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— Parameter Reference —

SKEY - Storage Key for Program Execution

This Natural profile parameter only applies on z/OS and z/VSE platforms.

SKEY determines the storage key of the TP monitor interface (Com-plete or CICS) under which Natural runs.

For details on Com-plete storage protect keys, see the related Com-plete documentation. For details on CICS key execution, see the related IBM documentation.

Possible settings	`ON`	Natural runs in the storage key of the TP monitor under which the Natural program executes: Under Com-plete: Natural uses storage protect key 8 to obtain storage for program execution. See Important below. Under CICS: Natural uses CICS key even if `EXECKEY(USER)` is defined in CICS. `EXECKEY(USER)` with `SKEY=ON` does not have the same effect as `EXECKEY(CICS)`, in particular, when CICS translation isolation is active.
Possible settings	`OFF`	Natural runs in a storage key that is different from the TP monitor under which the Natural program executes. Under CICS, Natural uses the execution key (`EXECKEY`) as defined in CICS. We recommend this setting to obtain the maximum benefits from the CICS storage protection facility if used.
Default setting	`OFF`
Dynamic specification	yes
Specification within session	no

Important:
If you run Natural under Com-plete and have storage keys other than the keys 8 and 9 assigned to your Com-plete threads, we strongly recommend that you set SKEY=ON to avoid performance degradation. This is likely to be the problem when you use the Software AG Editor, for example, in connection with Natural ISPF.

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