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About the CICS Notification Transaction

CA XCOM Data Transport starts this user‑written CICS transaction at the conclusion of a file transfer. This is important to those who want to signal their online CICS region that a file transfer has completed so that transactions that need that data can be invoked.

The ID of the transaction to be started is defined by the NTFYTPN parameter in the CA XCOM Data Transport Default Options Table. If you want to use this facility, you need to define the transaction to your CICS region in advance, either by adding an entry to your Program Control Table or by using the CEDA transaction. The following paragraphs include information on how an end user can request CICS notification.

When initiating the file transfer through JCL, you should use the NOTIFY and NOTIFYNAME parameters and/or-if CICS notification is to occur on the remote system-the RNOTIFY and RNOTIFYNAME parameters to identify the CICS system on which the transaction should be invoked (see XCOMJOB DD Statement in the chapter “The Batch Interface” in the CA XCOM Data Transport for z/OS User Guide). For example, if your CICS APPLID is CICSP, set NOTIFY to CICS and NOTIFYNAME to CICSP.