Inserting a Terminal element


If the terminal option is selected from the Insert Single Element pop-up window, CM IMS TM inserts the DELTA List entry. This entry adds a VTAM terminal to an online IMS system.

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Before you begin

Before a terminal element is added, valid spare elements must exist in the IMSGEN. Terminals are not technically added, but renamed using spare elements. See Defining-spare-elementsfor more information on spare elements.

To Insert a Terminal Element

  1. Go to the DELTA List Edit/Execute Entry panel.From the CM IMS TM Main Menu, type 1 in the selection field and press Enter. The DELTA List Edit/Execute Entry panel is displayed.
  2. Decide if you want to create a new DELTA List, edit a specific existing DELTA List, or choose an existing DELTA List for editing. Perform the appropriate action.

    Activity

    Action

    Create a new DELTA List

    Type 1 in the selection field and the name of a new DELTA List in the DELTA List field.

    Edit a specific existing DELTA List

    Type 1 in the selection field and the name of an existing DELTA List in the DELTA List field.

    Choose an existing DELTA List for editing

    Type 1 in the selection field and leave the DELTA List field blank or type a masking pattern in the DELTA List field.

  3. Type the data set name of the library in which the existing DELTA List resides, or where you want the new DELTA List placed, in the DELTA List library field.
  4. View Profile —Type the name of the View Profile in the View Profile field; otherwise, accept the default View Profile.

    Important

    When UPF security is in effect, this field will be labeled IMSID or Group. Enter the IMSID or Group for which you intend to execute the DELTA List. The view profile used will be of the form DLAKWTnn for CM VT or DDCKWTnn for CM DBCTL, where nn is from the applicable UPF record.

    This field may not display on the panel if no View Profile data set is specified in the Global Options.

  5. Press Enter.

    Previous Action

    Result

    You typed 1 in the selection field and the name of a new DELTA List in the DELTA List field.

    The DELTA List Edit panel is displayed, beginning a DELTA List Edit session for that DELTA List.

    You typed 1 in the selection field and the name of an existing DELTA List in the DELTA List field.

    The DELTA List Edit panel is displayed, beginning a DELTA List Edit session for that DELTA List.

    You typed 1 in the selection field and left the DELTA List field blank or typed a masking pattern in the DELTA List field.

    The member selection list is displayed, allowing you to select a DELTA List for editing.

  6. If you are on a member selection list panel, select a DELTA List to edit by typing a / next to one of the CM IMS TM PDS member names listed on the panel and pressing Enter. The DELTA List Edit panel is displayed.
  7. Type I in the Actn field and press Enter. The Insert Element Options pop-up window is displayed.
  8. Type 1 in the selection field and press Enter. The Insert Single Element pop-up window is displayed.
  9. Type 5 in the Element type selection field.
  10. Type the name of the IMS system resource element to be inserted in the DELTA List in the Element name field. A unique TERMINAL node name is required. Virtual terminals cannot be renamed. The naming conventions are the same as for an IMSGEN.
  11. Type the option number of the DELTA Action that should be taken against the associated IMS system resource element in the DELTA action selection field. Possible values are
    • ADD
    • REVISE
    • ADD/REVISE
    • DELETE
    • RELOAD
    • EXECUTE
  12. Optional. You can type a / in the selection field next to one or more of the following options:
    • Invoke edit on the inserted element (displays the DELTA List Element Edit panel for the inserted element)
    • Return to this screen after insert (displays the Insert Single Element pop-up window with a message indicating that the element was inserted)
  13. Press Enter.


Where to go from here

Perform the following action:

Activity

Reference

Provide further details for the DELTA List element


 

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