UOWNETQL

The UOWNETQL system initialization parameter specifies a qualifier for the NETUOWID for units of work initiated on the local CICS® region.

UOWNETQL=user_defined_value
UOWNETQL is required only if the z/OS® Communications Server VTAM®=NO is coded. The specified value is used in the following circumstances:
  • CICS is performing a cold start and VTAM=NO has been specified.
  • CICS is performing a cold start and the z/OS Communications Server ACB has failed to open.
  • CICS is being started with VTAM=NO and the z/OS Communications Server ACB has not been opened since the last cold start of CICS.
  • CICS is being started, the z/OS Communications Server ACB has failed to open, and the z/OS Communications Server ACB has not been opened since the last cold start of CICS.

If any of the above conditions apply and UOWNETQL is not specified, a dummy default UOWNETQL of 9UNKNOWN is used. This dummy UOWNETQL is invalid because the first character is a number. UOWNETQL is given this invalid name to avoid a conflict with any real, valid netid.

If any of the above conditions apply, UOWNETQL, or its default value, is used as the IPIC NETWORKID of this CICS region. It is also used as the default NETWORKID on IPCONN definitions for IPIC connections to other CICS regions.

The value you code can be from 1 to 8 characters long, and must consist of uppercase letters (A through Z), or numbers in the range 0 through 9. The first character must be a letter.