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CA 7 As Cross-Platform Server

When CA WA CA 7 Edition receives a cross-platform request from a CA scheduling system on another operating environment, it acts as a cross-platform server. This process is fully documented in the Interface Reference Guide. The primary security considerations relate to the assignment of a CA WA CA 7 Edition USERID under which the requested CA WA CA 7 Edition job is initiated.

• Cross-platform requests sent to CA WA CA 7 Edition do not always have an explicit USERID sent with them. If an explicit USERID is sent, it does not always have an associated password sent with it.

  If a USERID is sent with a request, you can require that a password is also sent based on the system that sent the request, the USERID, or both that is specified on the request. See the subsection Cross-Platform Server Password Requirements in the Interface Reference Guide for documentation about controlling password requirements. If a request does not satisfy the password requirements, it is rejected (submit failure) by the Cross-Platform Router before it is passed to CA WA CA 7 Edition itself.

• If no USERID is sent with a request, it can be assigned a default CA WA CA 7 Edition USERID based upon the setting of the XPSSID= keyword on the CA WA CA 7 Edition SECURITY statement. For more information, see the SECURITY statement.
• Once a cross-platform request is passed to CA WA CA 7 Edition, processing takes place based upon the explicit or defaulted CA WA CA 7 Edition USERID. This USERID is 'logged on to' a CA WA CA 7 Edition internal terminal. If a password was passed with an explicit USERID, it is specified on the logon command. This logon is handled the same as other logons in your CA WA CA 7 Edition system. That is, it is handled using internal or external security based upon the global parameters you have specified on your CA WA CA 7 Edition SECURITY statement. If the logon is successful, the CA WA CA 7 Edition job specified in the cross-platform request is initiated using a DEMAND or RUN command and is subject to the security restrictions defined for the USERID under which the command is being issued.