This Natural profile parameter can only be specified with the NTCICSP
macro,
dynamic parameter specification is not possible yet.
Note:
The availability of NTCICSP
depends on the version of Natural CICS
Interface installed at your site.
The NTCICSP
macro is used to define environment-specific parameters for
Natural session options relevant in a CICS environment.
Possible settings | See below. |
---|---|
Default setting | See below. |
Dynamic specification | no |
Specification within session | no |
This section covers the following topics:
The NTCICSP
macro is specified as follows:
NTCICSP BACKEND=value, * BACKOUT=value, * BACKRPL=value, * CALLRPL=value, * CHAP=value, * CNTCALL=value, * COMARET=value, * DIRNAME=value, * DUPTID=value, * FDTPX=value, * LOGDEST=value, * MEMOBJR=value, * MSGDEST=value, * MSGPFX=value, * MSGTRAN=value, * PREFIX=value, * PRMDEST=value, * PSTRNID=value, * RCVASYN=value, * RESENDC=value, * RESENDS=value, * RJEDEST=value, * SLCALL=value, * SLNOHLD=value, * SNDLAST=value, * STORVIO=value, * TERMVAR=value, * TIOBSZ=value, * TRANCHK=value, * TTYCNSL=value, * UCTRAN=value, * UNITID=value, * USERID=value
BACKEND
| BACKOUT
| BACKRPL
| CALLRPL
| CHAP
| CNTCALL
| COMARET
| DIRNAME
| DUPTID
| FDTPX
| LOGDEST
| MEMOBJR
| MSGDEST
| MSGPFX
| MSGTRAN
| PREFIX
| PRMDEST
| PSTRNID
| RCVASYN
| RESENDC
| RESENDS
| RJEDEST
| | SLCALL
| SLNOHLD
| SNDLAST
| STORVIO
| TERMVAR
| TIOBSZ
| TRANCHK
| TTYCNSL
| UCTRAN
| UNITID
| USERID
BACKEND=value
defines whether a specified
back-end program or transaction is to be invoked after the session has terminated
(normally or abnormally).
The BACKEND
parameter has two sub-parameters. The second
sub-parameter is optional. It controls if a back-end program is to be invoked in the
event of a terminal error. This also includes session clean-up tasks started by NEP.
Possible values are ON/OFF
for both sub-parameters, but the default values
are different.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
Same as This is the default if the When a back-end program is invoked, the Natural termination message and
return code are passed to the CICS transaction work area (TWA). In addition,
the same information can be passed to a CICS COMMAREA, as described with the
|
(ON,ON) |
Same as |
OFF
|
Forces BACKEND=(OFF,OFF) . A potential back-end program or
transaction is only invoked if the Natural session has been terminated normally;
that is, with a Natural termination message.
|
BACKOUT=value
defines whether the Natural CICS
Interface is to perform a transaction backout by means of an EXEC CICS SYNCPOINT
ROLLBACK
call or not.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
All pending file updates are backed out. This is the default value. |
OFF |
All pending file updates are committed. |
Because of its abnormal termination exit, the Natural CICS Interface intercepts all
abends. If an abend is not recoverable, all resources of the abending session are
released and the session is terminated via EXEC CICS RETURN
; that is, it is
terminated "normally" in terms of CICS. Thus, at the end of the task,
"pending" file updates are not automatically backed out by CICS.
BACKRPL=value
controls where and how the
back-end parameters are passed to a back-end program.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ALL |
This is the default.
The Natural back-end parameter area mapped by macro
|
COMA
|
The Natural back-end parameter area mapped by macro NAMBCKP
(including potential termination data) is passed in a CICS COMMAREA only, not in
the CICS TWA.
|
DATA |
The Natural back-end parameter area mapped by macro NAMBCKP is
passed in the CICS TWA only, a CICS COMMAREA just holds potential termination
data; if no termination data is available, no COMMAREA is passed.
|
TWA |
The Natural back-end parameter area mapped by macro NAMBCKP is
passed in the CICS TWA only, no CICS COMMAREA is passed.
|
Note:
This parameter applies only to back-end programs. This parameter does not apply to
back-end transactions.
CALLRPL=value
controls where and how the
CALL
parameter lists are passed to external subroutine programs.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ALL |
This is the default.
