API               (PPT)

DESCRIPTION
The "API"  indicates which API set the application program supports.


VALUES
The values of "API" are:

'D' - DPL API support
'F' - full CICS API support


INTERPRETATION
An application program that supports the full CICS API set can execute any CICS
command. An application program that supports the DPL API can only execute the 
API set corresponding to the DPL API set.


CONCLUSIONS
Programs that are called via the EXEC CICS LINK command and reside on a remote 
system are considered DPL (Dynamic Program Link) and can only execute a subset 
of the full CICS API set.  For example, a program that resides on a remote 
system can not execute a EXEC CICS SEND or RECEIVE MAP command because there 
is no terminal associated with the program on the remote system.
