Customizing status indicators

Columns in the enhanced 3270 user interface workspaces use colors to highlight the status of data based on thresholding criteria. If no criteria are set for a status column, the column is displayed in the default status unknown color.

You can change the colors that are associated with a particular status or range in the interface profile, by setting the values for the CUASTATUS keywords.

The CUASTATUS keywords control the color assignments for attributes for which thresholds are defined. When thresholds are defined, one of six states or one of nine range values can be assigned to the item. The state that is assigned to the item when the threshold is reached is reflected in a status indicator. The following colors can be assigned as status indicators: red, white, blue, green, yellow, turquoise, and pink.

The SHOWOKGOOD keyword controls the display of a status indicator for the OKGOOD state. By default, the value for this keyword is NO to minimize the number of colors in the workspace. However, in some workspaces, you might prefer to display the status.

The possible states and ranges, with default values, are listed here:


<CUASTATUS>                                                            
OKGOOD=GREEN                                                            
WARNING=YELLOW
CRITICAL=RED
IDLE=BLUE
HIGHLIGHT=TURQUOISE
UNKNOWN=BLUE

SHOWOKGOOD=NO
RANGE1=GREEN
RANGE2=GREEN
RANGE3=GREEN
RANGE4=YELLOW
RANGE5=YELLOW
RANGE6=YELLOW
RANGE7=RED
RANGE8=RED
RANGE9=RED