The Sybase XA Interface consists of the following:
The Sybase DTM XA Interface, which is the Sybase implementation of the XA Interface for Adaptive Server. This is a separately-licensed Adaptive Server feature.
Adaptive Server, and the DTM feature. Software installation and feature licenses are described in the Adaptive Server Enterprise Installation Guide for your platform.
Sybase Open Client, which allows Client-Library calls to be part of the native interface between your application and the resource manager.
The XA configuration file, which contains entries that define client/server connections for use with XA.
Embedded SQL/C and Embedded SQL/COBOL, which create ESQL calls as part of the native interface between your application and the resource manager.
A set of XA-specific dbcc commands that allow System Administrators to manage heuristic transactions.
TM-specific configuration files and commands you can use for global recovery.
For information on how to use native Adaptive Server DTM features, see the XA Interface Integration Guide for CICS, Encina, and TUXEDO.
