3270 Help

3270 Help

Table of Contents

Using 3270 Help

This topic explains how to use 3270 online help.

The left panel of 3270 Help window contains a list of help topics. These topics can be scrolled using the mouse, the Page Up key or Page Down key. Pointing to a topic with the mouse pointer and pushing the primary mouse button (usually the left button) puts a description of the selected topic on the right panel.

The description in the right panel can be scrolled using the mouse, Page Up key, Page Down key, (at the top of the window) Cursor Up key, or (at the bottom of the window) Cursor Down key.

The search buttons allow you to search for a text string within the help text sections. A search text string can contain blanks and is not case sensitive.

Click the Next Topic and Prev Topic buttons to recreate the order of topics you have already seen.

Click the Print button to print the help text topic being viewed or all help text topics. Note: Help text print is not available in DBCS languages (Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese).

Click the Exit button to end the help session.

Auto-Logon

This section describes how a System Administrator can create an auto-logon playback file (playback file that automatically starts at 3270 session start time). An auto-logon playback file can substitute the user's User ID and Password during playback. An auto-logon playback file is created as follows:

1) Start a 3270 session.

2) Click Record... and Start.

3) Click Pause (assuming the cursor is in the User ID entry field).

4) Enter your User ID in the User ID entry field (your User ID is not recorded).

5) Select Insert User ID at this point and click Continue Recording.

Note on steps 5 and 9: During playback, the User ID and Password (step 9) that were used on the user's initial 'IBM Server Login' are used during system logon. If the Authentication Server is different than the system providing this 3270 session, the user's User ID and Password should be the same. If not the same, you could select Pause playback at this point to allow the user to enter their User ID or Password on this system.

6) Press a key (for example, the Tab key) to move the cursor to the Password entry field.

7) Click Pause.

8) Enter your Password (your Password is not recorded).

9) Select Insert Password at this point and click Continue Recording. Note: Your 'IBM Server Login' Password will be used during auto-logon playback.

10) Press the Enter key. You may need to press other keys to remove system messages after the Enter key.

11) If you wish, you can add to the playback file. For example, you can start a specific system application.

12) Click Stop Recording.

13) Enter a name for this auto-logon playback file and click Save.

14) Now, start the IBM Network Station Manager program.

If you are creating an auto-logon playback file for yourself, you can skip steps 15 - 18.

15) Click 3270 to change 3270 preferences.

16) Select system default, group default, or user default to determine who has access to this auto-logon playback file.

17) Select the desired auto-logon playback file name from the list of playback sequences to make available.

18) Click Finish.

19) Click Startup.

20) Click Programs or Menus.

Note: When using Menus for auto-logon (creates a button on the task bar), the user's IBM Network Station will not be secure unless locked or logged out. If an IBM Network Station is left unlocked and a task bar menu button does auto-logon, anybody can log on to the system by clicking on the menu button. An alternative is to change step 9 above to select Pause playback at this point. This will require the user to enter their Password when starting the 3270 session.

21) Select system defaults, group defaults, or user defaults.

22) Enter a 3270 Program or Menu line: Menu item label (if a menu), system, optional title, and an other parameter of -playback (or -PLAYBACK) followed by the playback file name.

23) Click Finish.

24) If you desire both Programs and Menus, repeat steps 20 - 23.

25) If you are setting up the auto-logon playback file for multiple User defaults, repeat steps 15 - 24 for each user.

Note: If the auto-logon playback file does not work correctly, you can re-record the playback file and replace the existing playback file.

Note: If you playback this auto-logon playback file using the 3270 Playback... pull down, you will be required to enter your password.

Note: An administrator can create a system default or group default Startup (Programs or Menus) with a default -playback file. Individual users could create their own auto-logon playback file (starting their programs) with the same playback file name. These users must exclude the system or group default playback file in their 3270 preferences, so the user-level playback file is found.

Bracket

Enabling this option in Miscellaneous Preferences will cause the left and right bracket characters ([ and ]) to be translated to their correct ASCII representations.

This function is particularly useful to C language programmers. Standard EBCDIC to ASCII translation does not handle this translation correctly.

Color Mapping

The 3270 Color Mapping program allows you to change the colors used in your 3270 sessions. Use of the 3270 Color Mapping program requires authorization from your System Administrator (using the IBM Network Station Manager program).

There are four levels of access to the 3270 Color Mapping program:

1) Advanced: You are allowed to use both the Basic and Advanced Color Mapping options.

2) Basic: You are allowed to use the Basic Color option (the Advanced button is unavailable).

3) Disabled: The Color Mapping option is grayed out, hence unavailable.

4) Hidden: The Color Mapping option does not appear in the pull down menu.

