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jimmy_augustine · Beginner Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 32 Topics: 13

Friends,
Could any one explain me what is TWA (I know it is trasaction work area and the address of TWA can be retrieved by ADDRESS command.) But I want to know what is the use of TWA for an Application programmer in his CICS application.

Thanks in advance
Jimmy

kolusu · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:53 am Post subject:

Jimmy Augustine,

It just takes less than a minute to look it up in the manual. You know this is CICS related and if you had looked up in the CICS Application Programming Guide you would have found this

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/DFHJAP3B/3.1.3.1?SHELF=&DT=20030108142051&CASE=

The Manuals can be accessed by clicking the Quick Manual Links at top of this page or the main page of mvsforums

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Mike Chantrey · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:35 am Post subject:

Note that the TWA is a 'legacy method' of storing data and should not be used for new applications. Also it can be used by some supplied vendor applications (e.g. ADABAS) so you could get conflicts if you use it for application purposes as well.
Passing data around between different programs in a transaction should normally be done via a COMMAREA (which can also be used between different transactions).

jimmy_augustine · Beginner Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 32 Topics: 13

Kolusu
Thanks for the links and I should lern the advanced technique of searching. In fact I did a search, but wasnt satisfied with the results:(

Mike,
Thanks a lot
Jimmy