PARTNER resources

A PARTNER resource enables CICS® application programs to communicate, using APPC protocols, with a partner application program running on a remote logical unit.

The interaction between a CICS application program and a partner application program is called a conversation.

The PARTNER definition also facilitates the use of the call to the interface with the communications element of the System Application Architecture (SAA). For more information on the SAA communications interface, see the z/VM: CPI Communications User's Guide.

To allow the SAA communications interface to be used, you must specify the following resources:

A PROFILE definition (see PROFILE resources)
A CONNECTION definition (see CONNECTION resources)
A SESSIONS definition (see SESSIONS resources)

You can define your CICS partner information in one of two ways:

Create a PARTNER definition
In an application program, by setting SYMDESTNAME to a null value, and issuing the appropriate CPI SET calls. See the z/VM: CPI Communications User's Guide for further details.

For information about installing PARTNER resource definitions with CEMT and CEDA, see Installing PARTNER resource definitions. For information about working with BAS, see Working with BAS partner resource definitions.