Note: An IBM Network Station typically supports up to 256 colors (using 1 Megabyte of Video RAM). After this limit is reached, false colors may produce confusing browser images. The five IBM basic color schemes match the colors used by the Network Station browser and Java. Advanced color schemes could use up to a maximum of 22 colors.

The Default Color Map Files topic describes how a System Administrator can create system default, group default, and user default color mapping files for IBM Network Station users.

The 3270 Color Mapping program has its own help text. See this help text for details on the 3270 Color Mapping program.

At the start of a 3270 session, the 3270 emulator searches for a color mapping file for the session. The following order is used; if a color mapping file is found, it is used for the 3270 session:

- Search for a session specific color mapping file that you selected using the Color Mapping program.

- Search for a default color mapping file that you selected using the Color Mapping program.

- Search for a user default color mapping file that your administrator selected for you.

- Search for a group default color mapping file that your administrator selected for your group.

- Search for a system default color mapping file that your administrator selected as a default for all IBM Network Station 3270 users.

- If none of the above is found, the 3270 emulator uses default colors (black background).

Note: An error dialogue is displayed to the user while automatic error recovery is occuring. This allows the user to cancel the 3270 emulator session. If the 3270 emulator successfully recovers, the error dialogue is removed without user interaction.

Copy

Data from a 3270 session can be copied into the IBM Network Station 'clipboard buffer' and then pasted into this 3270 session, a different 3270 session, or even a different application.

Menu bar copy: The data to be copied is first marked by setting the mouse pointer on the first character, pressing and holding the primary mouse button (usually the left one) while dragging the mouse pointer to the last character, then releasing the button. Finally, the Copy option of the Edit menu is selected to transfer a copy of the data to the clipboard buffer.

An alternate way of marking a copy area is by pressing the secondary mouse button (usually the right one). This marks the data between the text cursor and the mouse pointer. The secondary mouse button can be used to adjust a marked copy area.

A block copy (rectangular area) is also available. Double click the secondary mouse button (within the IBM Network Station double click time) to mark a block copy area between the text cursor and the mouse pointer. The secondary mouse button can be used to adjust a marked block copy area.

An individual word or line can also be marked. Double click the primary mouse button in order to mark the word at the mouse cursor location. Triple click the primary mouse button in order to mark the entire line where the mouse cursor is located.

Note: A primary mouse button single click or double click on a hotspot may not mark a copy area depending on the Hotspots setting in Miscellaneous Preferences (see Hotspots for more information).

Note: If the Edit menu choice is not displayed, your System Administrator can enable this menu choice for you using the IBM Network Station Manager.

See Paste for a description of pasting data into this session or a different session.

Keyboard copy is also available: Copy data is marked by pressing and holding a shift key, pressing the primary mouse button (the shift key can now be released), moving the mouse pointer, and releasing the mouse button. The marked data is automatically copied into the clipboard buffer. A keyboard block copy area is marked by pressing and holding a shift key, pressing/releasing/pressing the primary mouse button (the shift key can now be released), moving the mouse pointer, and releasing the mouse button. The secondary mouse button can be used to adjust a marked copy area (recopy the copy area).

Cut

Data from a 3270 session can be cut (deleted) from an entry field and copied into the IBM Network Station 'clipboard buffer'. The cut data can then be pasted into this 3270 session, a different 3270 session, or a different application.

The data to be copied and deleted is first marked by setting the mouse pointer on the first character, pressing and holding the primary mouse button (usually the left one) while dragging the mouse pointer to the last character, then releasing the button. Finally, the Cut option of the Edit menu is selected to delete the original text and to transfer a copy to the clipboard buffer. A marked cut area can be adjusted by pressing the secondary mouse button (usually the right one).

See Paste for a description of pasting data during this session, or a different session.

See Copy for a description of copying data. Copy supports additional capabilities such as block copy (copy a rectangular area).

Default Color Map Files

The default background color for 3270 sessions is black. You can modify the colors used in your 3270 sessions by using the Color Mapping program (if you are authorized). Even if you are not authorized to use the Color Mapping program, you can use a default color scheme. See your System Administrator for details.

An administrator can use the 3270 Color Mapping program and IBM Network Station Manager program to create system default, group default, and user default color mapping files. Default color mapping files can be used for two purposes:

1) Select a default color scheme for Network Station 3270 users that do not have access to the 3270 Color Mapping program and for users that have not selected their own color mapping scheme.

2) Select administrator created advanced color mapping files to make available to basic Color Mapping program users.

A default color mapping file is created as follows:

1) Use the 3270 Color Mapping program to create and test the color mapping file: Select the basic color scheme that is closest to your desired color scheme. Click the Apply button. Click the Advanced button. You can optionally adjust colors. Apply changes to the emulator session.

