There's a formatted dump program whose output contains a dump of the CICS partition or region. CICS also produces a full range of diagnostics to describe execution-time errors. In CICS, BMS is the 3270 screen interface. Accessing a CICS transaction directly from the command line A combination of the above. BMS allows the user to select fields on a screen by moving the cursor to them or, alternatively, to select the required option by typing in a fast-path command or code.
More experienced users use the fast-path commands to bypass intermediate screens.
The CICS system then searches the database and, if the search is successful, the remainder of the data is presented to the user. This not only enables you to define BMS maps online, but also helps you convert your existing map definitions into SDF II format. Using SDF II, you can build a screen layout online and automatically create and save the corresponding map and map set definitions in a map specification library. You can display these maps, edit them, and save them. Throughout an online session, you always have reference information available for both normal operation and error situations.