What is the common work area (CWA)?



What is the common work area (CWA)?..

Answer / sahil maini

Common Work Area (CWA) is allocated to CICS system when
CICS is started and it remains till CICS system is active.

Data stored in common work area can be accessed accross
transations and terminals and is very efficient to store
data which is frequently updated. Below COMMON-WORK-AREA
will directly access CWA and following should be executed
if program is called or linked.

Working-storage Section.

01 COMMON-WORK-AREA pic X(10).

EXEC CICS ADDRESS
CWA(ADDRESS OF COMMON-WORK-AREA)
END-EXEC

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