2) Save the advanced color scheme with a color file name. Your color mapping file is written to your IBM Network Station user directory. Default color mapping files are not copied; if you accidentally change a default color mapping file, users will use the changed file.

3) Use the IBM Network Station Manager program, 3270 Preferences, to select the desired color mapping file from the administrator's user directory to become a system default, group default, or user default color scheme. You can also make your advanced color schemes available to other basic and advanced color mapping users; other users can select your default advanced color schemes using basic color mapping.

Default Keyboard Map Files

You can use a default keyboard mapping file to change the actions for keys on your keyboard, even if you are not authorized to use the Keyboard Remapping program. See your System Administrator for details.

An administrator can use the 3270 Keyboard Remapping program and IBM Network Station Manager program to create system default, group default, and user default keyboard mapping files. A default keyboard mapping file is created as follows:

1) Use the 3270 Keyboard Remapping program to create and test the keyboard mapping changes. If you have Network Stations with multiple keyboard types (for example, 101 and 102 PC keyboards), use a Network Station with the matching type of keyboard to create the keyboard mapping file. A keyboard mapping file applies to one type of keyboard.

2) Save your keyboard mapping changes. The keyboard mapping file is written to the administrator's IBM Network Station user directory. Named keyboard mapping files allow use of a naming convention for mapping files (easier to match your keyboard mapping files to their users). Default keyboard mapping files are not copied; if you accidentally change a default keyboard mapping file, users will use the changed file. If you wish to change a named default keyboard mapping file later, temporarily add -KEYFILE followed by the named keyboard mapping file name (including the keyboard type extension) in the IBM Network Station Manager program, Startup Programs or Startup Menus (depending on how your 3270 session starts). Then, save the updated default keyboard mapping file with the same name.

3) Use the IBM Network Station Manager program, 3270 Preferences, to select the desired keyboard mapping file from the administrator's user directory to become a system default, group default, or user default keyboard mapping file. Only one system default keyboard mapping file is allowed for each type of keyboard (for example, 101 PC keyboard).

Default Playback Files

You can use default record/playback files, even if you are not authorized to use the 3270 Record program. See your System Administrator for details.

An administrator can use the 3270 Record program and IBM Network Station Manager program to create system default, group default, and user default playback files. A default playback file is created as follows:

1) Use the 3270 Record program to create and test the playback file. The playback file is written to the administrator's IBM Network Station user directory. Default playback files are not copied; if you accidentally change a default playback file, users will use the changed file.

2) Use the IBM Network Station Manager program, 3270 Preferences, to select the desired playback file (or files) from the administrator's user directory to become a system default, group default, or user default playback file.

5) USE_USER_ID+n allows the user to start n 3270 sessions where the session name is the same as the user's User ID (limited to 7 characters) with the number n appended to the end. n is a number from 2 to 9. For example: USE_USER_ID+3 and a User ID of JUAN would have session names of JUAN1, JUAN2, and JUAN3.

Enter Key Location

The 3270 emulator provides for the ability to move the 3270 Enter key to the keyboard Enter key or the right hand Ctrl key. By default, the 3270 Enter key is the right hand Ctrl key. The selection of which key should be the Enter key may be specified by the 3270 Preferences setting in the IBM Network Station Manager program or by remapping the keyboard using the 3270 Keyboard Remapping program. Your System Administrator can assist you with how to set up your 3270 emulator Enter key location.

Note: If a keyboard remapping file is supplied to the 3270 emulator, then the translations specified in it will take precedence over the Enter key preferences setting in the IBM Network Station Manager.

The Euro monetary symbol is enabled for the 3270 emulator by your administrator using the IBM Network Station Manager. Click on Startup, then Programs or Menus in IBM Network Station Manager. Programs automatically starts a 3270 session or sessions after login. Menus controls the menu bar buttons; one or more menu bar buttons can start 3270 sessions. Enter -EURO in the Other parameters field. -EURO is case sensitive.

Exit 3270

This option ends the 3270 session.

Fonts

The 3270 session supports fixed font sizes. You can change the 3270 session font using the Fonts pull down choice or dragging the lower right corner of the 3270 session window (using the mouse).

Your administrator can use the IBM Network Station Manager program (Startup, then Programs or Menus) to set your initial 3270 window location and size (the 3270 emulator may adjust the resulting window size to match the font used).

Graphics

GDDM graphics support can be enabled for the 3270 session by using the IBM Network Station Manager program to set the system default, group default, or user default for graphics support. 3270 Preferences can enable graphics for all of your 3270 sessions. Startup Programs and Startup Menus (depending on how your 3270 session starts) can enable graphics support on a session by session basis. When graphics support is in effect, a bar chart symbol appears in the right hand portion of the status line.

Note: GDDM graphics support requires more Network Station memory than a non-graphics 3270 session (approximately .5 megabytes per session). Depending on your network station configuration, you may want to run with graphics support only as needed. Your System Administrator can assist you with how to set up your 3270 emulator in order to specify whether or not the 3270 session is enabled for graphics.

Held Key Typing Rate

You or your System Administrator can adjust the rate at which keystrokes are processed when a key is held down (using the IBM Network Station Manager program).

Hotspots

The mouse can be used to navigate application menus by clicking on hotspot locations (sometimes called the auto action function). Miscellaneous Preferences can disable hotspots, enable hotspots on the primary mouse button single click, or enable hotspots on the primary mouse button double click. The following hotspot functions are supported.

Clicking the primary mouse button (typically the left mouse button) on function key text emulates the pressing of this function key (for example, "F3=Exit").

Clicking the primary mouse button on "PA1", "PA2", or "PA3" emulates pressing these keys.

The default action of the primary mouse button is to position the text cursor.

The remainder of this section provides details on 3270 hotspot functions.

Function key emulation details: You can click the primary mouse button anywhere within recognized function key text; for example, "F23=Set initial menu". Recognized function key formats include:

- "Fx=" where x can be "1" to "9".

- "Fyz=" where y can be "0", "1", or "2". If y is "0", z can be "1" to "9". If y is "1", z can be "0" to "9". If y is "2", z can be "0" to "4".

- "PFx=" is supported like "Fx=".

- "PFyz=" is supported like "Fyz=".

- "x" is supported like "Fx=".

- "yz" is supported like "Fyz=".

Function key text is not recognized within an entry field.

Key Sequences

Some 3270 keyboard functions are not marked on IBM Network Station PC type keyboards. Keyboard functions and default key sequences are listed below. The 3270 Keyboard Remapping program can modify the location of 3270 keyboard functions on your keyboard.

Attention: Shift + Esc

Backward Kill Word: Alt + Backspace

Backward Word: Left Ctrl + Cursor Left or Alt + b

Clear: Esc or Pause

Dup: Alt + End

Enter: Right Ctrl (IBM Network Station Manager can switch this key with the Enter key)

Erase End of Field: Left Ctrl + End or Left Ctrl + k

Erase Input: Left Ctrl + Delete

F13 - F24: Shift + F1 - F12

Field Mark: Shift + Home

Forward Word: Left Ctrl + Cursor Right or Alt + f

Kill Word: Alt + d

Local Print Screen: Shift + Print Screen (Miscellaneous Preferences can enable Local Print Screen without the Shift key)

New Line: Enter (IBM Network Station Manager can switch this key with the Right Ctrl key)

PA1: Print Screen, Left Ctrl + F1, or Left Ctrl + z

PA2: Scroll Lock, Left Ctrl + F2, or Left Ctrl + l (letter l)

PA3: Left Ctrl + F3

Playback: Alt + Page Up

Record: Alt + Home

Reset: Alt + Esc or Left Ctrl + g

Rule Line: Alt + Page Down

System Request: Alt + Print Screen

Unlock: Left Ctrl + u

Keyboard Macros

Keyboard macros allow you to easily key a sequence of characters into your 3270 sessions. The keyboard remapping program can be used to create simple keyboard macros (less than about 100 characters). A simple keyboard macro can also be specified for a keypad button.

The record/playback program can be used to create simple or complex keyboard macros. The resulting playback file can be started from an emulator pull down, a key sequence specified in the keyboard remapping program, or a keypad button. See the Playback topic for more information.

Keyboard Remapping

The 3270 Keyboard Remapping program allows you to change the actions of keys within a 3270 session. Use of this program requires authorization from your System Administrator using the IBM Network Station Manager program. The Keyboard Remapping program could allow a user to accidentally change the functions of keys producing undesirable results. There are three levels of authorization to the 3270 Keyboard Remapping program:

1) Enabled: You are allowed to remap your keyboard for 3270 sessions.

2) Disabled: You are not authorized to use the 3270 Keyboard Remapping program. The "Keyboard Remapping..." pull down choice is unavailable.

3) Hidden: You are not authorized to use the 3270 Keyboard Remapping program. The "Keyboard Remapping..." pull down choice is not displayed.

The 3270 Keyboard Remapping program has its own help text. See this help text for details on the 3270 Keyboard Remapping program.

Note: The Keyboard Remapping program is not available on a VGA-type monitor. VGA monitors are lower resolution (640x480) and typically older PC monitors.

The Default Keyboard Map Files topic describes how a System Administrator can create system default, group default, and user default keyboard mapping files for IBM Network Station users.

At the start of a 3270 session, the 3270 emulator searches for a keyboard mapping file for the session. The keyboard type needs to match; a keyboard mapping file is used for one type of keyboard (for example, a PC 102 key keyboard). The following order is used; if a keyboard mapping file is found, it is used for the 3270 session:

- Search for a -KEYFILE named keyboard mapping file (a System Administrator may use named keyboard mapping files).

- Search for a session specific keyboard mapping file that you created using the Keyboard Remapping program.

- Search for a default keyboard mapping file that you created using the Keyboard Remapping program.

- Search for a user default keyboard mapping file that your administrator selected for you.

- Search for a group default keyboard mapping file that your administrator selected for your group.

- Search for a system default keyboard mapping file that your administrator selected as a default for all IBM Network Station 3270 users.

- If none of the above is found, the 3270 emulator uses default keyboard actions.

Language of a 3270 Session

The language in which you are viewing this emulator help text, menu bar/pull downs, and dialogue boxes can be set in the IBM Network Station Manager program (your messages and menus language).

Your 3270 session language defaults to your server language or the setting of dates, currency, numbers, and messages in IBM Network Station Manager. Your 3270 session language is the language of the 3270 data within your main 3270 window. Your system administrator can set some or all of your 3270 sessions to a language different than your default 3270 session language.

Your 3270 session language should correspond to the primary language of the target S/390.

Your System Administrator can use the optional -LANGID parameter to set a 3270 session language to a language different than your default 3270 session language. -LANGID is used in IBM Network Station Manager as follows. Click Startup, then Programs or Menus. Programs automatically starts a 3270 session or sessions after login. Menus controls the menu bar buttons; one or more menu bar buttons can start 3270 sessions. Enter -LANGID, one space, and one parameter (the parameter is described below) in the Other parameters field. -LANGID and the parameter are case sensitive.

The following languages are supported by the IBM Network Station 3270 emulator.

3270 Session Language	-LANGID Parameter
Byelorussian (Belarus)	BE_BY
Bulgarian (Bulgaria)	BG_BG
Catalan (Spain)	CA_ES
Czech (Czech Republic)	CS_CZ
Danish (Denmark)	DA_DK
German (Switzerland)	DE_CH
German (Germany)	DE_DE
Greek (Greece)	EL_GR
English (Great Britain)	EN_GB
English (United States)	EN_US
Spanish (Spain)	ES_ES
Spanish (Latin America)	ES_LA
Estonian (Estonia)	ET_EE
Finnish (Finland)	FI_FI
French (Belgium)	FR_BE
French (Canada)	FR_CA
French (Switzerland)	FR_CH
French (France)	FR_FR
Hungarian (Hungary)	HU_HU
Icelandic (Iceland)	IS_IS
Italian (Switzerland)	IT_CH
Italian (Italy)	IT_IT
Japanese Extended Katakana or Extended Latin (Japan)	JA_JP
Japanese Extended Katakana	JA_JP.IBM930
Japanese Extended Latin	JA_JP.IBM939
Korean (Korea)	KO_KR
Lithuanian (Lithuania)	LT_LT
Latvian (Latvia)	LV_LV
Belgian-Dutch (Belgium)	NL_BE
Dutch (Netherlands)	NL_NL
Norwegian (Norway)	NO_NO
Polish (Poland)	PL_PL
Portuguese (Brazil)	PT_BR
Portuguese (Portugal)	PT_PT
Russian (Russia)	RU_RU
Serbian Latin (Serbia)	SH_SP
Slovakian (Slovakia)	SK_SK
Slovenian (Slovenia)	SL_SI
Serbian Cyrillic (Serbia)	SR_SP
Swedish (Sweden)	SV_SE
Turkish (Turkey)	TR_TR
Ukrainian (Ukraine)	UK_UA
Simplified Chinese (China)	ZH_CN
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	ZH_TW

Note: A Network Station 3270 user can have multiple 3270 sessions in multiple languages.

Left/Right Handed Mouse

The mouse on a IBM Network Station defaults to being a right handed mouse. The primary mouse button is the left mouse button. The primary mouse button on a left handed mouse is the right mouse button. You or your System Administrator can change your mouse to be left or right handed (using the IBM Network Station Manager program).

Light Pen Emulation

A light pen can be emulated by using the 3270 Keyboard Remapping program. See the Light Pen Emulation topic in keyboard remapping help for more information.

Maximize

The 3270 window can be maximized, covering the entire display screen. Click on the square in the upper right hand corner to toggle between normal window size and maximized window size.

Maximize does not switch to a different font.

Miscellaneous Preferences

Miscellaneous Preferences allow you to adjust your 3270 sessions; for example, cursor appearance, function of the Backspace key, and rule line control. Note: A System Administrator can use the IBM Network Station Manager program to disable Miscellaneous Preferences.

The left portion of the Miscellaneous Preferences window lists preferences which can be changed. One preference is selected at a time.

