To prepare to write your CSA:
Ensure your environment is operational.
Ensure your connectivity is operational by setting up a client application, such as ISQL or ASQL on the same machine as Mainframe Client Connect. Use it to:
Connect to the target server to isolate any network connectivity issues using ASQL
Test SQL and CSA commands to isolate any command syntax issues using ASQL
Select the SPAREA definition for the programming language you are using. Appendix E, “The SPAREA” includes a list of SPAREA definitions.
If you did not already do so, create a server definition to use during testing. You create a server definition using the Open ClientConnect administration facilities. See the Mainframe Connect Client Option for CICS Installation and Administration Guide for information.
Make the necessary CICS resource table entries for your program.
