Operation using the MFS master-terminal formatting option

When the IMS master terminal is a 3270 device, IMS displays system messages either with IMS-supplied formats or with the MFS master-terminal format

The MFS master-terminal format is optional and is not available for all 3270 display devices. Choosing a 3270 display with 24 lines by 80 columns (a 1920 character display such as a 3275, 3276, 3277, or 3278 Model 2) as the IMS master terminal allows use of the MFS master-terminal formatting option.

When you use this option, MFS divides the 3270 master-terminal screen into four areas: a message area, a display area, a warning area, and a user input area. The following figure shows the relationship of the areas on the screen, followed by a description of each area.

    date    time    RSENAME:    rsename    status    phase    imsid
 
 
 
 
         Message area (9 or 10 lines)
 
 
 
 
 
---------blank line-------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 
         Display area (10 lines)
 
 
 
 
 
---------Warning message area (1 line)---------------------------------PASSWORD:
         User input area (2 lines)