Natural for Mainframes Version 8.2.6 for Mainframes
 —  Parameter Reference  —

TTYPE - Terminal Type

This Natural profile parameter allows you to specify the terminal type used - in TP environments in which this information is not supplied automatically - so that Natural can activate the appropriate converter routine for attribute sequences to operate that type of terminal.

Possible settings 1-4 characters The setting specified with the TTYPE parameter must be defined as a valid terminal device type in the NTDVCE macro of the NATCONFG module, see Configuration Tables - Module NATCONFG.
Default setting 3270 Under z/OS, z/VSE.
See Text. Under BS2000/OSD:

The setting defined in PDN, unless overridden by the parameter T975X.

Note:
See Natural TP Monitor Interfaces, Natural under TIAM, Parameters in Macro NAMTIAM.

Dynamic specification yes  
Specification within session yes The TTYPE parameter has the same function as the terminal command %T=.

Note:
If you use the TTYPE parameter, it is no longer necessary to execute a program containing a SET CONTROL 'T=...' statement at the start of the session in order to set the terminal type.

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