Mainframe Connect Options

The DirectConnect for z/OS Option interacts with several options to provide mainframe access for LAN client requests.

Mainframe Connect Options
Options	Description
Mainframe Connect™ DB2 UDB Options	The Mainframe Connect DB2 UDB Option for CICS and the Mainframe Connect DB2 UDB Option for IMS can work with Mainframe Connect DirectConnect for z/OS Option to provide access to mainframe data. They: Support full read-write, dynamic SQL access to data Allow applications to use cursors for flexible and efficient result-set processing Permit the use of long-running transactions against mainframe databases Allow applications to use dynamic events to map SQL to a static plan DirectConnect for z/OS Option invokes the Mainframe Connect DB2 UDB Option to access mainframe data on behalf of its Open Client™-based clients, such as: Adaptive Server® Enterprise/Component Integration Services (ASE/CIS) Adaptive Server through RPCs Enterprise Application Server JDBC™ or ODBC applications Replication Server® Note: The Mainframe Connect for DB2 UDB Option for CICS and the Mainframe Connect for DB2 UDB Option for IMS are also referred to as the DB2 UDB Options for CICS and for IMS.
Mainframe Connect Server Option	The Mainframe Connect Server Option is a programming environment that allows you to create mainframe transactions that are accessible to Sybase client applications. To provide this access, Mainframe Connect Server Option uses traditional Open Server™ APIs. These transactions provide access to virtually any CICS and IMS datasource and are used for a variety of functions, including: Accessing existing mainframe applications Initiating mainframe batch jobs Providing source data for data transfer operations Providing data mapped to a table within ASE/CIS, thus allowing results to be accessed or joined with data from other targets LAN-side client applications access Mainframe Connect Server Option transactions directly through DirectConnect for z/OS Option or indirectly through ASE/CIS or a Sybase Adaptive Server® RPC.
Mainframe Connect Client Option	The Mainframe Connect Client Option is a programming environment that allows you to create mainframe applications that access: LAN data residing on a Sybase Adaptive Server or other supported data sources Other CICS regions To provide this access, the Mainframe Connect Client Option uses traditional Open Client APIs. The Mainframe Connect Client Option allows you to treat the mainframe as if it were just another node on a LAN.