SNAX/HLS Configuration and Control Manual

Objects and Attributes
Using the HLSRDT Utility
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BID-REJECTION specifies how SNAX/HLS handles the rejection of bids on the part of
the first speaker. The three options are:
NO-RTR This negative response to a BID (or a begin-bracket RU), is generated
automatically by SNAX/HLS. The bidder has no choice but to retry the
BID at some future time. The first speaker will not necessarily prompt the
bidder. The local application is unaware of the occurrence of this event.
The NO-RTR option recreates the behavior of earlier versions of
SNAX/HLS and is the default option. If this option is elected, you should
be aware that the bidder may have no choice but to retry the bids at a
frequent rate, thus misusing the communications line.
AUTO This negative response to a BID (or a begin-bracket RU), is generated
automatically by SNAX/HLS. When the session is next between brackets,
SNAX/HLS generates an RTR request. The local application is unaware of
the occurrence of this event.
If the AUTO option is used, a potential race condition can occur if your
application begins a bracket immediately after the end of a previous
bracket. In this environment, the session is between brackets and
SNAX/HLS generates the RTR. Simultaneously, your application issues a
SEND-DATA. Your partner may receive an RTR, send the BID and receive
a reject to the BID. Although this behavior is permissible, it is undesirable.
USER This negative response to a BID (or a begin-bracket RU), is generated
automatically by SNAX/HLS and a DT-BID-REJECTED message is sent to
the application. Your application is responsible for generating the RTR
when appropriate.
If the USER option is used, your application is informed whenever a
bracket-reject is generated (in other words whenever a 0814 response is
generated for any reason). It is then the responsibility of the application to
determine when to send the RTR. RTRs are not automatically sent.
BIND-NAME
This PROFILE attribute has the value type name-8 . Its default value is blanks.
BIND-NAME specifies the name of a BIND object that contains the BIND data. This
name is required for primary sessions, even if the primary is the acceptor of the
session. The name referenced here must correspond to one of the BIND images in the
saved set of BIND images when the SAVE command is issued.