The Remote Spooling Feature (Process SYSOUT) › Basics of JES Spool Use › Advantages of Using the Process SYSOUT Interface

Advantages of Using the Process SYSOUT Interface

The Process SYSOUT Interface allows passive use of CA XCOM Data Transport. No CA XCOM Data Transport commands or CA XCOM Data Transport JCL procedures are necessary. User programs, IBM utility programs such as IEBGENER, and common TSO commands such as PRINTOFF, VPSPRINT, and DSPRINT can invoke CA XCOM Data Transport.

Process SYSOUT files can contain logical records up to 4K bytes in length. This allows CA XCOM Data Transport to extract very large records from the spool. Indirect (store-and-forward) file transfers also support logical record lengths up to 4K.

Note: The 4K limit is a restriction of JES2 and JES3.

To summarize, the Process SYSOUT Interface offers the following advantages:

• Handles SYSOUT record lengths up to 4K.
• Transfers different types of data, including binary characters.
• Handles all of the following:
  • Files (only with indirect transfers)
  • Jobs to be executed on the remote system (only with indirect transfers)
  • Reports to be printed on the remote system
• Allows data to be queued to remote destinations (via the JES spool) even when the CA XCOM Data Transport server is temporarily down.
• Allows CA XCOM Data Transport to act as a replacement for the Network Job Entry (NJE) system.
• Can be used by TSO users and for transactions within the following:
  • CICS
  • IDMS
  • Model 204
  • TPF
  • ROSCOE