Application Programming Guide


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About this book

This book describes IBM® CallPath® CallCoordinator®/CICS for OS/390® Version 2.1, an upgrade to IBM CallPath CallCoordinator CICS/MVS® Release 1.

Throughout this book we use the following short names:

This book provides information to CICS® application programmers who want to use business applications with CallCoordinator.

For an introduction to CallCoordinator read the CallPath CallCoordinator/CICS General Information.

Your use of CallCoordinator depends on the specific design or implementation of CallCoordinator for your business application. If you have not established a design or implementation plan, refer to the Planning section of the CallPath CallCoordinator/CICS System Management Guide.


Who Should Read This Book

This book is for application programmers who want to write and modify business application programs to use the features and functions of CallCoordinator. It is written specifically for application programmers who write business application programs for CICS systems that can interface with CallCoordinator and use its programming interfaces.

You need to have a basic understanding of the IBM OS/390 host operating system, and the Customer Information Control System (CICS).


How This Book is Organized

Chapter 1, "Overview of Application Programming" presents an overview of application programming for CallCoordinator features and functions.

Chapter 2, "Intercommunication Support" explains multiregion operation for CallCoordinator and LU 6.2/ CPIC support.

Chapter 3, "Agent Operations" explains how to use CallCoordinator programming interfaces for daily agent operations.

Chapter 4, "Intelligent Answering" explains how to use CallCoordinator programming interfaces to enable the Intelligent Answering functions.

Chapter 5, "Screen Control" explains how to customize CallCoordinator screen processing by developing your own screen control program.

Chapter 6, "Coordinated Voice and Data" explains how to use CallCoordinator programming interfaces to coordinate call processing by the switch with data processing by your business application programs.

Chapter 7, "Transfer Load Balancing" provides information about the Transfer Load Balancing API and how to customize the Transfer Load Balancing feature/function.

Chapter 8, "Data Collection" explains the collection of historical data by CallCoordinator and using CallCoordinator programming interfaces to customize this process.

Chapter 9, "Data Reporting" provides information on how to create error reports and reports about call and agent activity.


Terminology

This guide uses COBOL and CICS terminology. CICS commands are printed in upper case (for example, START a transaction).

This guide uses the term "screen" to refer to the physical display of a terminal.  The term panel  refers to the formatted display of information that appears on the terminal screen.


Where to Find More Information

With this product you receive the books listed below under CallPath/CICS for OS/390 books. They contain detailed information on planning, installing, and operating CallPath/CICS for OS/390 and CallPath CallCoordinator/CICS.

The books in the product library are also available in HTML and in Acrobat format for viewing online. Acrobat format is also known as Portable Document Format (PDF). You can read these books using the Acrobat Reader (or in a Web browser with the Acrobat Reader as a plug-in) available from Adobe Systems.

You can find the HTML and the Acrobat versions of our books on the IBM Software : Voice Systems web page.

(follow the links to IBM Universal Access and IBM CallPath) You can also get them on a CD-ROM; contact your IBM representative.

CallPath/CICS for OS/390 books

CallPath/CICS for OS/390 Program Directory GI10-2504
CallPath/CICS for OS/390 System Management Guide SC34-5392
CallPath/CICS for OS/390 Application Programming Guide SC34-5393
CallPath CallCoordinator/CICS General Information GC34-5394
CallPath CallCoordinator/CICS System Management Guide SC34-5395
CallPath CallCoordinator/CICS Problem Determination GC34-5396
CallPath CallCoordinator/CICS Application Programming Guide SC34-5397

Books for related products

You may also need to refer to the books for the related products shown below.

IBM CallPath SwitchServer/2

Using CallPath SwitchServer/2
Available on CD-ROM:
CallPath Version 2 Release 2 Online Library SK2T-6139
Also available from the IBM Software : Voice Systems web page.

(follow the links to IBM Universal Access and IBM CallPath)

Parallel Sysplex®

OS/390 V2R4.0 Parallel Sysplex Overview GC28-1860

IBM CICS library

If you need information about Customer Information Control System (CICS), refer to the IBM CICS Library Guide, GC33-0356 for the most up-to-date list of CICS publications and their order numbers.

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