Batch Functions › Batch Log › TERMINALS real(virt) real2(virt2) ... realn(virtn) (Optional)

TERMINALS real(virt) real2(virt2) ... realn(virtn) (Optional)

Selects terminals to be logged and optionally assigns virtual terminals for the real terminals being logged. You can use = as a generic character to replace any character in either the real or virtual terminal name. For example, if you specify TRM== as the real terminal name, CA Verify for VTAM will log all terminals beginning with the characters TRM followed by up to two characters; for example, TRM1, TRM66, TRMAB, and so on.

The TERMINALS control card is required when logging multiple terminals and is optional when logging an application.

For logging by terminal:

If you specify:

TERMINALS real real2 real3 ...

CA Verify for VTAM will log the specified terminals and use virtual terminals specified at installation.

If you specify:

TERMINALS real(virt) real2(virt2) real3(virt3)...

CA Verify for VTAM will log the real terminals and use the virtual terminals specified.

You can specify virtual terminals for some of the real terminals you are logging and let CA Verify for VTAM use installation-specified virtual terminals for the others.

For logging by application:

• Specify printers and other terminals which the application acquires. Terminals which are not acquired need not be specified.
• For terminals which are acquired, change the real names within the application to virtual names. Use this control card to specify both the real and virtual names.
• You should usually specify a virtual terminal for each real terminal to be acquired, although you can also allow virtual terminals to be selected as per TCAXLATE macro specifications defined at installation. In that case, the TCAXLATE macro should use the PAIR parameter to insure that the correct devices are selected. See the "Customizing Macros" chapter in the Installation Guide for details.