request

A request is the first half of an interchange: a message, call, or event that is initiated from one system to another system, from which a response message, return, or other result is expected:

• For a PRPC connector, the PRPC engine can be viewed as the client or initiator of a request that is made to another system with the role of server. The server's reply, known as a response, completes the interchange.
• For a PRPC service, an external client system initiates the request to PRPC, which executes an activity and replies with a response.

The request plus the response make up an interchange.

Do not confuse a request, a message, or call, with requestor — a PRPC user or client system.

Related terms

Open topic with navigation