With the SSCP transmitting information between an application program and a PU, an application program can request data from a PU or send data to a PU. Specifically, an application program can:

• Request maintenance-related information from a PU and receive maintenance-related information from a PU
• Request session data from VTAM® and NCP
• Request performance data from VTAM
• Receive a load request from a PU and send load data to a PU
• Receive hardware alerts from a PU