Rocket 204 User manual

Rocket Model 204
Terminal User’s Guide
Version 7 Release 4.0
May 2012
204-74-TERM-01

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Notices
Edition
Publication date: May 2012
Book number: 204-74-TERM-01
Product version: Rocket Model 204 Terminal User’s Guide
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Contacting Technical Support
If you have current support and maintenance agreements with Rocket Software and CCA,
contact Rocket Software Technical support by email or by telephone:
Email: m204suppor[email protected]om
Telephone :
North America +1.800.755.4222
United Kingdom/Europe [phone]
Alternatively, you can access the Rocket Customer Portal and report a problem, download an
update, or read answers to FAQs. You will be prompted to log in with the credentials supplied as
part of your product maintenance agreement.
To log in to the Rocket Customer Portal, go to:
www.rocketsoftware.com/support
and click Rocket M204.

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Contents v
Contents
About this Guide
Audience ...................................................................................................................xi
Model 204 documentation set...................................................................................xi
Notation conventions.................................................................................................xi
1 Terminal Processing
In this chapter............................................................................................................ 1
Overview........................................................................................................................1
Supported terminals, access methods, and interfaces .................................................. 2
Supported access methods....................................................................................... 2
Supported SNA Communications Server terminals .................................................. 2
Supported system interfaces..................................................................................... 2
Terminal emulators and the LANGUSER parameter..................................................... 2
Entering input ............................................................................................................3
INMRL and INCCC parameters................................................................................. 3
Line continuation ................................................................................................... 3
Retrieving input.............................................................................................................. 4
RETRVKEY parameter.............................................................................................. 4
Using the Retrieve PF key......................................................................................... 4
Irretrievable input ...................................................................................................... 4
Retrieval example ..................................................................................................... 5
Null input lines........................................................................................................... 5
Controlling output........................................................................................................... 5
Setting OUTMRL....................................................................................................... 6
Setting OUTCCC....................................................................................................... 6
Setting OUTLPP........................................................................................................ 6
Pausing .................................................................................................................... 7
Backpaging ............................................................................................................... 7
Issuing a backpage request......................................................................................8
Full-screen formatting .................................................................................................... 9
Prerequisites ............................................................................................................. 9
Menu feature............................................................................................................. 9
Fill-in screens............................................................................................................ 9
Backpaging screens and menus.............................................................................10
Line-editing characters................................................................................................. 10
ERASE and FLUSH parameters.............................................................................11
Model 204 editors.................................................................................................... 11
Attention interrupt feature............................................................................................. 11
Invoking the attention interrupts.............................................................................. 11
ON ATTENTION statement..................................................................................... 12
Echoing........................................................................................................................13
Physical and logical line echo .................................................................................13
Echoing parameters................................................................................................ 13

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PROMPT and SUB parameters ...................................................................... 14
Operations for line echo.......................................................................................... 14
Echoing examples........................................................................................................ 15
Examples using LECHO and CECHO..................................................................... 15
Examples using LEECHO and CEECHO................................................................ 16
2 Terminal Session
In this chapter.......................................................................................................... 19
Overview...................................................................................................................... 19
Terminal dialog............................................................................................................. 20
Logging in................................................................................................................ 20
Opening a file..........................................................................................................20
Displaying a procedure ........................................................................................... 20
Viewing parameter settings..................................................................................... 21
Resetting parameters.............................................................................................. 21
Entering an ad hoc request..................................................................................... 21
Displaying a stored procedure................................................................................. 22
Executing a procedure and viewing output ............................................................. 22
Defining a new procedure ....................................................................................... 22
Printing the procedure............................................................................................. 23
Deleting a procedure............................................................................................... 23
Logging out ............................................................................................................. 23
Disconnecting from Model 204................................................................................ 23
Getting online............................................................................................................... 23
Logging in.....................................................................................................................24
LOGIN process ....................................................................................................... 24
Sample LOGIN dialog ............................................................................................. 24
Opening a file...............................................................................................................25
Using OPEN with different file types ....................................................................... 25
Opening a public file................................................................................................ 25
Opening a semipublic file........................................................................................ 26
Viewing and changing parameter settings...................................................................26
Using the VIEW command......................................................................................26
Example of the VIEW command.............................................................................27
Running Model 204 requests and procedures ....................................................... 27
Procedures.............................................................................................................. 27
Example .................................................................................................................. 28
Displaying a procedure ................................................................................................ 29
Using the DISPLAY and USE commands............................................................... 29
Sample DISPLAY dialog ........................................................................................ 30
Deleting a procedure.................................................................................................... 31
Using the DELETE command ................................................................................. 31
Recovering from an error ............................................................................................. 31
Prompting and informational messages.................................................................. 32
Counting errors ....................................................................................................... 32
Severe errors .......................................................................................................... 32
Soft restart............................................................................................................... 33
Displaying messages .............................................................................................. 33
Closing a file.................................................................................................................34
Using the CLOSE command................................................................................... 34

