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Getting Started with CA XCOM Data Transport › Product Overview › Types of Transfers

Types of Transfers

CA XCOM Data Transport performs the following transfers:

Sending Files

With CA XCOM Data Transport, a local system can send a data file to be stored on the remote system in a specified remote file.

Sending Reports

CA XCOM Data Transport can send a report to be printed on a remote system.

Sending batch jobs for execution

CA XCOM Data Transport can send a job to be executed on a remote system.

Retrieving files

When a system starts the transmission request, it can also retrieve a file from a remote system and store it in a specified local remote file.

The following flow chart illustrates the type of transfers supported by the product:

This flow chart explains how you can use CA XCOM Data Transport to send or receive data files, jobs, and reports between a local system and a remote system.