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What ACL/E Commands Can Do

ACL/E provides commands to:

• Perform arithmetic and logical operations
• Examine and manipulate the current screen image
• Interact with applications
• Issue CA TPX commands
• Define and manipulate variables
• Display an alternate screen image
• Integrate multiple sessions

If you include an ACL/E signon program in the user's application session definition, the program executes automatically when the user establishes the application session associated with it. Similarly, if you include a signoff program in the user's application session definition, the program executes when the session associated with it is terminated. ACL/E provides a large number of predefined variables that represent signon data, screen data, the terminal, and input from the user and the application. You can also define your own variables.

ACL/E programs can receive input from, and send output to, the terminal, the application, and other ACL/E programs. They can also obtain values from user ID and application session definitions.

Together, these features make ACL/E the ideal tool, not only for automating routine 3270 terminal interactions, but also for significantly expanding the session management capabilities of CA TPX.