Chapter 3. Operating NetView FTP V2.2.1 MVS - IBM

When files are transferred using OSI protocols, only information that complies with
the FTAM standard can be sent to the remote system. Because of this, the following
is not available for an OSI file transfer:
� Automatic generation of a report about the transfer for a specified TSO user ID
on the remote system.
� Automatically submitting a job on the remote system after the file transfer.
� Remote checking of a request before the file transfer is started.
� Pre-transfer and post-transfer user exits and user-written file handlers.
For more information, refer to the OSI/File Services System/370 User’s Guide. This
guide also describes how to create the LRD and its entries.
Deleting Entries from the OSI/File Services Results File
OSI/File Services records the results of file transfers in the Activity Control File.
To delete entries from the Activity Control File, results must be retrieved using the
OSI/File Services function GET-RESULT. If the originator of the request and the
filestore owner are the same, the result is deleted from the file. If the originator of
the request and the filestore owner are not the same, the result is only deleted after
both the request originator and filestore owner have issued a GET-RESULT.
The filestore owner may not know about requests initiated by other users and may
be prohibited from looking into the results file because he has no access to
OSI/File Services. In this case, the OSI/File Services administrator must delete
these entries on a regular basis. If the result file becomes full, all subsequent filetransfer
requests are rejected by OSI/File Services.
When a file transfer is initiated from the remote system and a file is created locally,
the OSI server cannot inform the owner of the filestore in which a new file has been
created that a result record was written into the Activity Control File. The filestore
owner or the administrator must check the Activity Control File regularly and delete
such entries.
For more information about administering OSI/File Services, refer to the OSI/File
Services System/370 User’s Guide.
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