The task of these servers (ARTSTRN and ARTSTR1) is to offer application transactions and process the corresponding programs.

This server provides a similar functionality to that provided by an Application Owning Region in a CICS MRO configuration. ARTSTRN/ARTSTR1 servers present application transactions as Tuxedo services and when receiving a transaction request execute the corresponding programs. Theses servers are conversational in order to be able to manage true conversational CICS transactions.