CIADS (10-digit signed integer)

Send/receive ADS descriptor.

This is an indicator specifying whether ADS descriptors should be sent on SEND and RECEIVE BMS requests. The following values are defined:

ADNONE

Do not send or receive ADS descriptor.

ADSEND

Send ADS descriptor.

ADRECV

Receive ADS descriptor.

ADMSGF

Use message format for the ADS descriptor.

This causes the ADS descriptor to be sent or received using the long form of the ADS descriptor. The long form has fields that are aligned on 4-byte boundaries.

The CIADS field should be set as follows:

• If ADS descriptors are not being used, set the field to ADNONE.

• If ADS descriptors are being used, and with the same CCSID in each environment, set the field to the sum of ADSEND and ADRECV.

• If ADS descriptors are being used, but with different CCSIDs in each environment, set the field to the sum of ADSEND, ADRECV, and ADMSGF.

This is a request field used only for 3270 transactions. The initial value of this field is ADNONE.