Determining what to specify for application Type in the TPX ACT

Products

• TPX - Session Management
• Vman Session Management for z/OS

Issue/Introduction

When picking up a new suite of products and wanting to add them to the ACT, how to determine what to specify for application Type in the TPX ACT (Application Characteristics Table)?

Environment

TPX® Session Management for z/OS

Resolution

In general, unless otherwise specified in the online documentation Customizing for Certain Applications), all applications should be able to tolerate GRP.

From online help:

Type (SHR,GRP,UNQ,TPX) - Describes the application's virtual terminal requirements:

• SHR - for applications that support parallel virtual terminal sessions. Examples: TSO, ROSCOE, Remote Console/MVS
• GRP - for applications that can share a virtual terminal with other applications. Examples: IMS, CICS.
• UNQ - for applications that require a separate virtual terminal for each user. Example: INFO/NET.
• TPX - for TPX internal applications.

Additional Information

• TPX 5.4 Programming Guide: Customizing for certain applications
• How Virtual Terminals are determined by TPX?