v CICS Transaction Server for VSE/ESA REXX supports six languages
CICS Transaction Server for VSE/ESA REXX provides REXX messages in six languages, in addition to
U.S. English:
– Canadian French
– French
– German
– Japanese Kanji
– Spanish
– Simplified Chinese.
Only the REXX messages are translated. The text editor and file list utility are not translated.
The translated messages files are included on the product tape and are not separate features.
Product Positioning
The IBM CICS computing environment is one of the largest concentrations of customer production
applications and data in the world. There has been tremendous customer investment in CICS-based
mainframe systems, CICS-based application development, data collection for CICS-based systems, and
employee education relating to the use and support of CICS-based systems. CICS Transaction Server for
VSE/ESA REXX helps preserve and enhance the usefulness of this investment.
Not only does CICS Transaction Server for VSE/ESA REXX enhances the delivery of traditional
CICS-based production applications, it makes the CICS environment suitable for a broader range of
information processing activities. With CICS Transaction Server for VSE/ESA REXX, it is now practical to
also perform end-user computing, prototyping, and application development directly within the CICS
environment, either in separate or common regions.
Business Value Discussion
Appendix F. REXX/CICS Business Value Discussion 415