If this profile parameter is specified on the Natural startup command,
Natural will use a different algorithm from normal when generating work file
names for sort operations. It forces Natural to generate a unique file name for
any required work files without embedding the values of the
ETID parameter and
user ID into the file name.
The normal, default algorithm creates work file names with the values of
the ETID setting and the user ID embedded. Whereas this
algorithm usually results in file names which are unique to a particular
Natural session, this may cause problems in environments where the
ETID contains characters which are invalid within a file
name, or where multiple Natural sessions are running which use the same user ID
and no ETID specification (thus possibly resulting in
work file names for sort operations being created which are not unique).
| Possible settings | specified or not specified | If specified, Natural will use a different algorithm from normal when generating work file names for sort operations. |
|---|---|---|
| Default setting | not specified | |
| Dynamic specification | yes | |
| Specification within session | no |
