Customizing External Applications Access › Access External Applications Function

Access External Applications Function

The external applications function lets you access other products to assist in monitoring resources. It lets you specify access to external applications for network management, configuration management, problem management, and help desk.

To enable access to external applications from the region

1. Enter /PARMS at the prompt.

   The Customizer : Parameter Groups panel appears.

2. Enter U (Update) beside the EXTAPPLS parameter group in the Interfaces category.

   The Customizer : Parameter Group panel for EXTAPPLS appears.

3. Complete the following fields for each type of external application that you want to access:

   LU1 Logmode

   Specifies the logon mode to be used by MTO command sessions.

   Note: These are the terminal name prefixes for the VTAM APPLS as defined during your installation.

4. Press F8 (Forward) to scroll through the next two panels.

   The application definition panel appears.

5. Complete the following fields for each external application that you want to access:

   Application Name

   Specifies the network name of the application providing the associated function.

   Logon Script

   Specifies the name of a procedure used to automate the application logon sequence and also request information from the application about a resource.

   Logon Data

   Specifies the data supplied to the external application as a part of session startup.

   1. (Optional) If you want to apply the changes immediately, press F6 (Action).

      The region takes on the changes.

   2. Press F3 (File).

      The changes are saved.