The right portion of the Miscellaneous Preferences window lists possible settings for the selected preference. Whenever a preference is changed, all 3270 sessions on the IBM Network Station are temporarily updated to the new preference setting. For example, to change cursor style, simply select a different cursor style. Preferences are not changed by simply selecting preferences in the left portion of the window.

The bottom portion of the Miscellaneous Preferences window has four buttons:

1) Click Save to save any changed preferences for later use. Preferences are saved in your Network Station user directory.

2) Click Exit to exit from the Miscellaneous Preferences window.

3) Click Set Defaults to restore all preferences back to their default state.

4) Click Help to bring up the help text you are currently viewing.

Miscellaneous Preference settings are the same for all 3270 sessions for a given user.

Changing Print Key (Print Screen key) will not allow this key to be remapped using the 3270 Keyboard Remapping program.

Mouse Functions

The mouse controls many functions on the IBM Network Station.

The mouse moves windows (by clicking and dragging the window title), changes window size (by pulling down "Fonts...", or dragging a window side or corner), and retiles windows.

The mouse can also:

- Access menu bar and pull down functions.

- Cut, copy, and paste: See Cut, Copy, and Paste for more information.

- Activate 3270 hotspots: For example, by selecting function keys (See Hotspots for more information).

- Position the cursor (the default action of the primary mouse button, usually the left button).

Mouse Speed

You or your System Administrator can change the speed of your mouse (how fast the mouse pointer moves in relation to mouse movement) using the IBM Network Station Manager.

New 3270

This pull down choice allows you to start additional 3270 sessions. You are prompted for the host name. The current host name is available as a default. The host name can be the (name server) name of the system or the (numeric) IP address of the system.

If your IBM Network Station does not have enough memory to start an additional 3270 session, a dialogue box is presented indicating the lack of available memory.

When starting a new 3270 session from the "Command" menu, you will be presented with several options for screen sizes. The 3270 emulator supports the following terminal types and corresponding screen sizes:

Mod 2 - 24 x 80

Mod 3 - 32 x 80 (the default)

Mod 4 - 43 x 80

Mod 5 - 27 x 132

Note: 32 x 80 is the only screen size supported for graphics.

If a screen size is not listed, your monitor resolution (typically an older monitor) is not capable of displaying this screen size (or your Network Station is setup to use a lower monitor resolution). Note: If IBM Network Station Manager Startup Programs or Startup Menus specifies a screen size larger than your monitor resolution is capable of displaying, a 24 x 80 screen size is used.

Paste

Data which has previously been Cut or Copied into the 'clipboard buffer' can be Pasted into a 3270 session.

Pull down the Paste option to transfer a copy of the data stored in the clipboard buffer into the 3270 session, starting at the mouse pointer location.

Keyboard paste is also available. Press and hold a Shift key and press the secondary mouse button (usually the right button). Miscellaneous Preferences can set the keyboard paste start location to be the mouse pointer position instead of the text cursor position.

If the paste data originated from a block copy within a 3270 session, the paste is a block paste.

Playback

Playback allows you to play recorded keystrokes into the 3270 window. See Record for information on recording. Use of record/playback requires authorization from your System Administrator using the IBM Network Station Manager program. There are three levels of authorization to 3270 record/playback:

1) Enabled: You are allowed to record and playback within your 3270 sessions.

2) Playback only: You are allowed to playback within your 3270 sessions. The "Record..." pull down choice is not displayed.

3) Hidden: You are not authorized to use 3270 Record/Playback. The "Record..." and "Playback..." pull down choices are not displayed.

Playback: Place the cursor at the desired position on the desired menu and start the playback. There are five ways to start a playback file:

1) Select the "Playback..." pull down choice, select a playback file, and select the "Start" button.

2) Press the Playback key and the appropriate function key (the accelerator function key is defined during recording). See Key Sequences to find the Playback key location.

3) Using the Keyboard Remapping program, you can specify a playback file to start when you press a specific key sequence. Insert your playback file name between the parentheses of the Play() action in keyboard remapping.

4) A playback file can be specified on a keypad button. See Pop-Up/Pull Down Keypad for more information.

5) An auto-logon playback file starts when the 3270 session starts. See Auto-Logon for more information.

A playback pause will occur for a data key in a non-display entry field (except for an auto-logon playback file when the 3270 session is starting -- in certain cases, an auto-logon playback file will pause for a non-display entry field -- see Auto-Logon for more information). During recording, a pause can be specified to permit entry of variable (for example, a part number) or private data (for example, a password). To resume playback click the Continue button.

The playback rate can be controlled by adjusting the Playback Rate slider.

A playback indicator is written to the status line during playback. Clicking on the playback indicator stops the playback.

Click Cancel from the Playback window to end the playback session.

User playback files can be deleted by selecting a file and clicking the Delete button.

