Steps for customizing a PCOMM session

About this task

Procedure

To Define an Ethernet attached session to the host, click on 'Link Parameters.'
Figure 1. Customize communication screen

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Define the connection from the workstation to the OSA-ICC server.
Figure 2. Telnet3270 screen

Enter the Host name or IP Address. The values in Host Name or IP Address and Port Number were specified when defining the OSA-ICC server configuration. For more information on defining your OSA-ICC server Configuration see, Edit server configuration.

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Enter the LU or Pool Name. The value in LU or Pool Name was specified when defining the group name in the session configuration.
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Enter the Port Number.
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Click OK on the Telnet3270 panel.
Note: It is recommended that you select auto-reconnect. However, understand that the drop session option for configuring an OSA-ICC will not work. The auto-reconnect option will automatically reconnect your session after you drop it. For more information on the drop session option, see Drop session.

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Results

If you wish, use the Session Parameters option in Customize Communication to set a screen size other than 24 by 80. It is recommended that your screen size matches the operating system screen size.

Note: OSA-ICC does not support dynamic screen size terminal types (IBM_DYNAMIC). Using a client emulator that supports this terminal type and configuring sessions with the dynamic screen size may yield unpredictable and unexpected results if the session is connected to OSA-ICC.

Clicking OK on the Customize Configuration panel causes PCOMM to initiate the connection to the host.

If the host session is not ready for communication, the screen displayed shows your connection information for this session. For example:

Figure 3. E - Capture — [24x80]

Line 1: OSAE000 is the defined server name; 13.21.1.3:3000 shows the defined server address and port number.

Line 2: session index; LCSS number; LPAR number (this is NOT the MIF image ID we specified for the session, but it is related); logical CU number (always 0); unit address for this device; LU name.

Line 3: information for the connected processor.

When using IBM eNetwork Personal Communications (PCOMM) for client TN3270E display sessions, the following statement must be present in the PCOMM profile files (xxx.WS) to ensure that printer WCC controls are ignored if sent by the host:

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IgnoreWCCStartPrint=Y

If this statement is not present in your PCOMM profile files you will have to edit the xxx.WS files on your client PC with a PC text editor to add the statement lines.