Part 1 zeroes in on the basics of CICS, leaving aside the features you won't use right away. You'll learn:
-- the meanings of the critical terms and concepts that apply to CICS
-- how to use basic mapping support (BMS)
-- pseudo-conversational programming...what it is and why you have to use it
-- the CICS commands you'll use in every program
-- how to use VS COBOL II features that simplify CICS programming
-- how to design a CICS program using event-driven design, a design model that takes advantage of the pseudo-conversational programming technique so you can code programs more quickly and easily
-- how to write programs that run efficiently on your system
-- how to use IBM-supplied transactions like CEMT, CECI, and CEDF to simplify testing and debugging
-- how to interpret a transaction dump for a VS COBOL II program