Containers are named blocks of data designed for passing information between programs. A channel can contain multiple containers. So, CHANNELS are called modern days DFHCOMMAREA EXEC CICS PUT CONTAINER(container-name) CHANNEL(channel-name) commands. It can then pass the channel (and its containers) to a second program using the CHANNEL(channel-name) option of the EXEC CICS LINK, XCTL, START, or … Continue reading CICS- Channels And DFHCOMMAREA