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Logging out and disconnecting .................................................................................... 34
Using the LOGOUT command................................................................................34
3 SNA Communications Server Terminal
In this chapter.......................................................................................................... 35
Overview...................................................................................................................... 35
Getting online............................................................................................................... 36
Procedures.............................................................................................................. 36
IBM 3270 terminals (IODEV = 7)..................................................................................36
Input lines................................................................................................................ 36
End-of-page pause.................................................................................................. 37
Attention key ........................................................................................................... 37
Canceling the current request.................................................................................37
Logging out and disconnecting ............................................................................... 38
Screen-formatting parameters................................................................................. 38
Terminal model options...........................................................................................38
Output page buffer settings..................................................................................... 39
TERMOPT parameter ............................................................................................. 39
IBM 3767 and NTO terminals (IODEV = 37)................................................................ 40
Input lines................................................................................................................ 40
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................40
Parameter default values........................................................................................ 41
Resetting parameters.............................................................................................. 41
4 CICS Interface
In this chapter.......................................................................................................... 43
Overview...................................................................................................................... 43
Terminals supported ............................................................................................... 43
Host language applications..................................................................................... 44
Selection of terminal support mode......................................................................... 44
Additional print capabilities......................................................................................44
Invoking and disconnecting from the CICS interface...................................................45
Getting online.......................................................................................................... 45
When full-screen login fails .....................................................................................46
Disconnecting.......................................................................................................... 46
IBM 3270 terminals (IODEV = 11)................................................................................46
Input lines................................................................................................................ 46
Attention key ........................................................................................................... 47
Screen-formatting parameters................................................................................. 47
Terminal model options...........................................................................................47
Output page buffer settings..................................................................................... 48
Page header formats............................................................................................... 48
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................49
Canceling the current request.................................................................................49
CICS printer ............................................................................................................ 49
IBM 3270 terminals (IODEV = 29)................................................................................50
Output parameters .................................................................................................. 50
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................50
CICS printer ............................................................................................................ 50
Teletypes (IODEV = 29)............................................................................................... 51

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Output parameters .................................................................................................. 51
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................51
5 TSO Interface
In this chapter.......................................................................................................... 53
Overview...................................................................................................................... 53
Terminals supported ............................................................................................... 53
Host language applications..................................................................................... 54
Selection of terminal support mode......................................................................... 54
Using a CLIST......................................................................................................... 54
Invoking and disconnecting from the TSO interface .................................................... 54
Getting online.......................................................................................................... 55
CLIST input ............................................................................................................. 56
Return codes........................................................................................................... 58
Input lines................................................................................................................ 58
Backpaging ............................................................................................................. 59
Disconnecting.......................................................................................................... 59
IBM 3270 terminals (IODEV = 11)...............................................................................60
Input lines................................................................................................................ 60
Attention key ........................................................................................................... 60
Screen-formatting parameters................................................................................. 60
Terminal model options..........................................................................................61
Output page buffer settings..................................................................................... 61
Page header formats............................................................................................... 62
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................62
Canceling the current request.................................................................................62
IBM 3270 terminals (IODEV = 29)................................................................................63
PA1 key................................................................................................................... 63
Output parameters .................................................................................................. 63
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................63
Teletypes (IODEV = 29)............................................................................................... 64
Output parameters .................................................................................................. 64
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................64
6 CMS Terminal Interface
In this chapter.......................................................................................................... 67
Overview...................................................................................................................... 67
Terminals supported ............................................................................................... 67
Selection of terminal support mode......................................................................... 68
Invoking and disconnecting from the CMS terminal interface...................................... 68
Getting online.......................................................................................................... 68
M204 EXEC ............................................................................................................ 68
M204 EXEC options................................................................................................ 69
Input lines................................................................................................................ 71
PF keys ................................................................................................................... 71
Disconnecting.......................................................................................................... 71
Turning off the terminal ...........................................................................................71
IBM 3270 terminals (IODEV = 41, ALTIODEV =47)..................................................... 72
Attention key ........................................................................................................... 72
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................72

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Screen-formatting parameters................................................................................. 73
Terminal model options...........................................................................................73
Output page buffer settings..................................................................................... 74
Page header formats............................................................................................... 74
Handling messages from other terminals................................................................ 74
Teletype terminals (IODEV = 39, ALTIODEV = 45).....................................................75
Attention key ........................................................................................................... 75
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................75
Parameters.............................................................................................................. 76
Page header formats............................................................................................... 76
Line-editing characters............................................................................................ 77
7 INTERCOMM Interface
In this chapter.......................................................................................................... 79
Overview...................................................................................................................... 79
Terminals supported ............................................................................................... 79
Host language applications..................................................................................... 80
Invoking and disconnecting from INTERCOMM .......................................................... 80
Getting online.......................................................................................................... 80
Output parameters .................................................................................................. 81
Pausing and canceling output.................................................................................81
Disconnecting.......................................................................................................... 82
Index

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