OpenTP1 Version 7 TP1/Client User's Guide TP1/Client/W, TP1/Client/P

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1.1 TP1/Client features

OpenTP1 Client (TP1/Client) allows a workstation (WS) or personal computer (PC) to request services from an OpenTP1 server UAP using remote procedure calls. The WS or PC program that requests a service is called a CUP. The server UAP is called an OpenTP1 service providing program (SPP).

WS: Workstation

PC: Personal Computer

CUP: Client User Program

SPP: Service Providing Program

By using TP1/Client, transactions can be started from a SPP activated by a CUP. This enables construction of a distributed OLTP environment using LAN-connected WSs or PCs as clients.

This manual refers to TP1/Client/W and TP1/Client/P when describing the WS and PC versions of TP1/Client, respectively.

The manual also uses TP1/Server as a generic name for TP1/Server Base and TP1/LiNK.

The following figure shows the relationship between TP1/Server and the two TP1/Client versions.

Figure 1-1 Relationship between TP1/Server and TP1/Client

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