SNAP-IX 3270 User's Guide

• Before You Begin
  • Intended Audience
  • Fast Path to 3270 Emulation and File Transfer
  • About This Book
    • Organization of This Book
    • Typographic Conventions
    • Graphic Conventions
    • Help Screens
  • SNAP-IX Publications
    • Publications for Users
    • Publications for Administrators
    • Publications for Programmers
  • Related Publications
• 1 Introducing the 3270 Emulation Program
  • 1.1 Overview of 3270 Emulation
    • 1.1.1 Sessions
    • 1.1.2 Model 2-5 Display Support
    • 1.1.3 File Transfer
    • 1.1.4 Background Operation
    • 1.1.5 Temporary Exit from 3270 Emulation
    • 1.1.6 Type-Ahead during 3270 Emulation
    • 1.1.7 Local Copy
    • 1.1.8 Keyboard Remapping
    • 1.1.9 Keystroke Recording and Replay
    • 1.1.10 International Language Support
    • 1.1.11 3270 Status Line
    • 1.1.12 Printer Emulation
    • 1.1.13 File, Customize, and Control Menus
    • 1.1.14 HLLAPI Support
  • 1.2 Where Do You Go from Here?
• 2 The 3270 Emulation Program User Interface
  • 2.1 Screen Clearing on Different Terminal Types
  • 2.2 Menus
    • 2.2.1 Choosing a Menu from the Menu Bar
    • 2.2.2 Choosing a Menu Item
  • 2.3 Dialog Boxes
    • 2.3.1 Push Buttons
    • 2.3.2 Check Boxes
    • 2.3.3 Radio Groups
    • 2.3.4 Edit Boxes
    • 2.3.5 List Boxes
  • 2.4 Accelerator Keys
  • 2.5 Nonselectable Items
  • 2.6 Help Screens
  • 2.7 Message Boxes
  • 2.8 Screen Redrawing
  • 2.9 Fast Exit from the Menu Interface
• 3 Getting Started with 3270 Emulation
  • 3.1 Specifying the Path to SNAP-IX ProductPrograms
  • 3.2 Fast Path to 3270 Terminal Emulation
  • 3.3 Starting the 3270 Emulation Program
    • 3.3.1 Translation Table File Format
  • 3.4 Starting the 3179G Emulation Program
  • 3.5 Using Menus and Dialog Boxes
    • 3.5.1 Displaying the Main Screen
    • 3.5.2 Incorrect Style File Specified
    • 3.5.3 Using Style Files and Customizing Emulation
    • 3.5.4 Controlling Emulation
    • 3.5.5 Communicating with the Host
    • 3.5.6 Moving between a 3270 Session and the Main Screen
    • 3.5.7 Temporary Exit to the Solaris Command Prompt
    • 3.5.8 Ending Emulation
  • 3.6 Running 3270 Emulation in the Background
    • 3.6.1 Starting the 3270 Emulation Program
    • 3.6.2 Stopping the 3270 Emulation Program
  • 3.7 Overview of 3270 Operations
    • 3.7.1 Using the Keyboard
    • 3.7.2 Understanding the 3270 Status Line
    • 3.7.3 Switching between 3270 Sessions
    • 3.7.4 Temporary Exit from 3270 Emulation
    • 3.7.5 Type-Ahead during 3270 Emulation
    • 3.7.6 3179G Screen Display
    • 3.7.7 Using the Mouse with 3270 Emulation
    • 3.7.8 Using the Mouse with 3179G Emulation
  • 3.8 3270 Data Fields
    • 3.8.1 Attribute Characters
    • 3.8.2 EAB Characters
  • 3.9 Keystroke Recording and Replay
    • 3.9.1 Valid Keystrokes for Recorded Sequences
    • 3.9.2 Recording a Keystroke Sequence
    • 3.9.3 Replaying a Keystroke Sequence
    • 3.9.4 Pausing within a Keystroke Sequence
    • 3.9.5 Clearing a Recorded Keystroke Sequence
    • 3.9.6 Saving Keystroke Sequences
    • 3.9.7 Multiple Sessions
  • 3.10 Running HLLAPI Programs
  • 3.11 Moving from the Menu Interface to 3270 Emulation
  • 3.12 Exiting the 3270 Emulation Program
  • 3.13 Automating the 3270 Emulation Start-Up
  • 3.14 Where Do You Go from Here?
• 4 Controlling 3270 Emulation
  • 4.1 Overview of the Main Screen Menus
    • 4.1.1 The Control Menu
  • 4.2 Controlling Display Sessions
    • 4.2.1 Enabling a Display Session
    • 4.2.2 Making a Session Current
    • 4.2.3 Disabling a Session
    • 4.2.4 Remapping a Display Session
  • 4.3 Controlling Printer Sessions
    • 4.3.1 Enabling and Disabling a Printer Session
    • 4.3.2 Remapping a Printer Session
    • 4.3.3 Maximum Print Position for LU 1 andUnformatted LU 3 Printer Sessions
    • 4.3.4 Code Translation for LU 1 Transparent Data
  • 4.4 Transferring Files
  • 4.5 Viewing Host Response Times
  • 4.6 Sending NetView User Alert Messages
  • 4.7 Resuming or Beginning Terminal Emulation
  • 4.8 Moving between 3270 Sessions
• 5 Transferring Files
  • 5.1 Fast Path to File Transfer
  • 5.2 Preparing to Transfer Files
    • 5.2.1 Setting Environment Variables
    • 5.2.2 Setting Other Parameters
    • 5.2.3 Establishing Communications
  • 5.3 Monitoring File Transfer Status
  • 5.4 Transferring Files Using the Menu Interface
    • 5.4.1 Setting Host File Transfer Parameters
    • 5.4.2 Transferring Files with an MVS/TSO Host
    • 5.4.3 Transferring Files with a VM/CMS Host
    • 5.4.4 Transferring Files with a CICS Host
  • 5.5 Transferring Files from the Solaris Command Prompt
    • 5.5.1 File Transfer Command Syntax
    • 5.5.2 Sample File Transfer Commands
  • 5.6 Stopping a File Transfer in Progress
  • 5.7 Finishing File Transfer
• 6 Customizing 3270 Emulation
  • 6.1 What Is a Style File?
