Configuring DNI

To initiate data transfers by using the DNI interface, you must configure the DNI interface.

A typical DNI process includes the following operations:

• Creating DNI config members
• Defining DNI parameters
• Activating DNI config members

The Platform Server DNI supports most of the configuration parameters supported by the Batch interface; the EXPDT and WAIT parameters are not supported. If the EXPDT or WAIT parameter is specified, the Platform Server displays an error message and the DNI configuration is not activated. DNI also supported some additional parameters that are not supported by the Batch interface but are required by the DNI interface because of the hands-off nature of DNI.

The DNI configuration parameters are typically placed in a PDS. Each member contains the necessary DNI parameters to describe the DSN template to be scanned in the z/OS catalog, the parameters required to perform a file transfer, and parameter required to perform postprocessing of the request. Because of the powerful set of substitutable parameters, one DNI configuration member can be used to send many different datasets to many different Platform Server nodes.

Configuration parameters are in one of the following types:

• Parameters supported in the same way as the Batch interface
• DNI Extensions to the Batch interface