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Using the Virtual Terminal Screen Panel

Keep these guidelines in mind when you are using the Virtual Terminal Screen panel:

• Issue the END command to leave the Virtual Terminal Screen panel and return to the Virtual Terminals List panel.
• You cannot use the real Enter key when you are entering data into the virtual screen and the data begins with an equal sign (=). If you do, ISPF interprets the equal sign as a request to jump to another screen. To avoid this situation, assign the TYPE * !ENTER key to a PF key other than the real Enter key and press that PF key instead.
• If you use the ISPF END command, ISPF RETURN command, or ISPF jump function before you press any other attention key, CA OPS/MVS ignores the updates you make to the Virtual Terminal Screen panel.
• Sometimes the external product takes longer than expected to update the Virtual Terminal Screen panel. This often happens during long LOGON sequences. If you see a blank or partial virtual screen when you try to access this panel, press Enter or issue a virtual PA2 key command.
• Your real terminal may unlock before the virtual terminal. If this happens, press Enter to see any remaining virtual screen updates.
• If the keyboard of the virtual terminal locks, the message KEYBOARD LOCKED appears in the upper right corner of the Virtual Terminal Screen panel. To unlock the keyboard, issue the TYPE * !RESET command.