The offline tester can take the place of a client UAP in requesting services from a server UAP. This allows the user to test the server UAP without needing a client UAP. This facility is called the client UAP simulator.

An offline tester command is used to simulate a client UAP. Before executing the command, the user must first create the processing data to be passed to the server UAP. This data is created in a service request data file.

There are three types of service request data files which are used according to the client interface:

• RPC request data file (for simulating a UAP that has an RPC interface)
• XATMI request data file (for simulating a UAP that has an XATMI interface)
• TxRPC request data file (for simulating a UAP that has a TxRPC interface)

Figure 10-1 outlines the client UAP simulator.

Figure 10-1 Simulating a client UAP

Organization of this section

10.2.1 Simulating a client UAP with an RPC interface

10.2.2 Simulating a client UAP with an XATMI interface

10.2.3 Simulating a client UAP with a TxRPC interface