The following table describes tools and utilities on channel-attached clients and what each tool or utility provides.
This utility for mainframe-attached clients… |
Provides… |
Host Utility Console (HUTCNS) |
access to a number of AMP-based utilities. |
IBM® Customer Information Control System (CICS) Interface for Teradata |
an interface that enables CICS macro or command‑level application programs to access Teradata Database resources. |
IBM IMS Interface for Teradata |
an Information Management System (IMS) interface to Teradata Database. |
Teradata CLIv2 |
a Teradata proprietary API and library used by applications to communicate with Teradata Database. |
Teradata Director Program (TDP) |
a high-performance interface for messages sent between the client and Teradata Database. |
Teradata Transparency Series/Application Programming Interface (TS/API) |
a redirection interface that allows the Query Management Facility (QMF) to access data stored on Teradata Database. |