# Session Parameters

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/session-parameters/74895>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, Natural-Code-Samples\
**Created:** [June 28, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/session-parameters/74895 "2007-06-28T17:17:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![tcs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/76d3ee/32.png) [@tcs](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/tcs)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/session-parameters/74895/1 "2007-06-28T17:17:54Z")

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Hi ,

Can any one throw some light on session parameters please, I think Steve can help me on this. I need to know about the different types of session parameters ans their uses 😃

Thanks,  
TCS 😃

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Robinson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/steve_robinson/32/107_2.png) [@Steve\_Robinson](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Steve_Robinson)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/session-parameters/74895/2 "2007-06-29T00:36:28Z")

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There are many “parameters” in Natural.

Many are “field level” parameters. For example, DISPLAY NAME (AD=I) which would intensify NAME; INPUT #OPTION (AD=M) which would make this field Modifiable, etc.

Then there are “statement level” parameters. For example, DISPLAY (IS=T) field1 field2 field3 would turn Identical Suppress (which can also be a field level parameter) ON for all fields in the DISPLAY.

Then there are FORMAT statements which control “object level” parameters. For example ZP=OFF which turns the printing of zeroes off.

SET GLOBALS spans objects for parameters, many of which are the same as those which can be changed by FORMAT statements.

All of the above are examples of “session parameters”. There are also “profile parameters”. For example DTFORM=I which sets the display of dates to the form YYYY-MM-DD.

Look up parameters in the online documentation.

Then, get yourself to a Natural class.

steve

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**Author:** ![Matthias1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@Matthias1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Matthias1)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 11:04am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/session-parameters/74895/3 "2007-07-02T11:04:19Z")

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Please have a look at natural’s “Parameter Reference”…

[http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/natural/nat631win/parms/parms-over.htm](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/natural/nat631win/parms/parms-over.htm)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/session-parameters/74895/4 "2021-04-02T14:48:29Z")

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