What is CTS? 

CTS is Thrivent’s Corporate Test System.  It is a home grown menu driven system that was developed to run under TSO/ISPF and its purpose was to automate many common testing functions for the testers.  The main objective is to provide a method to efficiently test processes within our major lines of business.  Applications supported within CTS include common modules, test tools, database extract and load processing, system specific file maintenance, and post-processing functions.

 

Who uses CTS? 

The primary audiences for CTS are the business specialists and the IT developers.  The system is designed to meet the technical needs of the IT professional along with being friendly enough to support an inexperienced business customer.

 

What gets put into CTS?

The following is a list of questions that were developed to help the business customer and the Testing Services Rep decide if a new application should be developed in CTS or not.  The goal is to make life simpler for both the business customer and Testing Services by not creating a monster in CTS that is infrequently used.

 

1.              How often will the function be used?

2.              How many people will be using this function?

3.              What is the technical literacy of the customer base?

Could they make simple changes to JCL and submit jobs that way?

4.              How ugly is the work-around?

5.              How long will the options be used?

6.              How complex is the system to write/maintain?

7.              Does the JCL require many changes before it is submitted?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select option 51, press enter


 


 

 

 


Select option I, press enter


 

 

Select option 2, press enter


 

Select option 1, press enter



 


 


 


 


 

Enter valid contract numbers and press enter to continue


 

 


 

If the contract numbers you entered are already signed out to someone else, the following screen is displayed and you should check with the person listed to see if they are done using the contract.  If not, then you should find a new test case to work with.

 

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