Keyboard mapping for cicsterm

The keyboard mapping for terminal emulator operation is defined in a keyboard mapping file.

A sample key mapping file named cicskeysamp.ini is supplied in the <install_path>/samples/configuration subdirectory. It is recommended that you create your own customized mapping file.

To create your own customized mapping file on Windows, copy <install_path>/samples/configuration/cicskeysamp.ini to <product_data_path>/cicskey.ini.

To create your own customized mapping file on UNIX and Linux®, copy <install_path>/samples/configuration/cicskeysamp.ini to /var/cicscli/cicskey.ini.

The keyboard mapping file can be specified by:

Using the -k option on the cicsterm command.

Setting the CICSKEY environment variable. For example on Windows:

        SET CICSKEY=C:/custom/mykeys.ini

and on UNIX and Linux:

        export CICSKEY=/var/cicscli/mykeys.ini

See your Windows operating system documentation for other ways of setting this environment variable.

On UNIX and Linux if you do not specify the -k option or the CICSKEY variable and do not create /var/cicscli/cicskey.ini, the keyboard mapping is defined by the default file <install_path>/bin/cicskey.ini.

On Windows if you do not specify the -k option or the CICSKEY variable and do not create <product_data_path>/cicskey.ini, the keyboard mapping is defined by the default file <install_path>/bin/cicskey.ini.

You can change the keyboard mapping file at any time, although changes do not take effect until the next time the terminal emulator is started.