The Natural parameter list addresses are passed both in the CICS TWA and in a CICS COMMAREA; the length of the passed COMMAREA is controlled by the second sub-parameter. |
COMA
|
The Natural parameter list addresses are passed in a CICS COMMAREA only, not in the CICS TWA; the length of the passed COMMAREA is controlled by the second sub-parameter. |
TWA |
The Natural parameter list addresses are passed in the CICS TWA only, not
in a CICS COMMAREA; that is, the COMMAREA length then is 0 .
|
Possible values for the second sub-parameter are:
Value: | Explanation: |
---|---|
2 |
This is the default.
Only the parameter address list address and the
field description list address (R1 and R2, as described with the |
3
|
The field length list address (R3, as described with the CALL
statement) is passed in addition in a COMMAREA; that is, the COMMAREA length is
12 .
|
4 |
The field length list address and the large field length list address (R4,
as described with the CALL statement) are passed in addition in a COMMAREA;
that is, the COMMAREA length is 16 .
|
Example:
CALLRPL=(ALL,2)
This is the default setting.
Notes:
ALL
or COMA
.
0
, the last parameter
address passed gets a flag saying it is the last address in the list. This flag is set
in the high order bit in the address field.
CALLRPL
parameter does not apply, when passing
parameter values in a CICS COMMAREA (%P=C
); a CICS COMMAREA then is used regardless of the
CALLRPL
parameter setting.
CHAP=value
defines how the Natural CICS
Interface is to treat long-running tasks reaching the DBROLL
and/or
MAXROLL
call limits.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON |
The task's dispatching priority is decremented by 1 every time it reaches
the DBROLL and/or MAXROLL call limits. The original
task dispatching priority is re-established at the next screen I/O.
|
OFF
|
The session is suspended. This is the default value. |
With SET CONTROL 'P=C'
the CALL
statement parameter data is passed in a CICS COMMAREA
on the EXEC CICS LINK
rather than parameter data pointers. As a CICS
COMMAREA is limited to 32 KB, EXEC CICS LINK
with a COMMAREA greater than
32 KB will fail due to a LENGERR condition.
CNTCALL=value
enables you to automatically use
a container on EXEC CICS LINK
when the data to be passed exceeds the
maximum COMMAREA length of 32 KB. This functionality only works if the CICS Transaction
Server in your z/OS environment supports channels and containers.
The default container name then is NCI-COMMAREA
unless explicitly
specified via the application programming interface USR4204N
prior to the
Natural CALL
statement.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON |
When the COMMAREA data would exceed 32 KB, the Natural CICS Interface
automatically uses a CICS container on the EXEC CICS LINK, using
NCI-COMMAREA as default name.
|
OFF
|
When the COMMAREA data would exceed 32 KB, the Natural |
COMARET=value
defines whether the Natural CICS
Interface is to take advantage of the CICS command level COMMAREA facility when
terminating and restarting pseudo- conversational tasks.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
A pseudo-conversational Natural task saves its restart information into a
CICS COMMAREA, unless it has been invoked with This is the default value. |
OFF |
Forces Natural to place its restart information into CICS main temporary storage, which results in more overhead because of additional CICS service calls necessary to place and retrieve this information. The CICS temporary storage key used consists of a prefix string (as defined
with the |
DIRNAME=value
specifies the name of the Natural
CICS Interface system directory module.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
(see below) | Any valid module name. |
prefixCB |
prefix is the common prefix for programs and files,
see This is the default value. |
The first 5 characters of the directory module name are also used as part of CICS temporary storage queue names related to the relevant NCI environment. So when running more than one Natural CICS environment in a CICS region, the relevant system directory module names must be different in the first 5 characters.
Note that the specified or defaulted Natural CICS Interface system directory module
name may be modified at run-time via the NCI system directory module name exit interface
NCIDIREX
(see the TP Monitor Interfaces
documentation). This makes it possible to use the same NCI driver/Natural parameter
module, but use different NCI environments (thread groups/thread sizes, etc.) depending
for example on CICS system ID, transaction ID.
The Natural CICS Interface requires unique terminal IDs, because the terminal ID is the key for its session information records (SIRs). This is normally guaranteed for a single CICS region, but not necessarily over several CICS regions sharing the same SIP server.
DUPTID=value
determines how the Natural CICS
Interface has to deal with duplicate terminal IDs, that is, when a new session is to be
started and an SIR already exists for this terminal ID.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
If a duplicate terminal ID is encountered, the Natural CICS Interface
internally forces the old session to terminate and, after that, starts a new
session.
