prematurely terminated. This can cause unpredictable results in the calling transaction. It is the programmer's responsibility to assure that PF3 is not used during the execution of TSSCICS as a called program.