3270 applications sometimes unlock the keyboard before screen updates are complete. The 3270 emulator waits 2 seconds after a keyboard unlock to begin playback on an updated screen (so recorded keystrokes are not lost). The delay time can be adjusted by your System Administrator at the system default, group default, or user default level. The parameter -PLAYBACK_NEW_SCREEN_DELAY can be added in the IBM Network Station Manager Startup Programs or Startup Menus (depending on how your 3270 session starts). The parameter is case sensitive, and followed by one blank and a number between 1 and 255. The number is the delay time in 0.1 second increments.

The Default Playback Files section describes how a System Administrator can create system default, group default, and user default playback files for IBM Network Station users.

Pop-Up/Pull Down Keypad

The 3270 emulator allows you to create pop-up and pull down keypads. A keypad has keypad buttons. Each keypad button has a key sequence or playback file associated with the button. Note: A System Administrator can disable keypads (using the IBM Network Station Manager program).

The "Keypad..." pull down choice is displayed if you have created one or more pop-up keypads. The "Keypad..." pull down choice is used to start one or more pop-up keypads. When you select a keypad button, the keypad action is processed in the 3270 session that started this pop-up keypad.

A "Keypad" menu bar choice is displayed if you have created one or more pull down keypads.

The "Customize Keypad..." pull down choice is used to create keypads or to change an existing keypad.

Keypad customization has its own help text. Click "Help" in the keypad customization window.

Any keypad that you create is available to all of your 3270 sessions.

Port

The optional start up parameter, -port, can be used to override the default target telnet 3270 port that the 3270 emulator will use. Check with your System Administrator on how to use the IBM Network Station Manager to customize the Startup options for your 3270 sessions.

Record

Record allows you to record keystrokes during a 3270 session for later play back. Use of record/playback requires authorization from your System Administrator (using the IBM Network Station Manager program). There are three levels of authorization to 3270 record/playback:

1) Enabled: You are allowed to record and playback within your 3270 sessions.

2) Playback only: You are allowed to playback within your 3270 sessions. The "Record..." pull down choice is not displayed.

3) Hidden: You are not authorized to use 3270 Record/Playback. The "Record..." and "Playback..." pull down choices are not displayed.

Recording: Place the cursor at the desired position on the system screen and select the "Record..." pull down choice (or press the Record key). Click the Start button to begin recording. Your keystrokes (and mouse events) will be recorded.

Click Pause to temporarily stop recording. There are three ways to pause recording:

1) Select 'None' to temporarily pause recording.

2) Select 'Pause playback at this point' to allow the user to enter private data (for example, Password) or data which may vary (for example, a part number). Pause before the first private or variable data key and continue recording after the last private or variable data key.

3) Select 'Insert User ID' and 'Insert Password' for auto-logon and automatically starting a playback file at 3270 session start time (see Auto-Logon for more information).

Click Continue Recording to resume recording after a pause.

Click Stop when you complete recording or wish to discard a record sequence. Select an existing playback file to replace (overwrite), enter the name for the new playback file, or click Do Not Save to discard a record sequence.

Note: The Record program limits the playback file name to 32 characters.

You can define an accelerator key. This allows later playback using the Playback key followed by the function key which you select. Click the Assign Optional Accelerator button and click the desired function key or press the function key on the keyboard.

User playback files can be deleted within the Playback window.

The Default Playback Files topic describes how a System Administrator can create system default, group default, and user default playback files for IBM Network Station users.

Note: The Keyboard Remapping program can be used to create simple keyboard macros.

Resizing a 3270 Session

The 3270 session size can be changed by selecting a different font using the "Fonts..." pull down.

The session size can also be changed by pressing the primary mouse button (usually the left button) on the lower right corner of the 3270 window border, moving the mouse pointer, and releasing the mouse button. The 3270 session size is adjusted to best match where the mouse button was released.

Your administrator can use the IBM Network Station Manager program (Startup, then Programs or Menus) to set your initial 3270 window location and font.

Rule Line Support

The 3270 session can display a rule line; a rule line is a horizontal line, vertical line, or both horizontal and vertical lines displayed in the 3270 window.

Support for the Rule Line key and the type of rule line to display are controlled by pulling down the "Miscellaneous Preferences..." choice.

Screen Print

The 3270 emulator screen print function allows you to print the contents of a 3270 session on a local Network Station printer or a network printer. Use of screen print requires authorization from your System Administrator (using the IBM Network Station Manager program). Any printer or printers that are available to you must be configured using the IBM Network Station Manager program.

Screen print is started by clicking on "Screen Print..." in the Print pull down or pressing the Shift + Print Screen key. Miscellaneous Preferences can enable local screen print without the Shift key.

