SNAX/HLS Configuration and Control Manual

Objects and Attributes
Using the HLSRDT Utility
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INIT Attributes Following are the attributes that can be specified for INIT objects.
APPL-NAME
MODE-NAME
PASSWORD
REQUESTER-ID
USER-DATA
APPL-NAME
This INIT attribute has the value type name-32 . The default value is blanks.
APPL-NAME specifies the name that is carried in the INIT-SELF, starting at byte 12.
Conventional IBM usage dictates that the actual name of the application program
being accessed is carried here; the field is thus limited to 8 characters in width.
However, longer names are permitted (up to 32 characters) and have a special
application when using SNAX/XF passthrough. The name supplied here can be
overridden by the application program in the OPEN-SESSION or
HLS-OPEN requests.
MODE-NAME
This INIT attribute has the value type name-8 . The default value is blanks.
MODE-NAME specifies the name that is carried in bytes 4 through 11 of the INIT-
SELF record. This field customarily identifies the set of rules and PROFILEs that are
used by the session. The SSCP implementation by IBM uses this name to find a BIND
image to insert into the CINIT message. This CINIT message is then passed to the IBM
application program. (IBM’s TSO product does not use this feature.)
PASSWORD
This INIT attribute has the value type string , with an eight-character maximum.
The default value is text surrounded by quotes (“ ”).
PASSWORD specifies the password that is included in the password field of the
INIT-SELF record, immediately following the requester-ID field. Although this field
has been retired by IBM, some older products, such as the 8100, require its use. Note
that the text supplied here is usually case-insensitive. Although presented in ASCII, it
is converted to EBCDIC when included in the INIT-SELF record.
REQUESTER-ID
This INIT attribute has the value type string , with an eight-character maximum.
The default value is text surrounded by quotes (“ ”).
REQUESTER-ID specifies the name that appears in the requester-ID field of the
INIT-SELF record, immediately following the uninterpreted name of the DLU.
Although this field has been retired by IBM, some products, such as the 8100, still
require its use. Note that the text supplied here usually identifies the user. Although
presented in ASCII, it is converted to EBCDIC when included in the INIT-SELF record.