When the DB2 UDB Option for CICS invokes the exit program, it always passes certain fields from the Exit Communication Area to the exit program, regardless of the validation exit that was called. Table 7-1 shows these values:
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
XHEADER |
A header containing the word EXITAREA. |
XREASON |
The reason for calling the exit. REQUEST indicates a call to the request validation exit. RESULT indicates a call to the result validation exit. |
XUSERID |
The user identification. |
XTERMID |
The terminal identification. |
XDATE |
The current date in the format MM/DD/YY. |
XTIME |
The current time of day in the format HH:MM:SS. |
XSERVER |
The database server name. |
XDBSID |
The database system ID, which is not applicable for DB2. |
XDBUID |
The database user ID, which is not applicable for DB2. |
The values for these fields are shown in the example in “Understanding the Exit Communication Area”, following the first comment area.
