Using Input Fields

Upon initial display, input fields on the panels contain defaults where applicable. If you type over the default, the input field retains the new value until the administrative function is completed or cancelled, after which the default value is re-displayed. For example, defaults on the first panel for adding a TP profile are initially displayed as follows:

  ICQASE08
                                      ADD TP Profile

  Command ===>                                                          More ...

  Type information.  Then Enter.

   Transaction Scheduler . . ASCH________

   To system file . .  SYS1.APPCTP_________________________________

       TP Name _______________________________________________________________

       Level . . . .  SYSTEM       System/Group/User

       ID  . . . . .  ________     Group ID or User ID
                                   (required for Group or User Level)


   Active Status . .  YES         Yes/No



 PF1=Help  PF3= Exit  PF12= Cancel

When the default value in the Active Status field is written over with a NO, that NO will remain for the duration of adding the TP profile. After the TP profile is added or if the addition is cancelled from one of the panels, the Active Status field reverts back to the default YES.

The panel provides information about what each input field can contain. More information is available from the help panel. For example, one of the help panels for the Add TP Profile panel provides the following information:

  ICQBS081
  HELP                             APPC Administration
  Command ===>                                                       Page 2 of 3

                                     Add TP Profile
                                      (continued)
  Enter the following fields:
                                                   Notes
    TP Name         A-Z a-z 0-9                    An asterisk (*) is not a
                    ( . < + & * ) ; - /            recommended value in this
                    , % _ > ? ' = " :              field.

    Level           SYSTEM GROUP USER

    ID              A-Z 0-9                        Required for GROUP or USER
                                                   level.  For GROUP, the first
                                                   character of ID must be A-Z.

    Active Status   YES NO Y N

 When Active Status is YES or Y, the TP can be accessed and run.  If the
 TP needs to be inactivated because of problems within the TP or in the
 resources it uses, you can change the Active Status to NO or N.

 Press ENTER for more HELP.                         Press EXIT to leave HELP.