This is the default value. |
OFF |
When an SIR already exists for the new session's terminal ID, the Natural
CICS Interface terminates the new session and issues the message
NS19 . For an explanation and remedial actions, see
Natural under CICS Messages, SCP Processing Errors in the
Messages and Codes documentation.
|
A terminal ID exit interface is available to create unique 8-character terminal IDs, for example, by appending the 4-character CICS system ID to the physical 4-character CICS terminal ID, which results in a logical Natural terminal ID.
FDTPX=value
determines whether the NCIDTPEX
terminal I/O exit interface (see the TP Monitor Interfaces
documentation) is called for all types of terminal used in your environment.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
The NCIDTPEX interface is called for all terminal types.
|
OFF |
The NCIDTPEX interface is only called for distributed
transaction processing (DTP) using APPC or MRO conversions.
This is the default value. |
LOGDEST=value
specifies the name of a CICS
destination, where the Natural CICS Interface writes its session log records to.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
name
|
Any valid destination name. |
NLOG |
This is the default value. |
A CICS destination control table entry must be defined for the optional Natural CICS log data set.
In later versions of CICS TS, main temporary storage queues are allocated above the bar. When using CICS main temporary storage, roll data is split into temporary storage queue items with a maximum size of 32 KB each.
Depending on the CICS TS version installed at your site, CICS also supports the usage of memory objects for CICS applications. Allocating CICS memory objects for roll data means less overhead since the roll data must not be split.
Possible values for MEMOBJR=value
are:
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
Data is rolled by using CICS memory objects if supported by the CICS
version installed at your site.
This is the default value. |
OFF |
Data is rolled into CICS main temporary storage. |
MSGDEST=value
specifies the name of the CICS
destination to be used by the Natural CICS Interface for NCI informational messages and
to log the Natural session termination message if a session terminates abnormally.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
name
|
Any valid destination name |
NERR
|
This is the default value. |
Since these messages are in character format, any already available CICS destination
(for example, CSSL
) can be used rather than defining a new one.
The Natural CICS Interface uses a prefix for all messages it sends to the
MSGDEST
destination. This prefix has a length of approximately 48 bytes
and comprises the following information:
NCI message number,
CICS region SYSID
,
terminal ID or the string ASYN
for non-terminal tasks,
user ID,
transaction ID,
date and time.
By default, the message prefix is also appended to those messages which are output
through CMWTL
.
Possible values for MSGPFX=value
are:
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
The NCI message prefix is appended to all messages which are
issued through CMWTL .
This is the default value. |
OFF |
The NCI message prefix is not appended to the messages which
are issued through CMWTL . The messages are issued
unchanged.
|
MSGTRAN=value
specifies the transaction ID
internally used by the Natural message switching and asynchronous session flushing
facilities.
This parameter has the same meaning as the MSGTRAN
parameter in the NCIZNEP
module (see the Natural Installation documentation) and must be
specified identically.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
(see below) | Any valid CICS transaction ID. |
NMSG
|
This is the default value. |
This transaction ID must be different from any transaction ID used to invoke Natural, and it must be defined in CICS.
PREFIX=value
defines a common module prefix for
the Natural CICS components as the Natural CICS system directory
prefixCB
, the CICS 3270 Bridge
XFAINTU
exit prefixXFA
, the VSAM
roll files prefixRn
,
where n
=1 - 9, and system control records in
CICS main temporary storage holding information about all permanent GETMAIN storages by
the Natural CICS Interface as local pools and shared threads. The TS control record keys
are of the form prefixXCR
, where
X
is an unprintable character. In general,
it is good practice to use this common prefix for all programs that relate to the
Natural CICS Interface, for example, prefixDRV
for the Natural CICS Interface module, prefixNEP
for the Natural CICS Interface node error program.
To exempt the temporary storage control records from automatic deletion, do not specify an expiry interval in the respective TSMODEL resource definition.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
XXXXX
|
prefix is the name of 1 to 5 characters that conforms to the naming conventions for load modules and temporary storage queues. |
No default value is provided.
PRMDEST=value
specifies the name of a CICS
destination containing Natural dynamic profile parameters.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
name
|
Any valid destination name |
NPRM
|
This is the default value. |
At system initialization time, the Natural CICS Interface retrieves Natural dynamic
profile parameters and saves them in its environment. At session start, potential other
profile parameters (entered by way of terminal input or by a front-end caller) are
concatenated at the end of the parameter string which was retrieved from the
PRMDEST
destination, that is, explicit dynamic profile parameters can be
used to overwrite the Natural CICS Interface system profile parameters read from
PRMDEST
.
A CICS destination control table entry must be defined for the optional Natural CICS Interface profile parameter input destination, normally an extra partition destination.
