AILDELAY

The AILDELAY parameter specifies the delay period that elapses after all sessions between CICS® and an autoinstalled terminal, APPC device, or APPC system are ended, before the terminal or connection entry is deleted.

AILDELAY={0|hhmmss}
All sessions are ended when the terminal or system logs off, or when a transaction disconnects it from CICS.
The AILDELAY parameter does not apply to the following types of autoinstalled APPC connection, which are not deleted:
  • Sync level 2-capable connections (for example, CICS-to-CICS connections)
  • Sync level 1-only, limited resource connections installed on a CICS that is a member of a generic resource group
Valid values for this parameter are as follows:
hhmmss
A 1 to 6-digit number. The default is 0. For non-LU6.2 terminals and LU6.2 single-session connections installed by a CINIT, 0 means that the terminal entry is deleted as soon as the session is ended. For LU6.2 connections installed by a BIND, 0 means that the connection is deleted as soon as all sessions are ended, but is reusable if a new BIND occurs before the deletion starts.

If you leave out the leading zeros, they are supplied (for example, 123 becomes 000123—that is, 1 minute 23 seconds).