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About This Document

This document explains how the BEA Communications Resource Manager (CRM) provides the emulation allowing Customer Information Control System (CICS) and Information Management System (IMS) protocols to flow into and out of theTuxedo environment. This document also describes how to administer application domains with the CRM.

This document covers the following topics:

- Understanding the Communications Resource Manager, describes the CRM and provides information about remote host domain configurations and sample Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (VTAM) configurations.

- Sample Configurations and JCL, describes some sample VTAM configurations and sample JCL for running the CRM commands on an MVS operating system.

- Administering the SNA Components, describes how to use the CRM for administering communications resources.

- Command Reference Pages, lists and describes CRM system commands.

- Error Messages, describes CRM error messages.

- Glossary

What You Need to Know

This document is intended mainly for system administrators and operators who will use the CRM to monitor and link communications resources between mainframe and UNIX or Windows NT applications.

How to Use The Documentation

The Documentation CD included in the package with your product software CD contains an HTML Web User Interface (WUI). The WUI links to HTML versions and PDF versions of eLink Adapter for Mainframe (eAM) documentation, along with this guide. The WUI should be viewed in an online browser. The PDF versions should be used for printing. (Information on how to view the online documentation is available in the release notes accompanying your product software.)

Note: The WUI requires a Web browser that supports HTML 3.0, along with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.

You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to print the PDF file. If you do not have this reader, you can obtain it free of charge from the Adobe Systems Incorporated home site at www.adobe.com. (The WUI contains a hot link to this site.)

e-docs Web Site

BEA product documentation is available on the BEA corporate Web site. From the BEA Home page, click on Product Documentation or go directly to the "e-docs" Product Documentation page at http://e-docs.beasys.com.

Related Information

The following documents contain information that is relevant to using the CRM:

- BEA eLink Adapter for Mainframe Installation Guide Version 4.0

- BEA eLink Adapter for Mainframe User Guide Version 4.0

- BEA eLink Adapter for Mainframe Release Notes Version 4.0

Documentation Conventions

The following documentation conventions are used throughout this document:

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Convention | Item
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boldface text | Indicates terms defined in the glossary.
blue text | Indicates hypertext links in PDF documents.
Ctrl+Tab | Indicates that you must press two or more keys simultaneously.
italics | Indicates emphasis or book titles.
monospace text | Indicates code samples, commands and their options, data structures and their members, data types, directories, and file names and their extensions. Monospace text also indicates text that you must enter from the keyboard. Examples: #include <iostream.h> void main ( ) the pointer psz chmod u+w * \tux\data\ap .doc tux.doc BITMAP float
monospace boldface text | Identifies significant words in code. Example: void commit ( )
monospace italic text | Identifies variables in code. Example: String expr
UPPERCASE TEXT | Indicates device names, environment variables, and logical operators. Examples: LPT1 SIGNON OR
{ } | Indicates a set of choices in a syntax line. The braces themselves should never be typed.
[ ] | Indicates optional items in a syntax line. The brackets themselves should never be typed. Example: buildobjclient [-v] [-o name ] [-f file-list]... [-l file-list]...
| | Separates mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. The symbol itself should never be typed.
... | Indicates one of the following in a command line: That an argument can be repeated several times in a command line That the statement omits additional optional arguments That you can enter additional parameters, values, or other information The ellipsis itself should never be typed. Example: buildobjclient [-v] [-o name ] [-f file-list]... [-l file-list]...
. . . | Indicates the omission of items from a code example or from a syntax line. The vertical ellipsis itself should never be typed.

Contact Us

Your feedback on the BEA CRM Administration Guide is important to us. Send us e-mail at docsupport@bea.com if you have questions or comments. Your comments will be reviewed directly by the BEA professionals who create and update the CRM documentation.

In your e-mail message, please indicate that you are using the documentation for the Communications Resource Manager, Document Edition 1.0.

If you have any questions about this version of the eLink Adapter for Mainframe, or if you have problems installing and running the CRM, contact BEA Customer Support through BEA WebSupport at www.bea.com. You can also contact Customer Support by using the contact information provided on the Customer Support Card, which is included in the product package.

When contacting Customer Support, be prepared to provide the following information:

- Your name, e-mail address, phone number, and fax number

- Your company name and company address

- Your machine type and authorization codes

- The name and version of the product you are using

- A description of the problem and the content of pertinent error messages

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