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Chapter 10. Network Management Menu
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This panel allows you to send a message to the host. A host letter may be input as a parameter
to the utility (for example, 2,00 for Host 00). If the host parameter is omitted, no message will
be sent. If the session is not currently attached to a host, for example, if the utility is being run
from an ASCII host session, the host input will default to Host A. The formats displayed will
be for the host that the session is attached to.
ALERT Input Areas
There are three areas for ALERT input:
• The first input area (XX) requires entry of two digits, from 01 to 20. These digits are a
user action code that corresponds to user defined panels at the host CPU. You can obtain
these user action codes from the system programmer for the host. Once you enter the
user action code, the subsequent alert message is mapped into the specified panel at the
host CPU.
• The second input area is a field of up to 120 characters in which you can enter the alert
message to be transmitted to the host CPU. In this field, you can only use characters
from the base character set. You cannot use APL characters or those with extended
attributes.
• The third input area has three 8-character qualifier fields (Q1, Q2, and Q3). The qualifiers
could consist of a telephone number, port number, problem code, or other customer
determined item.
To transmit an alert message inbound, enter the appropriate messages and user action code
and press the PF10 key. A message will be displayed to indicate whether or not the Alert was
transmitted inbound successfully.
Local Formats - Display/Update
Use this utility to display formats stored in Local Format Storage (LFS) memory and, optionally,
to delete selected formats. If the update option ( ,u ) is specified, you must use the supervisory
password to enter this utility.
A host letter may be input as a parameter to the utility (for example, 2,b for Host b). If the host
parameter is omitted, the message will be sent to the host to which the session is attached. If
the session is not currently attached to a host, such as the utility is being run from an ASCII
host session, the host input will default to Host A.
A valid host entry displays the Display/Update Local Format Storage panel.
Local Format Storage Panel
Display/Update Local Format Storage LINCS C8.2 Central Control
Host A
Group Name Format Name Size Operator Delete ?
Selectable
MOD2 GRP 0001 MOD2 MAP 0001 0139H YES - MOD20001 N
MOD2 MAP 0002 0139H YES - MOD20002 N
. . . . . . . . . .
MOD2 MAP 000E 0139H YES - MOD2000E N
PF: 1-Main 8-Forw 9-Refresh 10-Process
The fields are described below: