Replacing the DFS3650I Message—ETA Defaults
ETA allows you to replace the DFS3650I message with one of several options. You specify system-wide replacements individually for static and dynamic terminals.
Panel Flow – Replacing the DFS3650I Message—ETA Defaults

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 DFS3650I Message—ETA Defaults
- Go to the DFS3650I Message Options – ETA Defaults 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 10 in the Selection field and press Enter. The IMSID Options - DFS3650I Message Options panel is displayed.
- From the IMSID Options - DFS3650I Message Options panel, type 1 in the Selection field and press Enter. The DFS3650I Message Options - ETA Defaults panel is displayed.
- Complete the Message Selecti on Options section.
Use the field under the heading Dynamic terminals to specify the options you want to use for dynamic terminals.
If you want to use...
Then type...
ETA Defaults
1 in the option selection field.
A TSS table
2 in the option selection field.
A customer-modified ETA Greetings Message exit that takes advantage of ETA features
3 in the option selection field.
Use the field under the heading Static terminals to specify the options you want to use for static terminals.
If you want to use...
Then type...
ETA Defaults
1 in the option selection field.
A TSS table
2 in the option selection field.
A customer-modified ETA Greetings Message exit that takes advantage of ETA features
3 in the option selection field.
- Specify the number of days ETA will display a password expiration message in the Number of days to display password expiration message field for dynamic and static terminals. A valid value is from 0 to 255. If you leave this field blank, ETA inserts the default value of 5.This option applies only if the following conditions have been met:
- You must select the Password message expiration as the message replacement option on the DFS3650I Message Options – Terminal Type panel.
- Signon processing must have completed.
- You must have the RACF security package only; ACF2 and Top Secret are not supported.
- 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 DFS3650I message options by terminal type | |
Specify DFS3650I 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 | |
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 DFS3650I 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. |