FP_NOTIFICATION

If an MDS-level application has been registered for a particular management services category and the status of a focal point for that category changes, then management services sends this verb signal to the application.

VCB Structure

typedef struct ms_fp_notification
{
   unsigned short   opcode;             /* Verb operation code         */
   unsigned char    reserv2;            /* reserved                    */
   unsigned char    format;             /* format                      */
   unsigned short   primary_rc;         /* Primary return code         */
   unsigned long    secondary_rc;       /* Secondary return code       */
   unsigned char    fp_routing;         /* Type of routing to focal pt */
   unsigned char    reserv1;            /* reserved                    */
   unsigned short   fp_data_length;     /* Length of incoming focal    */
                                        /* point data                  */
   unsigned char    *fp_data;           /* focal point data            */
} MS_FP_NOTIFICATION;

Supplied Parameters

opcode
AP_FP_NOTIFICATION
format
Identifies the format of the VCB. Set this field to zero to specify the version of the VCB listed above.
fp_routing
Type of routing that should be specified on the SEND_MDS_MU when sending a message to the focal point (AP_DEFAULT or AP_DIRECT).
fp_data_length
Length of focal point data.
fp_data
Focal point data containing a Focal Point Notification (X'E1') subvector and a Focal Point Identification (X'21') subvector. This data pointer is set to NULL, and the data is contiguous with (and begins immediately following) the VCB.