Replacing the DFS3649A Message—Terminal Type
The DFS3649A Message Options – Terminal Type panel allows you to specify DFS3649A Message replacement options for each terminal type used on an IMS system. For each terminal type, you can specify separate replacements for dynamic and static terminals.
Panel Flow – Replacing the DFS3649A Message—Terminal Type
Before you begin
A user access profile must give you authority to specify or change data for the appropriate IMSIDs. Contact your ETA system administrator.
To Replace the DFS3649A Message—Terminal Type
- Go to the DFS3649A Message Options – Terminal Type panel.
- From the ETA Main Menu, type 5 in the Selection field and press Enter. The IMSID/Group Options Entry panel is displayed.
- From the IMSID/Group Options Entry panel, type 1 in the Selection field with the IMSID specified in the IMSID or Group field and press Enter. The Edit IMSID Options panel is displayed.
- From the Edit IMSID Options panel, type 9 in the Selection field and press Enter. The IMSID Options - DFS3649A Message Options panel is displayed.
- From the IMSID Options - DFS3649A Message Options panel, type 2 in the Selection field and press Enter. The DFS3649A Message Options – Terminal Type panel is displayed.
Choose replacements for the DFS3649A message by terminal type. When specifying replacements, consider the following conditions:
- If you do not specify a replacement for a terminal type, all terminals of that type will use the DFS3649A message.
- If you activate the DFS3649A TSS option, the values you specify on this panel are used as defaults if the TSS table search fails.
- Type a slash (/) in the selection field next to a terminal type to access a DFS3649A Message Options - Terminal Type pop-up window and edit the DFS3649A Message options for the selected type of terminals.
Use the selection fields under the headings Dynamic terminals message replacement option or Static terminals message replacement option to specify the replacement you want performed for dynamic or static terminals of this type. If you do not specify a replacement, the DFS3649A message will be used.
If you want to replace the DFS3649A message with...
Then type...
A user format only
1 in the selection field and type the user format in the Optional User format name field.
A DFS2002 message with a user format, if supplied
2 in the selection field and type the user format in the Optional User format name field.
A user message with a user format, if supplied
3 in the selection field and type the user format in the Optional User format name field.
A blank screen
4 in the selection field.
IMS logging off the terminal
5 in the selection field.
Use format in Signon RC message module–If you activate this option and signon fails, the signon return code message will be displayed with the format defined for that return code in the Signon RC message module. If the field is not activated, the signon return code message will be displayed in its default format.Type a slash (/) in the selection field next to this field under the headings Dynamic terminals message replacement option or Static terminals message replacement option to indicate use of this option for dynamic or static terminals of this type; otherwise, leave this field blank.
The corresponding format name is supplied on the Signon RC Message Customization panel accessed via the Message Customization option from the Administration Menu.
The Msg Mod field on the DFS3649A Message Options – Terminal Type panel will indicate if this option has been selected for dynamic or static terminals of each terminal type.
- Press F3.
- Repeat Step 2 for each terminal type used on the IMS system.
- Press F3 four times to return to the ETA Main Menu.
- Repeat this task for other IMSIDs as required.
Where to go from here
Perform any of the following actions:
If you want to... | Then... |
|---|---|
Specify DFS3649A message options through the ETA TSS options | |
Create a user format | Use the MFS language utility to create the format. See IBM publication IMS/ESA Application Programming: Transaction Manager for information. |
Create a user message | |
Create a TSS table that specifies message replacement options | See Utilities-for-Translate-Subsystem-Services-Feature for information and instructions. |
Create an ETA Greetings Message exit that takes advantage of ETA features | |
Make an ETA Greetings Message exit available to an IMS system | |
Implement your customizations | Refresh the IMSID options or TSS table data in the IMS control region. See Refreshing-IMSID-Options-TSS-Tables-and-CPU-IDs for instructions. If you have specified that a user message or user format will be used to replace the DFS3649A message, or that a TSS table or ETA Greetings Message exit provide message replacement information; the user message, user format, TSS table, or exit must exist before you perform the refresh. |