Understanding the Logic Behind CICS Record Deletion

The content discusses the importance of proper planning for coding in CICS programming. It emphasizes the need to understand the sequential order of steps in CICS coding. Additionally, it mentions the CICS logic for record deletion.

CICS: Read and Delete a Record

First option is READ a record with UPDATE option.

EXEC CICS
READ FILE(FILEA) INTO(record1) RIDFLD(key1)
UPDATE
END-EXEC

The next thing is DELETE  a record:

EXEC CICS
DELETE FILE(FILEA) RIDFLD(Key1)
END-EXEC

Conclusion

In summary, the above code works to delete a single record, which already READ with UPDATE option.

External references

• CICS syntax notation
• Improving performance with CICS logic

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