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Create VTAM Terminals for the EPI Component

The EPI component lets you create screen scraping automation scripts against any VTAM application that has LU2 access capabilities. Configuration of this component is determined by the automation applications that you create. Perform the following customizations to your VTAM configuration if the EPI component of CA OPS/MVS is needed.

To create VTAM terminals for the EPI component

  1. Define EPI virtual terminals to VTAM by adding application definitions to SYS1.VTAMLST. The EPI requires one or more VTAM application definitions to be available to emulate real 3270 terminals.
  2. Use the following statements to create a new member in SYS1.VTAMLST. Specify one APPL statement for each terminal. 
    majname   VBUILD  TYPE=APPL
xxxxnnnn  APPL    EAS=1,
                     PARSESS=NO,
                     MODETAB=modetab,
                     DLOGMOD=logmode,
                     PRTCT=vtampswd
xxxxnnnn  APPL    ...
          .
          .
          .

    In the above statement, the DLOGMOD option specifies the name of the logmode table entry to be used when this terminal logs on to an external product. Use the name you would use for a real 3278 model 2, 3, or 4 type terminal that does not support structured fields. The logmode should not have the query bit on. EPI can override this name if you specify the LOGMODE keyword when issuing the EPI DEFINE or CHANGE command. EPI can override this name if you specify the LOGMODE keyword when issuing the EPI DEFINE or CHANGE command.

    For information on valid values for other options in the above APPL statements, see the VTAM documentation.

  3. Make the EPI VTAM APPLIDs active in VTAM when the EPI tries to enable virtual terminals. Usually, you activate APPLIDs at VTAM startup. If you defer activation until after VTAM becomes fully active, you can use the following VTAM operator command when you want to activate the EPI virtual terminal definitions: 
    VARY NET,ACT,ID=majnode
    majnode

    Specifies the name of the member in SYS1.VTAMLST where the EPI APPL statements are stored.

    You can use the CA OPS/MVS AOF component to issue this command at the end of VTAM initialization, or use OPSVIEW to issue it.