Configuring, starting, and terminating VTAM AutoLogon sessions
AutoLogon sessions are for terminals that are configured to be directly logged on to a BMC Software product at TAS initialization, without requiring user intervention at the terminal. To achieve this goal, AutoLogon sessions require the OPT( ) subparameter to be passed to ISPF at session initialization.
For the OPT( ) subparameter to be passed, other session parameters must be defined. Session parameters can be defined
- Directly to a START command
- To a BBVTASxx parameter list member in UBBPARM
- To both a START command and a BBVTASxx member
See Cross-reference-of-parameters for a list of all TAS parameters and the locations where each parameter can be defined.
Before Alternate Access can support any VTAM AutoLogon terminal session, VTAM must be available and the VTAM application major node must be activated (see Activating-the-VTAM-application-major-node).
This section discusses:
- Methods for issuing START commands for VTAM AutoLogon sessions (see Understanding-the-methods-of-VTAM-AutoLogon-session-initialization)
- How to control the TAS initialization parameters for an AutoLogon session (see Controlling-TAS-initialization-parameters)
- How to define the START command for a VTAM AutoLogon session (see Defining-the-START-command-for-VTAM-AutoLogon-sessions)
- How to define BBVTASxx members for VTAM AutoLogon sessions (see Defining-BBVTASxx-members-for-VTAM-AutoLogon-sessions)
- How to terminate a TAS (see Terminating-a-VTAM-AutoLogon-session).
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