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3270 Host Connection Program 2.1 and 1.3.3 for AIX: Guide and Reference

Using the HCON Utility Program Logon and Logoff Facility

The utility program logon and logoff facility enables automatic logons and logoffs for display sessions, using an AUTOLOG procedure. More than one session can be logged on to or logged off of in one operation.

The logon facility asks for session names and host passwords, reads the sessions profiles for information about AUTOLOG procedures, and attempts to log on to the host using the designated AUTOLOG procedure. The logoff facility asks for session names, then logs those sessions off the host system.

Logon and Logoff Screens

Two screens and two pop-up windows are associated with the logon/logoff portions of the utility program. The screens are the Logon and Logoff screens. The pop-up windows are the Change Values Window and the Logon/Logoff Status Window.

Logon Screen Contains three types of fields: Session Name , Password and Status . The Logon Screen figure shows an example logon screen.

Logoff Screen Contains two types of fields: Session Name and Status . The Logoff Screen figure shows an example of the logoff screen.

Change Values Window Contains two or three fields, depending on whether it is initiated from a logon or logoff screen. If called from the logon screen, it contains the User ID , Node ID , and Time fields. If called from the logoff screen, it contains only the Node ID and Time fields.

To override the default values for User ID , Node ID , or Time , move the cursor to the line of the value. Press the F4 key to bring up the Change Values window. Type in the changes and press the Enter key to accept the changes. To exit without accepting the changes, press the F12 key. Both keys return the utility to the logon or logoff screen. The Change Values Window figure shows an example of this window for the logon facility.

Logon/Logoff Status Window Displays the status of a logon or logoff request. The window displays after the logon or logoff request is complete. The message contains the status of the request along with any appropriate error messages. The Logon/Logoff Status Window figure shows an example of this window for the Logon facility.

Logon and Logoff Fields

The utility program Logon and Logoff windows contain the following fields:

Session Name Names the currently defined and active HCON session. To be active, the session must have been started using the e789 or xhcon command.
Password Specifies the host password (up to 8 characters) correlating to the user ID specified. One password must be entered for each session name on the logon screen. The Password field is not used on the logoff screen. To log on to a CICS host, a dummy password must be entered. The password is not displayed.
User ID Names the host ID to use during the logon process. This field is only on the logon screen. The default is the user ID defined in the session profile. To log onto a CICS host, a dummy host user ID must be entered.
Node ID Names the AUTOLOG script to use for logging on and off the host. The default is the node ID specified in the session profile.
Time Specifies the amount of time (in seconds) to wait for the specified prompt from the host during the AUTOLOG procedure. The default value is the AUTOLOG Time Value in the session profile.
Status Displays the status of the logon or logoff attempt. The value can be successful , failed , or none . A status of none means that no logon or logoff attempt has been made.

The data in the Session Name and Password fields must be entered. However, the values for User ID , Node ID , and Time are retrieved from the session profile specified by the Session Name field. The values in the session profile become the default values for these fields. However, these fields can be overridden by pressing the F4 (Change) key, opening the Change Values pop-up screen. The Status field cannot be edited.

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