• “Overview of the CICS Runtime” on page 2‑1: introduces the general principles of the CICS Runtime.
• “Initial Configuration of the CICS Runtime” on page 3‑1: describes how to set parameters to make CICS Runtime operational before implementing CICS applications.
• “Implementing CICS Applications” on page 4‑1: details how to configure the CICS Runtime to use CICS applications including examples moving from simple to more-and-more complex cases.
• “Reference” on page 5‑1: contains information describing the .desc files used by the different CICS Runtime servers.