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Special Features and Customization Tasks

You can customize the product to provide additional functionality at your site. The following is a list of these special customization tasks:

Using the Affinity Feature

This feature allows you to pass control of a user's sessions from one system to another. You should use this feature when you run the product on more than one host.

Using the Pass Ticket Feature

You can eliminate the need for users to manually type their password on the TPX logon screen, as well as eliminate the transmittal of the same password in clear text across networks. A pass ticket provides application security, since it is a one-time only password with a limited life span.

Specifying Access Modes

You can specify access modes to determine how and when users can access application sessions.

Using the Product with Other Security Systems

When you are using a security system such as CA ACF2, CA Top Secret, or RACF, you must perform some additional customization tasks.

Customizing the APTPX Member

You need to customize the APTPX member to define the following:

• CA TPX as a primary logical unit
• Virtual terminals
• Application and user pass-through printing

Customizing Logon Mode Tables

You need to customize the logon mode tables if you are using the product with CICS or other applications that are sensitive to terminal models.

Adjusting Storage Parameters

Because the product manages its own storage both above and below the 16-megabyte line, you can improve efficiency by specifying storage parameters.

Controlling Application Sessions with OPENGATE

You can use OPENGATE to perform the pre-session setup and post-session cleanup required for some application sessions.