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XCOM Group Name

Specifies the name of a destination previously defined in the CA XCOM Data Transport for z/OS control library (XCOMCNTL) or the CA XCOM Data Transport for z/VSE destination members. The XCOM group name contains one of the following:

In the first two cases, the group definition provides an alias or nickname for a TCP/IP or SNA destination. In the last case, the group definition is used for partner systems which support multiple SNA LUs but not parallel sessions, and it allows up to 16 simultaneous transfers with a system that does not support parallel sessions.

The CA XCOM Data Transport group definition also provides destination‑specific default values for transfer parameters like COMPRESS and PACK.

A valid XCOM group name consists of up to eight alphanumeric characters. The initial character must be either an alphabetic or a national character.

Default: None