    • 6.1.1 Search Path for Style Files
    • 6.1.2 Permissions to Use and Modify Style Files
  • 6.2 Menus Used for Customizing 3270 Emulation
  • 6.3 Opening, Creating, and Saving Style Files
    • 6.3.1 Opening a Style File
    • 6.3.2 Creating a New Style File
    • 6.3.3 Saving a Style File
    • 6.3.4 Saving a Style File under a Different Name
  • 6.4 Setting Customization Options
  • 6.5 Customizing Sessions
    • 6.5.1 Customizing Display Sessions
    • 6.5.2 Customizing Printer Sessions
  • 6.6 Customizing Display Colors
    • 6.6.1 Customizing Colors for a Display Session
    • 6.6.2 Using Default Color Mapping
    • 6.6.3 Copying Colors from Another Session
  • 6.7 Choosing a Host Language
  • 6.8 Customizing Key Definitions
    • 6.8.1 Viewing Key Definitions
    • 6.8.2 Redefining a Keystroke Used for a 3270 Function
    • 6.8.3 Adding a Keystroke to a 3270 Function
    • 6.8.4 Undefining Keystrokes
    • 6.8.5 Choosing Default Keyboard Mapping
  • 6.9 Customizing Miscellaneous Options
• 7 Solving Problems
  • 7.1 3270 Could Not Initialize due to Failure to Fork a Process
  • 7.2 3270 or 3179G Emulation Program Not Found
  • 7.3 Cannot Get from 3270 Session to 3270 Emulation Program Main Screen
  • 7.4 Cannot Run 3270 Emulation in Background
  • 7.5 Cannot Run 3270 Emulation without a Menu Interface
  • 7.6 Cannot Tell Which Terminal Keys Correspond to Various 3270 Keys
  • 7.7 Characters on Display Do Not Match Keys Pressed
  • 7.8 Customize Menu Options Not Selectable
  • 7.9 Display Colors Are Different from Those Selected
  • 7.10 Display Is Incomplete or Hard to Read
  • 7.11 Error-3270 Failed to Initialize
  • 7.12 Error Message-3270 User Not Found
  • 7.13 Error Message-No 3270 Sessions
  • 7.14 Error Message-No 3270 Users
  • 7.15 Failed to Initialize Windowing System
  • 7.16 Fields Cannot Be Changed or Edited
  • 7.17 File Menu Options Not Selectable
  • 7.18 File Transfer Process 'Hung'
  • 7.19 HLLAPI Application Does Not Work
  • 7.20 Host Language Option Not Selectable
  • 7.21 Host Response Times Option Not Selectable
  • 7.22 Last Transaction Time Indicator (LTTI) on Status Line Does Not Appear
  • 7.23 Main Screen Invoked Instead of 3270 Session
  • 7.24 Model Type Radio Group Is Not Selectable
  • 7.25 NetView Alert Not Accepted
  • 7.26 NetView Alerts Option Not Selectable
  • 7.27 Open Option Is Not Selectable
  • 7.28 Style File Contains Invalid Maximum Structured Field Size
  • 7.29 Unable to Obtain System Semaphores
• Appendix A: Required and Recommended Functions in the terminfo Database
• Appendix B: Default Keyboard Mappings
  • B.1 Functions within Groups and Corresponding Keys
    • B.1.1 Program Function Keys
    • B.1.2 Program Access Keys
    • B.1.3 Printer Control Keys
    • B.1.4 3270 System Keys
    • B.1.5 Miscellaneous System Keys
    • B.1.6 Session Selection Keys
    • B.1.7 Edit Keys
    • B.1.8 3179G System Keys
    • B.1.9 Character Keys
  • B.2 Alphabetical List of Functions and Corresponding Keys
• Appendix C: Status Line Information
  • C.1 How the Status Line Is Displayed
    • C.1.1 Status Line Display Modes
    • C.1.2 Status Line Display for Keystroke Recording and Replay
    • C.1.3 Status Line Help
  • C.2 Overview of the Status Line
  • C.3 Session Status Messages
  • C.4 Do Not Enter Messages
  • C.5 Communications Check Codes
  • C.6 Last Transaction Time Indicator
  • C.7 Numeric Indicator
  • C.8 Insert Indicator
  • C.9 Printer Identifier
  • C.10 Record/Replay ID
  • C.11 LU Name
  • C.12 Cursor Position Message
  • C.13 Session ID
  • C.14 Background Transparency Indicator
  • C.15 Program Symbol Set Indicator
  • C.16 Character Set Indicator
  • C.17 Extended Highlight Indicator
  • C.18 Extended Color Indicator
  • C.19 Program Check Codes
• Appendix D: File Transfer Messages
  • D.1 Menu Interface File Transfer Messages
  • D.2 Host File Transfer Messages
• Appendix E: Print Style File Utility
  • E.1 Command Format
  • E.2 Output
  • E.3 Error Messages
• Appendix F: International Support
  • F.1 Overview of International Language Support
  • F.2 Generating International Characters
  • F.3 Setting Up Internationalization Options at Start of Day
• Appendix G: Supported Code Pages
  • G.1 ASCII Code Pages
  • G.2 EBCDIC Code Pages
• Index