When a Natural task is activated by a front-end program, the
PSTRNID
parameter determines, how the Natural system variable
*INIT-PROGRAM
is set.
Possible values for PSTRNID=value
are:
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON |
*INIT-PROGRAM is set to the actual transaction ID
used for Natural CICS pseudo-conversational task processing, which is not
necessarily the transaction ID of the task which originally started the Natural
session.
This is the default value. |
OFF |
*INIT-PROGRAM is set to the transaction ID of
the task, which originally started the Natural session.
|
RCVASYN=value
defines how the Natural CICS
Interface treats asynchronous sessions.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON |
This is the default value.
The Natural CICS Interface forces some Natural profile parameter settings for non-terminal sessions to prevent unexpected input or abends due to NT06, NT11 or other I/O errors.
|
OFF |
The Natural CICS Interface does not do anything specific for non-terminal sessions; it is the user's responsibility to set appropriate Natural profile parameters for an asynchronous Natural session; see Asynchronous Natural Processing. |
Natural optimizes the 3270 output data stream by default. The screen imaging technique used by Natural makes it possible for Natural to always remember the map most recently sent. Thus, when sending a new map, Natural actually sends "updates" of the old map only. With this logic, a screen image can get destroyed by 3GL programs called by Natural which perform screen I/Os themselves.
Possible values for RESENDC=value
are:
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
The Natural CICS Interface checks whether any called 3GL programs have
performed screen I/Os. If so, the Natural CICS Interface causes Natural to send
a full screen with the next screen I/O.
This is the default value. |
OFF |
The Natural CICS Interface causes Natural to send only updates. |
Natural optimizes the 3270 output data stream by default. The screen imaging technique used by Natural makes it possible that Natural always remembers the map most recently sent. Thus, Natural only sends "updates" when sending a new map, too. With this logic a screen image can get destroyed, for example, by message switching (CICS CMSG transaction) during pseudo-conversational screen I/O.
Possible values for RESENDS=value
are:
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
During the Natural session, the Natural CICS Interface also recognizes
screen I/Os from outside and causes Natural to re-send the screen most recently
issued.
This is the default value. |
OFF |
Natural only sends "updates" when sending a new map. |
RJEDEST=value
applies to z/OS-type operating
systems only.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
(see below) | Destination name. |
NRJE
|
This is the default value. |
RJEDEST
specifies the destination name of the CICS
extra partition destination used by the NATRJE
utility for submitting jobs
via the JES internal reader facility.
Warning: An appropriate CICS destination must be defined in the CICS DCT and start-up JCL; see also the corresponding step in Installing Natural CICS Interface on z/OS in the Natural Installation documentation. Function code L or B (parm3 of the NATRJE
CALL statement) must be set for the last NATRJE
call.When L is specified and
nrje is an extra partition destination, the
destination is closed, which in turn triggers the start of the internal
reader.When B is specified and
nrje is an indirect destination, the
destination is not closed; in this case, a trailing /*EOF card must be
submitted in order to trigger the start of the internal reader. |
For further information on the Natural NATRJE
utility, refer to the
Natural Utilities documentation.
The Natural CALL
statement
invokes a dynamic non-Natural program using CICS conventions, that is, via an EXEC
CICS LINK
. A dynamic non-Natural program can also be invoked with standard
linkage conventions (for example, BALR/BASR/BASSM 14,15
) if an appropriate
indicator is set in the Natural program before the CALL
statement is
executed; see also the terminal command %P=S
, %P=SC
, %P=L
and %P=LS
.
Warning: The terminal commands %P=S , %P=SC , %P=L
and %P=LS bypass the SLCALL automatism of using a
certain linkage convention. |
SLCALL=value
enables you to automatically use a
certain linkage convention.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON |
The Natural CICS Interface determines whether the module to be called is a
valid CICS command level program by looking for the string DFH at
the module's load point. If DFH is found, the program is invoked
via an EXEC CICS LINK . If DFH is not found, the module
is treated according to standard linkage conventions and is invoked via
BALR/BASSM 14,15 .
|
OFF
|
The linkage convention is not used. This is the default value. |
SLNOHLD=value
defines how the Natural CICS
Interface treats non-LE external programs to be invoked via standard linkage conventions
(that is, dynamic non-CICS programs and RCA programs) in a non-CICSPlex environment.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
This is the default value.
The Natural CICS Interface loads all non-LE
external programs to be invoked via standard linkage conventions (including
RCA programs) via
|
OFF |
This is how Natural worked eversince.
