CIFAC (8-byte bit string)

Bridge facility token.

This is an 8-byte bridge facility token. The purpose of a bridge facility token is to allow multiple transactions in a pseudoconversation to use the same bridge facility (virtual 3270 terminal). In the first, or only, message in a pseudoconversation, a value of FCNONE should be set; this tells CICS to allocate a new bridge facility for this message. A bridge facility token is returned in response messages when a nonzero CIFKT is specified on the input message. Subsequent input messages can then use the same bridge facility token.

The following special value is defined:

FCNONE
No BVT token specified.

This is both a request and a response field used only for 3270 transactions. The length of this field is given by LNFAC. The initial value of this field is FCNONE.