APPC Transaction Program Name (tpname)

Configuration Type

Database manager

Applies to

• Database server with local and remote clients
• Database server with local clients
• Partitioned database server with local and remote clients

Parameter Type

Configurable

Default

Null

This parameter defines the name of the remote transaction program that the database client must use when it issues an allocate request to the database serverwhen using the APPC communication protocol. This parameter must be set in the configuration file at the database server.

This parameter must be the same as the transaction program name that is configured in the SNA transaction program definition. Refer to the Installation and Configuration Supplement for more information about setting up APPC for your DB2 product.

Recommendation: The only accepted characters for use in this name are:

• Alphabetics (A through Z; or a through z)
• Numerics (0 through 9)
• Dollar sign ($), number sign (#), at sign (@), and period (.)