Overview of TSS
TSS provides a flexible means for DELTA PLUS VIRTUAL TERMINAL sites to specify LTERM names, logon models, and other functions for virtual terminals. During the logon and/or signon of a virtual terminal or printer, DELTA PLUS VIRTUAL TERMINAL can use TSS to perform the following tasks:
- Determine the name of a virtual terminal logon model
- Specify an LTERM name, based either on the virtual terminal node or the userid
- Specify use of the alternate virtual terminal Timer facility value
- Specify custom virtual terminal, printer, or LTERM features that you define
Using TSS, DELTA PLUS VIRTUAL TERMINAL can dynamically define and configure IMS elements required for specific applications and user needs, eliminating the need for more IMSGENs.
TSS is a generalized table-lookup facility which is external to the application that invokes it. TSS searches TSS tables for user-specified information that DELTA PLUS VIRTUAL TERMINAL uses to create and configure IMS nodes and LTERMs. When a user or application requires a virtual LTERM, terminal, or printer, the product reads the appropriate TSS table. If TSS finds the requested value in a TSS table, DELTA PLUS VIRTUAL TERMINAL creates and configures the element according to the definition in the table. If TSS does not find a definition of the requested element, the product issues a return code of 4 to indicate that the IMS element is not among those your site has defined.