Specifying correct BIND parameters

The VTAM® BIND request that the VTAM application, the primary LU, sends to establish a session with a NetSpool printer LU, the secondary LU, must result in correct BIND parameters. That is:

• The LU type must be consistent with the type of print data to be sent during the session.
• The FM Profile and TS Profile values must be valid for that LU type.
• The presentation space must not exceed the maximum size.

Table 36 shows the valid combinations of the BIND parameters.

VTAM applications that establish sessions with NetSpool printer LUs can either use the BIND parameters in the logon mode table entry referred to in the APPL statement for the NetSpool printer LU, or the applications can override the BIND parameters, using their own resource definitions. In either case, the BIND parameters must be correct.

In most cases, CICS® and IMS™ subsystems override the BIND parameters associated with the NetSpool printer LU with BIND parameters that are consistent with the type of data in the print requests. However, in one case, when an IMS application sends a BIND request, and the NetSpool printer LU logical printer is defined in IMS as a non-SNA 3270 device, IMS uses the BIND parameters specified for the NetSpool printer LU, without any changes. Therefore, in this instance, the BIND parameters for the NetSpool printer LU must be correct for a 3270 data stream, as shown in Table 36.