Appendix. Routing program-link requests

Important

For detailed information about routing program-link requests, see the CICS® Intercommunication Guide. This appendix is an overview of how program-link requests received from outside CICS can be routed to other regions.

"Traditional" CICS-to-CICS distributed program link (DPL) calls, instigated by EXEC CICS LINK PROGRAM commands, can be "daisy-chained" from region to region, simply by defining the program as remote in each region except the last (server) region, where it is to execute. The same applies to program-link requests received from outside CICS. For example, all of the following types of program-link request can be routed:

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