CONNTYPE

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramCONNTYPE=value_of_conntype_start_optionCONNTYPE=value_of_conntype_start_optionAPPNLENCONNTYPE=APPNCONNTYPE=APPN1
Notes:
  • 1 CONNTYPE=APPN is the only valid value if the TRLE operand is coded.

Specifies for a type 2.1 PU whether the connection is to be established as a LEN connection or attempted as an APPN connection.

If you do not code the NODETYPE start option, the CONNTYPE operand is ignored and the connection will be a LEN connection.
CONNTYPE=APPN
Specifies that this connection can support parallel TGs, CP-CP sessions, and CP name change support. CONNTYPE=APPN must be coded for CPCP=YES to be valid.
CONNTYPE=LEN
Specifies that this connection does not support parallel TGs, CP-CP sessions, or CP name change support.
Note: For LEN sessions between PUs when CONNTYPE=APPN is coded on each PU, the CPNAME of each PU must be unique. When CONNTYPE=LEN, the CPNAMEs can be the same.

Because CONNTYPE=LEN indicates that the PU is not APPN-capable, do not code any APPN-only operands on the same PU statement. If an APPN-only operand is coded with CONNTYPE=LEN, VTAM® will issue a message warning of a parameter conflict.

Although you need to code CONNTYPE=APPN for a PU to be an APPN resource, this does not necessarily mean the PU will be APPN; a PU's characteristics are determined at activation. However, coding CONNTYPE=LEN means that the PU can only be a LEN resource, even if, at activation, the XID indicates the PU can be an APPN resource.