The Information Center Facility also provides access to the APPC/MVS administration dialog. The APPC/MVS administration dialog is an ISPF panel interface that invokes the APPC/MVS administration utility, allowing you to administer APPC/MVS information. Using a series of panels, you can define transaction program profiles, side information, and data base tokens to the system.

A transaction program profile contains identification, security, and scheduling information for a target transaction program residing in MVS™. Each transaction program profile consists of a profile key, a program attributes section, and a transaction scheduler section.

Side information contains the translation of a symbolic destination name that can be used on outbound allocate requests. When source transaction programs in MVS issue an outbound allocate request, they can specify a symbolic destination name that represents the transaction program name, logon mode, and partner transaction program name on the allocate call.

The data base token represents the system file name. Using data base tokens allows your installation to protect individual transaction programs within a single VSAM data file.

The APPC/MVS administration dialog can be installed in the Information Center Facility using Application Manager and the installation file provided by TSO/E. Or, it can be invoked as a REXX exec from any ISPF panel if the Information Center Facility is installed.

For detailed information on the APPC/MVS administration dialog, including how to maintain transaction program profiles, transaction program profile aliases, side information, and data base tokens, refer to z/OS MVS Planning: APPC/MVS Management.