Glossary

DB2 UDB (Universal Data Base)

DB2 UDB (Universal Data Base)—DB2 UDB is an enhanced version of the DB2 Relational Database Management System. It is used to define and manage the XCOM Management Center relational data bases that are used for XCOM Management Center processing.

Embedded Entitlements Manager (EEM)

A CA Technologies product providing user authentication and authorization services.

Metatransfer Protocol

XCOM TCP/IP metatransfer protocol is an XCOM-proprietary protocol that is implemented by CA XCOM Data Transport servers to provide control functions. These control functions enable CA XCOM Data Transport servers to be instructed to schedule transfers or to change the status of a previously scheduled transfer. They also enable history data to be retrieved for previously scheduled, active, and completed transfers. The metatransfer interface is supported on the MVS, Windows, and UNIX platforms.

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of Web Services in computer networks. It relies on XML as its message format and usually relies on other Application Layer protocols such as HTTP for message negotiation and transmission.