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TIBCO® Managed File Transfer Platform Server for z/OS 8.1.0

# Communication Methods

TIBCO MFT Platform Server for z/OS clients communicate with the Platform Server started task in three ways.

## Cross Memory Services

This method can be used when the Platform Server clients are running on the same CPU as the Platform Server started task.

- Required Parameter

  SERVER: defines the name of the Platform Server started task.

- Optional Parameter

  No optional parameter is required.

  Note: The script interface supports the JCL EXEC PARMDD parameter. The PARMDD parameter allows you to define a DD statement that is used to hold PARM data to be passed to the script program. The EXEC PARMDD parameter is mutually exclusive with the PARM parameter. While MVS supports up to 32767 characters in the PARMDD parameter, Platform Server for z/OS supports a maximum of 4096 characters.

## SNA LU6.2

This method can be used when the Platform Server clients are not running on the same CPU as the Platform Server started task.

- Required Parameters

  - SERVLUNAME: defines the APPLID of the Platform Server.
  - ACBNAME: defines the name of the Platform Server client ACB defined to VTAM.
- Optional Parameter

  MODENAME: defines the name of the SNA mode with which the session is established.

## TCP

This method can be used when the Platform Server clients are not running on the same CPU as the Platform Server started task.

- Required Parameters

  - TCPIPJOBNAME: defines the name of the TCP/IP started task on CPU where script is running.
  - SERVIPNAME or SERVIPADDR: defines the IP name or the IP address of the TCP where the started task is running.
- Optional Parameter

  SERVIPPORT: defines the IP port that is used by the started task to listen for requests.

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