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Using a Sign on Member

To establish a set of CA Ideal commands to execute automatically when you sign onto CA Ideal (a signon procedure), you must first create a member called SIGNON. For a description of creating members, see the chapter “Data Members.” The SIGNON member executes automatically at each sign on.

A common use for a SIGNON member is to contain commands that establish the appropriate environment, such as SET commands. Used this way, the options specified in the SET commands act as defaults across sessions. If you do not enter SET commands in the command lines or if no SET commands are included in the signon procedure, then the installation defaults are used.

An example of a SIGNON member used to form a profile with SET commands follows:

SELECT SYSTEM TST
SET OUTPUT DESTINATION SYSTEM PRN
SET REPORT WIDTH 80
SET COMMAND LINES 2

The SET commands in the SIGNON member establish the options in effect for the current and subsequent sessions. You can override these commands during the session by entering the same SET commands with different options. The SET commands are described in the “Setting Defaults” chapter.