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Define the Process as a Registered PPI Receiver

By using the DEFINE option of the &PPI verb, an NCL process can register itself as a receiver. A 1- to 8-character name can be supplied, which must be unique (that is, not presently defined to PPI or currently inactive). If your product is providing PPI services, an alternative is to use the ID=* option, which causes PPI to provide a unique name. This option is useful when talking to globally named servers, as you need not worry about trying to find a unique name.

A process need not be defined to send data using the SEND and ALERT options. In this case, a sender ID of #nclid (7 characters, for example #001352) is used.