Configuring, starting, and terminating VTAM AutoLogon sessions
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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 the following:
- Issuing START commands for VTAM AutoLogon sessions (see Understanding the methods of VTAM AutoLogon session initialization)
- Controlling the TAS initialization parameters for an AutoLogon session (see Controlling TAS initialization parameters)
- Defining the START command for a VTAM AutoLogon session (see Defining the START command for VTAM AutoLogon sessions)
- Defining BBVTASxx members for VTAM AutoLogon sessions (see Defining BBVTASxx members for VTAM AutoLogon sessions)
- Terminating a TAS (see Terminating a VTAM AutoLogon session).