Optional: specifying CICSAPPLID and CICSAPPLIDQUALIFIER in the IPICSERVER definition

To ensure that your CICS® TG connects to the expected CICS server, you can specify CICSAPPLID and CICSAPPLIDQUALIFIER in the IPICSERVER definition in the ctg.ini file.

  1. Add your CICSAPPLID and CICSAPPLIDQUALIFIER definitions in the IPICSERVER section.
    For example:
    SECTION IPICSERVER = A1-IPIC
          SRVIDLETIMEOUT=0
          HOSTNAME=cicssrv2.company.com
          PORT=50889
          CONNECTTIMEOUT=60
          TCPKEEPALIVE=Y
          SENDSESSIONS=100
          CICSAPPLID=IY2GTGXX
          CICSAPPLIDQUALIFIER=GBIBMIYA
      ENDSECTION
  2. Save your updated ctg.ini file.
  3. Start CICS TG to apply the new definitions.
If the CICSAPPLID and CICSAPPLIDQUALIFIER in your ctg.ini file do not match the APPLID and network ID of your CICS server as defined in the CICS System Initialization Table (SIT), your ECI request causes a program abend with an ECI_ERR_NO_CICS(-3) message. In the CICS job log, you see this message:
DFHIS1013 ... Invalid applid GBIBMIYA.IY2GTGXX received in capability exchange 
request on TCPIPSERVICE SRV50889.