To add, change or delete CONNX configuration settings/environmental variables parameters for mainframe started task jobs (VSAM, QSAM, ADABAS), change CNXPARMS.

 

All settings are read once at either listener or server startup.

It always requires either a restart of the listener or connection of the new server for a new setting to take effect.

 

CNXPARMS is a member of the .CNTL dataset in the CONNX DSN HLQ that you specified when you installed CONNX to the mainframe

 

Example: If your CONNX DSN HLQ name is CONNX.TEST, you will find CNXPARMS in CONNX.TEST.CNTL.  

 

When you install CONNX,  a CNXPARMS member is created with some default values, as shown below:

 

To add a configuration setting or environmental variable, add it to CNXPARMS and use the format:

=PARAMETER=value

 

Example: To set ADA_DEBUG_TRACE_MASK, enter the following in CNXPARMS:

=ADA_DEBUG_TRACE_MASK=1

 

To remove a configuration setting/environmental variable, delete it from CNXPARMS.

 

Note: Any changes to CNXPARMS are not picked up until the started task job is stopped and then restarted.