Communicate with the Domain Destination (VTAM)
When you establish contact with the domain destination, the Domain Traveler entry screen appears. The domain that you log in to will determine what your screen looks like. The first three lines on the screen will look like those in the following figure. The rest of the screen may look different.
Domain Traveler entry screen in ISPF Mode
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. RECORD OFF PLAY OFF JOURNAL OFF COMPARE LOG OFF AUTODOC OFF .
. Signon to CICS APPLID H13AC555 .
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. REGION H13AC555, CTS 6.1, Hiper 17.02 .
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. Type your userid and password, then press ENTER: .
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. DFHCE3520 Please type your userid. .
In ISPF mode, this screen contains a session status area and a virtual terminal presentation space. In Zoom mode, the virtual terminal presentation space occupies the entire screen. See Product-Conventions-VTAM to learn more about these display modes.
Session Status Area
The Session Status Area contains three lines:
- Title and Message Area — The first line on the screen displays the zoom key designation, Performance Test for VTAM screen title, and a short message area that provides session information, such as RECORDING IN PROGRESS.
- Command Line — The second line is where you enter ISPF and Performance Test for VTAM commands.
- Status Line — The third line indicates the state of key Performance Test for VTAM facilities. Here you see whether recording is on or off, if playback is active, and the status of the transaction journal, comparison log, and autoDoc.
For example, when a mismatch occurs during playback, the status line shows the current display name and command names for viewing the Expected, Delta, and Differences screen, and instructions for resuming playback.
The status line also shows the results of the Response Time Monitor. In the following figure, the highlighted status line shows that the user is recording a script named CICSDEMO while also playing a recorded script named CICSDEMO. In addition, the journal is on and eight pages have been printed. The comparison log is active and nine pages have been recorded. AutoDoc is turned off.
View the Domain Traveler Status Line
. Command ===> ENTER Scroll ===> PAGE .
. RECORDING REC2 PLAYING REC1 JOURNAL OFF COMPARE LOG OFF AUTODOC OFF .
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. DFHAC2001 03/01/2023 16:15:14 H13AC555 Transaction 'CLEA' is not recognized. .
Virtual Terminal presentation space
The domain destination you contact works with Performance Test for VTAM as a virtual terminal. When the domain destination sends data to the terminal, it appears in the virtual terminal presentation space. The virtual terminal presentation space begins on the line below the status line and normally ends on the last line of the screen. If the screen is split, it ends at the bottom of the ISPF window.
The following figure shows an actual Domain Traveler session that is connected to a CICS region. The CICS welcome message appears in the virtual terminal presentation space.
Virtual Terminal Display
. Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE .
. RECORD OFF PLAY OFF JOURNAL OFF COMPARE LOG OFF AUTODOC OFF .
. Signon to CICS APPLID H13AC555 .
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. REGION H13AC555, CTS 6.1, Hiper 17.02 .
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. Type your userid and password, then press ENTER: .
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. Userid . . . . Groupid . . . .
. Password . . . .
. Language . . . .
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. New Password . . . .
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. DFHCE3520 Please type your userid. .
Performance Test for VTAM passes the data you input in the virtual terminal presentation space to the domain destination when you press Enter or a mapped PF key, unless there is a command on the command line. ISPF and Performance Test for VTAM commands take precedence.
For more information on PF keys, see Using PF Keys.
Cancel a Domain Traveler session
To cancel your Domain Traveler session and return to the Performance Test * Domain Traveler screen, type CANCEL on the command line. From this screen, you can return to the Performance Test Main Menu by entering END on the command line or pressing the END PF key.