Introduction to ASCII Configuration

This chapter describes the ASCII configuration provided by Communications Server and Personal Communications. The ASCII configuration provides a method of creating, storing, and accessing configuration information. This method uses ASCII files instead of binary files to store configuration records. This enables users to create and modify a configuration file without using the SNA Node Configuration application.

The format of an ASCII configuration file, whether it is created by the SNA Node Configuration application or by an ASCII editor, is governed by the OCDNTS50.DAT file. This file is stored in the installation directory of the product. Not all of the keywords and parameters in the OCDNTS50.DAT file are documented in this manual, because they should not be configured by the user.