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To customize one or more sessions, start from the Customize menu and choose Sessions . The dialog box shown in Choose Session to Customize Dialog Box, is displayed.
This dialog box lists both display sessions and printer sessions. The type of session is displayed in the Session Type column.
You can customize display sessions to specify the following:
Long name, session ID, and description of a session
Whether a session is enabled or disabled when the 3270 emulation program is started
Whether the host screen is suppressed when a session is started, to enable a HLLAPI application to control the display
Display model
Maximum structured field size used for file transfers on this session
Printer or disk file for local copy printing
To customize one or more display sessions, follow these steps:
Highlight a display session from the list in the Choose
Session to Customize dialog box, and choose <Zoom>
. The dialog box shown in Customize Display Parameters for SESS
Make appropriate choices and enter requested information in this dialog box.
Choose <OK> to confirm the changes or <Cancel> to discard them. Either choice returns you to the Choose Session to Customize dialog box.
Repeat this process for each display session.
The following list describes the parameters in the Customize Display Parameters for SESSnn dialog box.
An optional description of up to 25 characters. This description helps you to identify the sessions that are listed in the menu interface.
This description is also used as the title of the Motif window for this session, so you can use it to distinguish between session windows on the screen.
A name of up to eight characters to identify this session. It must not match any other session long name you use, and (if only one character long) must not match the session ID of any other session (see the next parameter). Lowercase characters are converted to uppercase automatically.
A one-character identifier for the session using any character in the range (A-Z). This identifier must not match any other session ID or any one-character long name.
An entry in this field is required if the session is to be used for running HLLAPI applications or command-line file transfer; otherwise, it is optional. A session ID typed in lowercase is converted to uppercase automatically.
The session can be activated when running in the background only if it has a session ID assigned. For more information, see Running 3270 Emulation in the Background.
If you started the 3270 emulation program with the option to override one or more session IDs, this field is not selectable (for all sessions) and cannot be changed. It shows the session ID you specified on the command line for this session, if it is in the range A-Z, or an asterisk ( * ) otherwise. However, the original session ID from the style file is preserved if you save the style file; the command-line session ID only overrides this for a particular run of the program and cannot be saved.
Mark this check box to suppress display of the host screen when the session is started. Some HLLAPI applications may require this option; instead of displaying the host screen, they manage their own screen display. Leave the check box unmarked if you will not use this session with HLLAPI applications or if the application you use does not require it. If you mark this check box, you must also specify a session ID for the session.
Mark this check box if you want the session to be enabled each time you start the 3270 emulation program, or leave it unmarked if you do not want the session to be enabled at startup. This parameter also indicates whether the session is to be activated if the 3270 emulation program is run in the background using the option. The session is activated when the 3270 emulation program is running in the background if both of the following are true:
The Session enabled at initialization
check
box is selected.
The session has a session ID assigned (see above).
For more information, see Running 3270 Emulation in the Background.
Select the model number that represents the correct screen configuration for your monitor. The first number within the parentheses (24, 32, 43, or 27) represents the number of rows. The second number (80 or 132) indicates the number of columns. If this area of the Customize Display Parameters for SESSnn dialog box is not selectable, the configuration file does not allow you to change the screen model for this session.
The 3179G emulation program does not allow you to change the screen model, so this area of the dialog box is not selectable. The 3179G session display is always either 24 x 80 or 32 x 80; the size is set by the host application.
The size of the data buffer to be used for file transfers on this session. In general, a larger size speeds up the file transfer process. However, some hosts do not accept larger sizes; check this value with your host personnel or System Administrator.
An entry in this field is required. Specify a value (in KB) between 1 and 32. The default is 2. This field is not selectable if a file transfer is in progress on the session.
Specifies how local copies are printed. A local copy is a printout of the contents of your display, created when you press the PRINT key. You can choose one of the following:
Real printer
The local copy is sent to a printer
Text file
The local copy is written to a file as a text file.
If you selected Text
file
for the previous parameter, either mark this check box to
specify that print output is to be added to the end of the file, or leave
the check box unmarked to overwrite the contents of the file.
The name of the printer (for example, lp) or file (up to 64 characters including the directory path) to which print output is to be directed.
Choose <OK> to confirm your choices. Choose <Cancel> to abandon any changes to this dialog and retain existing settings.
You can customize printer sessions to specify the following:
Whether a session is enabled or disabled when the 3270 emulation program is started
Long name or description of a session
Destination for printer session output
To customize printer sessions, follow these steps:
Highlight a printer session listed in the dialog box
shown in Choose Session to Customize Dialog Box, and choose
<Zoom>. The dialog box shown in Customize Printer Parameters for SESS
Make appropriate choices and enter requested information in the dialog box.
Choose <OK> to confirm the changes or <Cancel> to discard them.
Repeat this procedure for each printer session that you plan to use.
The following list describes the parameters in the Customize Printer Parameters for SESSnn dialog box.
An optional description of up to 25 characters.
A name of up to eight characters to identify this session. It must not match any other session long name, and (if only one character long) must not match any display session's session ID (short name). A long name typed in lowercase is converted to uppercase automatically.
Mark this check box if you want the session to be enabled each time you start the 3270 emulation program. Leave this unmarked to disable the session at initialization.
This check box also selects whether the session is enabled when running the 3270 emulation program in the background using the option; for more information, see Running 3270 Emulation in the Background.
Specifies one of the following:
Real printer
The local copy is sent to a printer.
Text file
The local copy is written to a file as a text file.
If you selected Text
file
for the previous field, either mark this check box to specify
that print output is to be added to the end of the file, or leave the check
box unmarked to overwrite the contents of the file.
The name of the printer (for example, lp) or file (up to 64 characters including the directory path) to which print output is to be directed.
Choose <OK> to confirm your choices. Choose <Cancel> to abandon any changes to this dialog and retain existing settings.
The Session ID,
Host Screens Suppressed at Startup,
Model Type,
and Maximum Structured Field Size
parameters in this dialog box are not selectable because they do
not apply to printer sessions.
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