Screen print is supported on many ASCII, PCL 4/5 (PCL is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Co.), and PostScript Level 2 (PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated) printers. Screen print sends the 3270 session contents to the specified printer. The 3270 session contents are converted prior to printing, based on the language of your 3270 session. More information can be found below.

GDDM printing: PCL and Postscript printers are generally capable of printing GDDM graphics that you have displayed in your 3270 session. You are given the choice of printing the graphics data or the session character data if you have GDDM graphics displayed.

Note: Clicking the Print button saves any changes that you make in the 3270 Screen Print window for use the next time you select 3270 screen print.

Note: A local Network Station printer can also be a system printer.

The 3270 session contents are converted prior to printing, based on the language of your 3270 session. The printer language is assumed to be the same as your 3270 session language. Note: All characters may not print correctly in all languages.

For PostScript printers, 3270 session contents are converted to ISOLatin1Encoding.

ASCII printer code page and PCL Symbol Set can be found in the table below (see the topic Language of a 3270 Session for the primary using country for a language):

3270 Session Language	ASCII Printer Code Page	PCL Symbol Set
Bulgarian	915	ISO 8859-5 (ECMA-113/88) Latin Cyrillic
Byelorussian	915	ISO 8859-5 (ECMA-113/88) Latin Cyrillic
Catalan	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Simplified Chinese		Not applicable
Traditional Chinese		Not applicable
Czech	912	ISO 8859-2 (ECMA-94) Latin 2
Danish	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Dutch	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Belgian-Dutch	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
English	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Estonian	922	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Finnish	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
French	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
German	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Greek	813	ISO 8859-7 (ECMA-118) Latin Greek
Hungarian	912	ISO 8859-2 (ECMA-94) Latin 2
Icelandic	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Italian	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Japanese		Not applicable
Korean		Not applicable
Latvian	921	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Lithuanian	921	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Norwegian	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Polish	912	ISO 8859-2 (ECMA-94) Latin 2
Portuguese	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Russian	915	ISO 8859-5 (ECMA-113/88) Latin Cyrillic
Serbian Cyrillic	915	ISO 8859-5 (ECMA-113/88) Latin Cyrillic
Serbian Latin	912	ISO 8859-2 (ECMA-94) Latin 2
Slovakian	912	ISO 8859-2 (ECMA-94) Latin 2
Slovenian	912	ISO 8859-2 (ECMA-94) Latin 2
Spanish	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Swedish	850	ISO 8859-1 (ECMA-94) Latin 1
Turkish	920	ISO 8859-9 (ECMA-128) Latin 5
Ukrainian	915	ISO 8859-5 (ECMA-113/88) Latin Cyrillic

Screen Size

3270 sessions default to support a 32 row by 80 column display screen size. Additional display screen sizes can be selected using the IBM Network Station Manager program to customize how your 3270 emulator is started. Using the mouse to change the size of the 3270 window will not alter the rows and columns settings for the 3270 session.

The 3270 emulator supports the following terminal types and corresponding screen sizes:

Mod 2 - 24 x 80

Mod 3 - 32 x 80 (the default)

Mod 4 - 43 x 80

Mod 5 - 27 x 132

Note: 32 x 80 is the only screen size supported for graphics.

Status Line (OIA)

The status line (sometimes called an operator indicator area or OIA) is located at the bottom of each 3270 session. The status line contains the following information:

The first portion of the status line is your 3270 session number on the system.

The next portion of the status line is the system name to which this 3270 session is communicating.

The next portion of the status line contains several indicators related to the keyboard state of this 3270 session:

- The do-not-enter indicator which contains a capital "X" in addition to other symbols indicates that the emulator will not accept input from the keyboard along with some additional status.

- The capital letters "NUM" indicates the cursor is in a numeric entry field.

- Two right-pointing brackets (>>) indicate that type ahead is on (the default).

- An upward pointing arrow indicates that a shift key is held down on the keyboard.

- A capital "A" indicates the keyboard is in Caps Lock state (upper case).

- An upside down "V" indicates the keyboard is in insert state.

- An indicator similar to a small "d" indicates the keyboard is in diacritic state (this indicator is not used in most languages).

- A bar chart symbol indicates that the 3270 session is graphics capable.

The last portion of the status line displays the row and column location of the text cursor (Miscellaneous Preferences controls if the row and column location is displayed).

Window Title

Each 3270 session has a window title at the top of the 3270 window. The window title has three parts.

1) The first portion of the window title is the window title text. The default window title text is "3270". Your administrator can change this to any title you wish.

2) The middle portion of the window title is the system name to which this 3270 session is communicating. The length of the name can be up to 20 characters in length.

3) The last portion of the window title is your IBM Network Station session number on this system. "1" is the first session into a system; "2" is the second session, etc.

Your administrator can define a different font to be used in the window title and define different foreground/background colors for the 3270 window title.