When a node's connection to a remote node is fully operative (in the operative active state, see Connection states), outgoing requests from the node are sent immediately to the remote node. A connection goes through several operative states, described in Connection states, in the process of becoming operative active, and in these states RACF® saves outgoing requests from the node in a workspace data set until the connection becomes operative active.

See Controlling outgoing requests from the local node for more information on how to request that a connection be made operative.