The Natural CICS Interface loads
all non-LE external programs to be invoked via standard linkage conventions
(including RCA programs) via |
SNDLAST=value
is useful for SNA terminals
(LUTYPE2
) with bracket protocol to force "end bracket" for
pseudo-conversational screen I/Os.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
The LAST option is used for EXEC CICS
SEND commands before the task terminates in
pseudo-conversational mode.
This is the default value. |
OFF |
The LAST option is not used.
|
This keyword parameter sets a storage violaton trap for external subroutine program
calls with call option %P=C
or %P=CC
(see the Terminal Commands
documentation), where parameters are passed as values instead of address pointers.
STORVIO=(value1,value2)
activates the storage violation trap.
Value | Explanation | |
---|---|---|
value1 |
Defines the number of bytes requested for
extended storage.
The specified number of bytes is added to the total size
requested for parameter storage with the Possible values are: |
|
0 |
No bytes are requested for extended storage.
This is the default value. |
|
1 - 16777215 |
The number of bytes requested to prevent a real CICS storage
violation when processing the call option %P=C or %P=CC .
|
|
value2 |
Controls the reaction on a detected storage
violation.
Possible values are: |
|
0 |
An NCI0250 storage violation message is issued.
This is
the default value. It also applies if
|
|
1 - 32767 |
An NCI0250 storage violation message is issued.
In
addition, an NAT0920 condition occurs with the specified value passed as a
reason code. We recommend that you do not specify a value from |
|
S0C3 |
An NCI0250 storage violation message is issued.
In addition, an S0C3 abend is forced, which causes an NAT0954 condition. |
|
NOMSG |
No message is issued and no abend is forced. | |
Default | STORVIO=OFF
Deactivates the storage violation trap. |
TERMVAR=value
enables a Natural user to have
exclusive Natural work files under CICS without having to know the terminal ID.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
xxxx
|
Variable xxxx is a four-character
string. See explanation below.
|
&TID
|
This is the default value. |
As terminal IDs are unique in a CICS system, exclusive work files in CICS temporary
storage usually contain the CICS terminal ID. The parameter
TERMVAR
allows you to define a variable. If this variable is
found in a work file name, it will be replaced by the actual terminal ID. Strings with
non-alphanumeric characters must be enclosed in apostrophes (').
Note that for non-terminal sessions the packed CICS task number is used as a logical terminal ID.
Warning: The variable string must not contain the substring '**' , because
Natural will replace this substring with the work file number, which makes it impossible
to insert the terminal ID. |
TIOBSZ=value
specifies the size of the Natural
terminal I/O buffer.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
8 - 60 |
Size of the terminal I/O buffer in KB. |
16
|
This is the default value. |
If a connection to a CICS session gets lost or dropped (for example, when a session manager is installed) without having terminated the session, another user can get into this open session when calling CICS. Usually, the first action of a user in a CICS environment is to enter a transaction ID.
Possible values for TRANCHK=value
are:
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON |
The Natural CICS Interface checks whether the first 4 bytes of the transaction ID entered by the user matches the Natural transaction ID. If so, the Natural CICS Interface assumes a "restart" after a connection has been lost or dropped. All resources of the "old" session are freed and a new session is started. |
OFF
|
Data entered by the user are not checked for the Natural transaction ID. This is the default value. |
This parameter is for compatibility with previous versions of the Natural CICS
Interface. TTYCNSL=value
controls session and
device characteristics for Natural sessions started through a console device by using,
for example, the MODIFY
command.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
The *DEVICE system variable is set to
TTY : communication with the console is in 3270 data stream
holding TTY control orders.
The This is the default value. |
OFF
|
The *DEVICE system variable is set to
BATCH forcing batch/command-line mode: each line is output
separately to the console by an EXEC CICS WRITE
OPERATOR command.
The |
UCTRAN=value
enables or disables the
lower/mixed case support by the Natural CICS Interface.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON
|
Same as UCTRAN=(ON,ON) . NCI lower/mixed case support is fully
enabled.
This is the default value. |
OFF
|
Same as UCTRAN=(OFF,ON) . NCI lower/mixed case support is
disabled for pseudo-conversational screen I/Os.
|
The first subparameter controls NCI mixed case support after a pseudo-conversational screen I/O, while the second subparameter controls NCI mixed case support after a conversational screen I/O; the latter also includes NTC uploads.
