The model name table contains model names that can be passed to VTAM® application programs in their LOGON exits. VTAM application programs use the model names to create dynamic definitions for their session-partner resources.
A model definition is usually the starting point for a dynamic resource definition. The model name passed by VTAM enables the application program to select the proper model definition to use.
Operands on an SLU’s resource definition associate that SLU with the proper model name data. The MDLTAB operand specifies the name of the model name table to be used, and the MDLENT operand specifies the proper entry within the table. These operands are described for each LU-type resource in Major nodes.