Description

The USE_SYMBOLIC_NAMES option specifies whether the NW RFC library, during group-logon, should use symbolic service names defined in /etc/services (such as sapgw33, or hard-coded port numbers derived from the instance number (such as 3300).

Usage

Method	Syntax	IBM i	HP NonStop	UNIX	Windows	z/OS
Command Line, Short Form	n/a
Command Line, Long Form	-rfc_use_symbolic_names option
Environment Variable	USAP_RFC_USE_SYMBOLIC_NAMES=option
Configuration File Keyword	rfc_use_symbolic_names option

Value

option specifies whether the NW RFC library, during group-logon, should use symbolic service names defined in /etc/services or hard-coded port numbers derived from the instance number.

or not to use delta-manager when serializing / deserializing table parameters passed by using TABLES clause:

• 0
  Use port numbers.
• 1
  Use service names.

Default is 1.

Command Usage

The USE_SYMBOLIC_NAMES option is an RFC (Remote Function Call) option.

RFC options are associated with program execution, not commands. They are used to configure the SAP NW RFC connection.