To accomplish lower/mixed case support for pseudo-conversational Natural sessions, it
is necessary that the terminal input be not already translated to upper case before the
Natural nucleus gets control. Therefore, the Natural CICS Interface by default switches
terminals defined with UCTRAN(ON)
into mixed mode
(UCTRAN(TRANID))
for the lifetime of the Natural session.
As for security reasons any modification of CICS definitions/control blocks may not be
desired, the Natural CICS Interface can be prevented from modifying a terminal's upper
case translation status by setting this NTCICSP
parameter UCTRAN
to OFF
. If so,
the user must define a terminal as running in "lower case" (CICS
TYPETERM
parameter UCTRAN(TRANID/OFF)
) to be able to use the
Natural lower/mixed case support.
As all CICS versions supported by the current Natural Version provide "case
switching" on transaction level via the UCTRAN
parameter
in a transaction's PROFILE
, this NTCICSP
parameter should be
set to OFF
, thus leaving lower/mixed case support to CICS.
Note:
In CICS, the combination of the UCTRAN
parameters in both
TYPETERM
and PROFILE
definitions determine how CICS treats
the terminal input of a pseudo-conversational transaction (for details see CICS Resource
Definition Manual or others). Therefor it is always advisable that mainly the
PROFILE
associated to a transaction defines the required upper case
translation status thus making an application unaffected by any TYPETERM
upper case translation mode changes.
Lower/mixed case support for conversational I/Os means that the Natural CICS Interface
uses the "as is" option on the CICS terminal input requests
(CONVERSE/RECEIVE ASIS
). If the second subparameter is set to
OFF
, the Natural CICS Interface does the conversational CICS terminal
input requests without the "as is" option,
UNITID=value
helps make the CICS terminal ID
for Natural purposes unique over more than one CICS region.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ON |
The Natural CICS Interface appends a CICS system ID (local
SYSID if no MRO, otherwise TOR SYSID ) to the 4-byte
CICS terminal ID, thus creating an 8-byte logical terminal ID.
|
OFF
|
The Natural CICS Interface uses the CICS terminal ID as it is. This is the default value. |
This parameter is of interest when resources are shared as SIP server or roll server by several CICS regions, particularly in non-CICSplex: If the same terminal IDs are used in several CICS environments, this parameter helps to provide unique terminal IDs for Natural. Inside the Natural CICS Interface, Natural terminal IDs are 8-byte fields, and a combination of 8-byte terminal ID and 8-byte CICS user ID is taken as key for SIP and the roll server.
The result of this parameter is used by the Natural CICS Interface for the session key
and the roll server key and by Natural for the system variable *INIT-ID
.
Notes:
NCITIDEX
) possibly will post-process that logical
terminal ID. (NCITIDEX
is described in the TP Monitor
Interfaces documentation.)
NCIUIDEX
and NATUEX1
) may post-process the *INIT-ID
system variable. (NCIUIDEX
is described in the TP Monitor
Interfaces documentation, NATUEX1
in the
Operations documentation.)
NATSPOOL
, or a user ID exit should be used
to post-process the *INIT-ID
for printers.
UNITID=ON
is forced for asynchronous tasks with the
CICS task number taken as terminal ID.
USERID=value
defines how Natural under CICS
should deal with a CICS user ID for a Natural session.
The first subparameter is for terminal bound CICS sessions, the second subparameter for non-terminal, that is, asynchronous, DPLEd, etc. CICS sessions, the third subparameter is for program-to-program sessions, that is, DTP, APPC.
Value | Explanation |
---|---|
ANY |
Any non-blank value returned by EXEC CICS ASSIGN USERID (..)
is considered to be valid.
This is the default value. |
ON
|
A non-blank value returned by EXEC CICS ASSIGN USERID (..) is
considered to be valid if it is different from the CICS default user ID and, for
terminal bound sessions only, if the user has signed on in CICS.
|
OFF |
The value returned by EXEC CICS ASSIGN USERID (..) is
ignored.
|
When a CICS user ID is invalid or ignored, the edited (unpacked) CICS task number is taken for non-terminal, that is, asynchronous or DPLed, etc., CICS sessions; for terminal bound sessions, the 3-byte CICS operator ID is taken when it is non-blank, otherwise the CICS terminal ID is taken; for DTP sessions the pseudo terminal ID is taken.
Notes:
NATUEX1
(see the
Operations documentation) or Natural CICS user ID exit
interface NCIUIDEX
(see the TP Monitor
Interfaces documentation) may be used to customize the content of the
system variable *INIT-USER
.
NTCICSP PREFIX=NCI92, * DIRNAME=NCI92, * BACKRPL=COMA, * CALLRPL=COMA