Chapter 1: Introduction

Summary of CSA programming tasks

These are the general steps to build a CSA.

Review the design considerations.

See Chapter 2, “Designing a CSA.”
Prepare a sample CSA as a shell and write the CSA program.

See Chapter 3, “Writing a CSA.”
Compile, link-edit, and test the CSA in the standard manner for CICS command-level programs.

See Chapter 4, “Compiling and Testing a CSA.”

If you encounter problems while processing your completed CSA, see Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting.”