The status of MCF communication services and the application start process can be displayed using the function dc_mcf_tlscom() [CBLDCMCF('TLSCOM ')]. Information such as the MCF communication server name, the MCF communication server process ID, and the MCF communication service status can be displayed.

The table below shows the functional differences between the function and the operation command used for MCF communication service operations.

Table 3-1 Functional differences between the function and the operation command (MCF communication service operations)

Function name	Operation command name	Functional differences
dc_mcf_tlscom	mcftlscom	Acquires the status of all MCF communication services. Cannot acquire the status of specific MCF communication services only. Cannot acquire MCF communication service process IDs.