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Specifying Unsolicited Output Options-ETA Defaults

The ETA Unsolicited Output feature allows you to control the creation of unknown destinations and simplify the process of creating dynamic printers.

The Unsolicited Output Options – ETA Defaults panel allows you to specify system-wide options for the creation of unknown destinations.

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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.

Warning

Note

If you intend to use unsolicited output/printer options, you must provide IMS with information similar to the signon information. For example, if signon processing creates a different LTERM, the UNSOLOUT process must do the same. This ensures the correct user name is built when the user structure and queue are built.

Additionally, if you specify ASOT and Logoff at Autosignoff values through the Unsolicited Output TSS table processing option, these values will not be overridden by subsequent processes.

 

To Specify Unsolicited Output Options--ETA Defaults

  1. Go to the Unsolicited Output Options - ETA Defaults panel.
    1. From the ETA Main Menu, type 5 in the Selection field and press Enter. The IMSID/Group Options Entry panel is displayed.
    2. 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.
    3. From the Edit IMSID Options panel, type 3 in the Selection field and press Enter. The IMSID Options – Unsolicited Output/Printer Options panel is displayed.
    4. From the IMSID Options – Unsolicited Output/Printer Options panel, type 1 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Unsolicited Output Options – ETA Defaults panel is displayed.

  2. In the Method selection field, indicate how you want ETA to specify unsolicited output options.

     

    If you want to specify options through...

    Then type...

    ETA Defaults

    1 in the selection field.

    the UNSOLOUT and TRANSACT TSS tables

    2 in the selection field.

    a user exit that takes advantage of ETA features

    3 in the selection field.

  3. Unknown destination option–Activate this option if you never want unknown destinations to be created by a user or an application. Type a slash (/) in the selection field next to this field to indicate use of this option; otherwise, leave this field blank.
  4. Message delete option –Type the option number of the type of messages that should not be displayed or printed.
  5. IMS response mode option –Type the option number to specify a system-wide value for the IMS response mode option that determines whether USERs will be placed in response mode.
  6. LTERM Output option –Activate this option if you want output from LTERMs to be displayed and printed in uppercase characters. Type a slash (/) in the selection field next to this field to indicate use of this option; otherwise, leave this field blank.
  7. Press F3 three times to return to the ETA Main Menu.
  8. 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 Unsolicited Output options through the ETA TSS options

Create a TSS table that specifies unsolicited output options (TRANSACT or UNSOLOUT table) and/or information for the creation of LTERMs and dynamic printers

Create an ETA Unsolicited Output exit

Make an ETA Unsolicited Output exit available to an IMS control region

see Loading-and-Reloading-Exits for instructions.

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 TSS table or ETA Unsolicited Output exit provide customization information, the TSS table or exit must exist before you perform the refresh.

 

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