How do you set up a TN3270 session for Automation Point?

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• Automation Point

Issue/Introduction

Novice CA Automation Point (AP) users often inquire about HOW-TO setup a TN3270 session connection between AP and a mainframe host for communication. This document describes the prerequisites and the details of setting up a TN3270 session for monitoring and automating a mainframe host console.

Before you can establish communications between AP and your IBM or IBM-compatible mainframe host, it's needed to configure a communication server that supports TN3270 (such as OSA Integrated Console Controller (OSA-ICC) or IBM 2074 Console Controller) to host either operating consoles or VTAM applications using TN3270E connections through IBM 3278/3279 model 2,3,4 or 5 display terminals.

Note: For a 3270 session defined to AP to properly connect to a z/OS console, the console must also be defined to the mainframe host. A z/OS console is defined on the mainframe host in member CONSOLxx in the SYS1.PARMLIB library, where the xx in the CONSOLxx is the value of the CON parameter in member IEASYS00.

 

 

Resolution

1. Open Your Windows Start Menu and click on the Configuration Manager application from the list of apps.

2. Expand the Expert Interface -> Automation -> Session Definition Sets.

3. Right click on “Sessions” and select “Add a Session” from the context menu.

4. Consult the online help in the Automation Point Session Definition window by clicking the ‘?’ button in the top-right corner of the window, next to the ‘x’ close window button.
    The online help has detailed descriptions of all of the settings on this dialog which should help you decide how to configure your session.

5. After configured all of your settings on in the AP session definition dialog, then click on the “Customize Session Settings” button.

6. Consult the online help for this dialog to understand what each field, check box, and setting means.

7. After finished setting up the ‘3270 Session Settings’ dialog, click the ‘OK’ button.

8. Now click the ‘Local Session Settings’ button.

9. Consult the online help for this dialog to understand the settings and how to configure the local session settings.

10. After configured all settings on this dialog, click the 'OK' button.
11. You can now click the ‘OK’ button on the AP Session Definition dialog to save your settings in Configuration Manager.

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

Please review the Automation Point documentation: 

Communicating with the Mainframe