Application ID

 
Snapshot Level
Application
DCS Application
Lock

 
Logical Data Grouping
appl_id_info
dcs_appl_info
appl_lock

 
Monitor Switch
Basic
Basic
Basic

Resettable

No

 
Event Type
Connection
 
Statement
Transaction
Deadlock

 
Logical Data Grouping
conn_event
connheader_event
stmt_event
xaction_event
dlconn_event

Element Name
Element Type

appl_id
information

Description: This identifier is generated when the application connects to the database at the database manager or when DDCS receives a request to connect to a DRDA database.

Usage: This ID is known on both the client and server, so you can use it to correlate the client and server parts of the application. For DDCS applications, you will also need to use "Outbound Application ID" to correlate the client and server parts of the application.

This identifier is unique across the network. There are different formats for the application ID, which are dependent on the communication protocol between the client and the server machine on which the database manager and/or DDCS are running. Each of the formats consists of three parts separated by periods.

1. APPC

   Format

   Network.LU Name.Application instance

   Example

   CAIBMTOR.OSFDBX0.930131194520

   Details

   This application ID is the displayable format of an actual SNA LUWID (Logical Unit-of-Work ID) that flows on the network when an APPC conversation is allocated. APPC-generated application IDs are made up by concatenating the network name, the LU name, and the LUWID instance number, which create a unique label for the client/server application. The network name and LU name can each be a maximum of 8 characters. The application instance corresponds to the 12-decimal-character LUWID instance number.

2. TCP/IP

   Format

   *TCPIP.IPAddr.Application instance

   Example

   *TCPIP.A12CF9E8.930131214645

   Details

   A TCP/IP-generated application ID is made up by concatenating the string "*TCPIP", the IP address in hexadecimal characters, and a unique identifier for the instance of this application. The IP address is a 32-bit number displayed as a maximum of 8 hexadecimal characters.

3. IPX/SPX

   Format

   Netid.nodeid.Application instance

   Example

   C11A8E5C.400011528250.0131214645

   Details

   An IPX/SPX-generated application ID is made up by concatenating a character network ID (8 hexadecimal characters), a node id (12 hexadecimal characters), and a unique identifier for the instance of the application. The application instance corresponds to a 10-decimal-character time stamp of the form MMDDHHMMSS.

4. NetBIOS

   Format

   *NETBIOS.nname.Application instance

   Example

   *NETBIOS.SBOIVIN.930131214645

   Details

   A NetBIOS application ID is made up by concatenating the string "*NETBIOS", the nname defined in the client's database configuration file, and a unique identifier for the instance of this application.

5. Local Applications

   Format

   *LOCAL.DB2 instance.Application instance

   Example

   *LOCAL.DB2INST1.930131235945

   Details

   The application ID generated for a local application is made up by concatenating the string *LOCAL, the name of the DB2 instance, and a unique identifier for the instance of this application.

Use "Client Communication Protocol" to determine which communications protocol the connection is using and, as a result, the format of the application ID.