XCOM equivalent for Connect:Direct feature "RUNTASK"

Products

• XCOM Data Transport - z/OS
• XCOM Data Transport

Issue/Introduction

Have many production Connect:Direct jobs that send files from VSE to MVS, and then kick off a step on MVS that sends that file off to an FTP server to be forwarded outside the company. These jobs use a Connect:Direct feature called "RUNTASK".  Does XCOM for z/OS have a similar capability?

Environment

• XCOM™ Data Transport® for z/OS
• CA XCOM Data Transport for z/VSE
• IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct

Resolution

1. XCOM has user exits and "User Exit 1" (EXIT01) enables the execution of a user routine after completion of the transfer. 
   That should equate to the Connect:Direct feature RUNTASK that sends the transferred file to the FTP server.
   More details here:
   User Exits
   User Exit 1
   Administering Config Member Parameters EXIT01
   Per above, when EXIT01 is enabled, for a locally initiated transfer it is only invoked when using TYPE=SCHEDULE and is not invoked when using XCOMJOB TYPE=EXECUTE.
   For a remotely locally initiated transfer, it is always invoked when enabled.
   
   2. XCOM for both z/OS and VSE support 4 types of transfers, SEND FILE, RECEIVE FILE, SEND REPORT, and SEND JOB e.g. XCOM™ Data Transport® for z/OS 12.0 > Overview > Types of Transfers
   The SEND JOB may be a good fit for what is required here, as it does not require any custom coding in assembler.
   For a SEND JOB, the input is a file that contains JCL (or a SCRIPT in the case of a distributed platform) to be executed on the remote partner. In other words, you can submit a job to be executed on the remote partner.
   The following is a sample of the SYSIN01 parameters which can be used to accomplish this submission:
   
   //SYSIN01  DD *                              
   IPNAME=tcp/ip.name.or.address               <= remote partner system
   IPPORT=9999                                            <= remote partner listener port
   TYPE=SEND                                    
   FILETYPE=JOB                                 
   LFILE=xxxxxxx.JCL.CNTL(IDCREPRO)    <= JCL to be submitted and executed 
   /*   

Additional Information

See the CA XCOM Data Transport for z/VSE documentation located under the Techdocs "Legacy Bookshelves and PDFs"