Defining the DB2 subsystem to VTAM

You need to use an APPL definition statement and a MODEENT macro to define the DB2® subsystem to VTAM®. Samples of both the APPL and MODEENT macros are in the DSN8VTAM sample data set.

  • The APPL statement
    A VTAM APPL definition statement defines the VTAM options for the DB2 subsystem and includes it in a major node.
  • The MODEENT macro
    A VTAM link between two systems is a session. For every session, a defined set of characteristics called a mode must exist in a VTAM table called a log mode table.
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