NETID

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   '-NETID--=--network_id-'   

Specifies a 1–8 character identifier for the network in which the CDRM or set of CDRMs reside. This NETID pertains to the CDRM or set of CDRMs defined after the NETWORK definition statement and before any other NETWORK definition statement in the same set of definitions.

NETID is required only on external CDRMs if GWSSCP=YES; otherwise, NETID is optional.

Note: The use of the national character, #, is discouraged, because this character might not be present on keyboards of terminals produced in other countries. Because # might not be available on all terminals, SNA architecture specifically excludes # from the list of valid characters that can be used for defining network identifiers. Although VTAM® allows you to use #, other products might enforce this restriction.