CICS/QSORT

The architecture of CICS/QSORT is centered around its integration with the CICS environment. The main components include the sort engine, the temporary storage interface, and the CICS application interface. The sort engine is responsible for performing the actual sorting operations on the data.

The temporary storage interface handles the interaction with CICS temporary storage queues, managing data input and output during the sorting process. The CICS application interface provides the means for CICS applications to invoke and utilize the sorting functionality. These components communicate through the CICS runtime environment.

CICS applications invoke CICS/QSORT using EXEC CICS commands, which are processed by the CICS runtime. The CICS runtime then interacts with the sort engine and temporary storage interface to perform the sort operation. Data is stored in CICS temporary storage queues, which are managed by CICS.

There are no specific network ports or external network requirements for CICS/QSORT, as it operates entirely within the CICS environment. The product relies on the CICS security model for access control, ensuring that only authorized users and applications can access and sort the data. The configuration parameters are specified within the EXEC CICS SORT command in the CICS application code, including the temporary storage queue name, sort keys, and other sort criteria.

Monitoring and logging are handled through the CICS monitoring and logging facilities.