How to create Systems

Right-click in the free space of the view pane with the systems currently defined. From the context menu, click New to start the Define new System dialog. After you specified all required values for the parameters, click OK to add the new system to the current list.

Figure 1. Define new System
Define new System dialog. This dialog is accessible from the Spreadsheet Reporter which provides accessible help information.

The OVW button opens a standard file dialog. Browse for a file containing overview control statements that you can attach to the current system. The file name is then displayed in the entry field. For information about the purpose of this file, read How to use overview control statements.

Note:
  1. If you do not know your systems's hostname, you may retrieve this hostname and the system's TCP/IP address with the TSO command hometest.
  2. The Spreadsheet Reporter uses an FTP connection to the host, with default port 21. To change this port, for example because of security restrictions, specify the port which you want to use with the hostname, appended with a ':'. For example, to use port 2001, specify your hostname using the following pattern: boesysf.boeblingen.de.ibm.com:2001
  3. Some of the parameters that you define for a system are used for Postprocessor job creation. Another source for the job creation is a job skeleton that is stored in the installation directory in subdirectory \Connect\rmfpp1.jcl. If you need additional parameters or records (for example, a //STEPLIB record), you can modify the skeleton according to your requirements.
Parent topic: How to work with Systems