Generating the data communication system for openFT comprises the following items:
Extending the LOGON mode table and, if applicable, the COS table. This is only required if an SNA network is used for local communication or for communicating with partners.
Generations for internal communication. Internal communication between the user commands and actual openFT processing can be performed either via VTAM or via TCP/IP (= default setting after installation) as required. To define which of these is to be used, you use the CMD_TRANS parameter in the PARM member of the openFT parameter library (see section “Structure of the PARM member”). Generations are only necessary for VTAM; these are described in the following section
Generation tasks for interconnection with partner systems via an SNA network; details are described in section “openFT interconnection via an SNA network”
Generation tasks for interconnection with partner systems via a TCP/IP network; details are described in section “Interconnection via a TCP/IP network”