This document describes the steps for installing Natural Connection (product code NTC) on BS2000.
For information on the features and functions provided by Natural Connection, see the Natural Connection documentation.
When used in this document, the notation
vrs
or
vr
represents the relevant product
version (see also Version in the
Glossary).
A supported version of the following product must be installed before you can install Natural Connection:
Entire Connection
See the Installation section in the Entire Connection documentation.
See also General Prerequisites and System Support in the section Overview of the Installation Process.
The installation medium contains the following file required for product installation:
File Name | Contents |
---|---|
NTCvrs.MOD |
Load modules and object modules |
Copy the file into your environment as described in Copying Files to a BS2000 Disk in the section Installing Natural.
Sample installation jobs are contained in the NATvrs.JOBS
file
and are prefixed with the product code. The file is provided on the
installation medium supplied for base Natural.
Be sure to read Installation Process and Major Natural Features before you start the installation procedure.
(Jobs I060, I080)
Adapt the Natural parameter module:
Specify the keyword subparameter
AM=PC
in
the NTPRINT
macro for all printer files and work files to be used for data transfer between
the host and the PC. For example:
NTPRINT (7),AM=PC NTWORK (7),AM=PC
Specify the profile parameter
PC=ON
.
The parameters and the macro are described in the Parameter Reference documentation.
Assemble and link the Natural parameter module.
(Job I080)
Adapt the link steps for online Natural:
Add the following INCLUDE
statement
to the element LNATSHAR
in the library
job-library
:
INCLUDE NTCPCAM3,NTCvrs.MOD
Relink your Natural shared nucleus as described in Link the Nucleus in Installing Natural.
You can verify the successful installation of Natural Connection by following the instructions below:
Invoke Entire Connection on the PC and start the terminal emulation.
Use the terminal emulation to invoke Natural on the mainframe.
Enter the terminal command %+
to
activate the PC connection.
Use the Natural Object Handler (described in the Utilities documentation) to download Natural objects to the PC. For information on transferring Natural objects, see also Data Transfer in the section Terminal Emulation in the Entire Connection documentation.
Verify that the downloaded objects are now on your PC.