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Zap Naming Convention

The naming convention used for Entire Net-Work zaps is:

Wcvrsnnn

Each of the letters in this naming convention is now described.

W

The letter W is used to indicate that the zap is for the Software AG Entire Net-Work product.

c

Specifies a system component code that identifies the Entire Net-Work component to which the zap applies. The following table describes the component codes that might be used in an Entire Net-Work zap:

Code Entire Net-Work Component
C VM/CMS-dependent mainline
D z/VSE-dependent mainline
G VM/GCS-dependent mainline
M Operating system-independent mainline
O OS/390 and z/OS-dependent mainline
T Operating system-independent, Simple Connection Line Driver
U Simple Connection Line Driver z/OS-dependent
V Simple Connection Line Driver z/VSE-dependent
X Simple Connection Line Driver VM/CMS-dependent
Y Optional zaps, placed in the ZAPOPT member in the WCPvrs.MVSSRCE library.
Z Simple Connection Line Driver BS2000-dependent
v

Identifies the version number of Entire Net-Work.

r

Identifies the release number of Entire Net-Work.

s

Identifies the system maintenance (SM) level number of Entire Net-Work.

nnn

Specifies the actual zap number. For most Entire Net-Work components, these are simply incremental numbers.

For the Simple Connection Line Driver zaps, the numbers are assigned in hundreds, based on the operating system to which they apply. The following table describes which series is used for whichSimple Connection Line Driver zap.

Zap Name Starting With Platform Number Series Used
WT operating system-independent 000 - 099
WU z/OS-dependent 100 - 199
WV z/VSE-dependent 200 - 299
WZ BS2000-dependent 300 - 399

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