Protocol and Communications
Library
The protocol and communications library creates the interface
between the Tivoli SecureWay Application Management Toolkit and
the custom application. This library performs all launching,
communicating, and error handling functions of the custom
application.
This appendix describes the following topics:
¶ The Protocol
¶ Format of Record Data on page 89
¶ Format of Error Messages on page 90
The Protocol
The Application Management Toolkit uses a simple, clear text
protocol. All commands, including errors, are capitalized (for
example, MODIFY). For each command sent, an ACK must be
received from the other side. The ACK indicates either that the
command is acknowledged, or that the command succeeded. All
record data is followed by an _EOD_ string, indicating end of data.
The following table defines the protocol, as seen during command
execution.
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