This Natural profile parameter enables downward compatibility with Natural Versions lower than Version 6.1. It specifies the protocol version of the Entire Connection format file (.NCF) to be used. This Entire Connection format is generated when work files of type ENTIRE CONNECTION or DEFAULT work files with the file extension .NCD are written.

This profile parameter also supports the TRANSFER work file type. File transfer (XFER) version 3 and 4 (with enhanced decimal precision) format generation is supported. File transfer versions lower than 3 are not supported.

Possible settings	0	A format file of Entire Connection Protocol Version 0 is written. The format files created are compatible with those of Natural Versions lower than Version 6.1.	A format file of Transfer Protocol Version 3 is written. The format files created are compatible with those of Natural Version 9.3.3 or lower.
	2	A format file of Entire Connection Protocol Version 2 is written, which is created by Natural Version 6.1 or 6.2.	A format file of Transfer Protocol Version 3 is written, which is created by Natural Version 9.3.3 or lower.
	3	A format file of Entire Connection Protocol Version 3 is written, which is created by Natural Version 6.3.	A format file of Transfer Protocol Version 3 is written, which is created by Natural Version 9.3.3 or lower.
	4	A format file of Entire Connection Protocol Version 4 is written, which is created by Natural Version 9.3.4.	A format file of Transfer Protocol Version 4 is written, which is created by Natural Version 9.3.4.
Default setting	2
Dynamic specification	no
Specification within session	no

Notes:

1. For information on the work file type ENTIRE CONNECTION and the Entire Connection format, refer to Work File Formats in the Operations documentation.
2. For information on the work file type TRANSFER and the Transfer format, refer to TRANSFER in the DEFINE WORK FILE statement documentation and Using the Work File Type Transfer in the Operations documentation.