Terminal definition attributes

The terminal definition attribute descriptions are:

Altprintcopy
specifies whether the hardware COPY feature is to be used to satisfy a print request on the printer named in the ALTPRINTER attribute. For further details, see the PRINTERCOPY attribute.
NO
CICS should use the hardware COPY feature.
YES
CICS should not use the hardware COPY feature.
Altprinter
specifies the name of a 3270 printer to be used, if the printer named in the PRINTER attribute of this terminal definition is unavailable. The name may be up to four characters in length. For further details, see the PRINTER attribute. If you specify an ALTPRINTER without specifying a PRINTER, ALTPRINTER is ignored.
ATI Status
Specify whether or not the terminal is available for use by transactions that are automatically initiated from within CICS.
YES
The terminal is available for use by transactions that are automatically initiated from within CICS.
NO
The terminal is not available for use by transactions that are automatically initiated from within CICS.
Attachsec (APPC only)
specifies the level of attach time user security required for the connection.
LOCAL
The authority of the user is taken to be that of the link itself, and you rely on link security alone to protect your resource.
IDENTIFY
Incoming attach requests must specify a user identifier. Specify IDENTIFY when the connecting terminal has a security manager.
MIXIDPE
A connection is able to support attaches using either or both of the IDENTIFY and PERSISTENT security types. The security type used depends on the incoming attach.
PERSISTENT
This involves a user sign-on to a remote system that persists over multiple conversations until the user signs off from the remote system. In this way, the user’s ID and password are passed only on the first (sign-on) attach. Subsequent attach requests require only the user’s ID.
VERIFY
Incoming attach requests must specify a user identifier and a user password. Specify VERIFY when the connecting terminal has no security manager and therefore requires verification.
Autoinsmodel
specifies whether this terminal definition can be used as a model terminal definition for autoinstall.
NO
This definition is not used as a model for autoinstall. It is used only as a definition for a specific device that is not autoinstalled.
ONLY
This definition is used only as a model for autoinstall. It is not used as a definition for a specific device.
YES
This definition is used for a specific device that is not autoinstalled. The definition is also used as a model for automatic installation.
Autoinsname
specifies the name by which this model definition is known in the autoinstall control program. The name can be up to eight characters in length.

You need specify this only if AUTINSTMODEL is YES or ONLY.

BindPassword (APPC only)
specifies, for APPC links on systems running CICS®/MVS™ 2.1.2 or CICS/ESA 3.3, a password of up to 16 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F).

The password does not appear while you are typing it and it is not displayed on the update or browse panel. If you specify a password, the BindPassword field name appears highlighted on the update and browse panels to indicate a password exists; the field itself contains blanks. You can use the update panel to change an existing password or add a new password.

Bindsecurity (APPC only)
specifies whether an external security manager (ESM) is being used for bind-time security.
NO
No external bind-time security is required.
YES
If security is active and the XAPPC system initialization parameter is set to YES, an ESM is called.
Console
If the CICS system is running under a release of MVS earlier than MVS SP 4.1, indicate whether the terminal is a console device:
NO
The terminal is not a console device.
number
A number in the range 01 through 250 (but not 128) that identifies an existing console. This number must match the identification numbers assigned to consoles according to their sequence in the CONSOLnn member of MVS SYS1.PARMLIB.
If you leave this field blank, CICSPlex® SM uses the default value for your CICS environment, if there is one.
ConsoleName
You can use this attribute only if the CICS system is running under MVS SP 4.1 or later. The length of CONSNAME must be 2-8 characters and must begin with an alphabetic character or one of #, @, or $. It uniquely identifies the console device within a CICS region, regardless of the MVS image to which it is connected; that is, you cannot install two console definitions with the same CONSNAME. The CONSNAME corresponds to the name defined for the console in the MVS SYS1.PARMLIB member, CONSOLnn.
Description
(Optional.) Specifies a 1- to 30-character description of the resource.
specifies the status of the terminal that is being defined.
YES
Transactions may be initiated and messages may automatically be sent to the terminal.
NO
The terminal can neither receive messages nor transmit input.
Model
Specify whether or not this terminal is a model.
YES
This terminal definition is a model.
NO
This terminal in not a model.
Modename (APPC single session terminals only)
specifies the name that is passed to VTAM as the LOGMODE name.
Name
Specify a 1- to 4-character ID for the terminal definition.
Natlang
specifies the language in which all NLS-enabled messages are displayed for this terminal.

Use only one character, which can be A-Z 1-9.

blank
If you leave this blank and do not supply a value, CICS uses the system default as specified in the system initialization table (SIT).
E
English
K
Kanji
specifies the network name that identifies the terminal to ACF/VTAM.

If you do not specify a name, the NETNAME defaults to the TERMINAL name.

Operid
Specify a 3-character operator ID to be associated with the terminal.
Oper Priority
Specify the operator priority to be used in determining task processing priority for each transaction attached to the terminal, in the range 0 through 255. If you leave this field blank, CICSPlex SM uses the default value for your CICS environment, if there is one.
Oper RSL
Identify the preset resource security keys for the terminal by specifying one or more decimal values in the range 1 through 24. If you do not want to identify any resource security keys, specify 0.
Oper Security
Identify the preset transaction security keys for the device by specifying one or more decimal values in the range 1 through 64.
Pool
specifies the pool name for a 3600 or 3650 pipeline terminal pooled with other pipeline terminals.
Printer
specifies the name of the primary 3270 printer to be used to respond to an ISSUE PRINT command, or a PRINT request from an operator pressing a program access (PA) key. The name may be up to four characters in length.
Printercopy
specifies whether the hardware COPY feature is to be used to satisfy a print request on the printer named in the PRINTER attribute of this terminal definition.
Remotename
specifies the name by which the terminal is known in the system or region that owns the terminal. The name can be up to four characters in length.
Remote Sysnet
specifies the network name (APPLID) of the region that owns the terminal.
Remote Sysid
specifies the name that identifies the intercommunication link to the system that owns the terminal. The name can be up to 4 characters in length.
RESGROUP
(Optional.) Specify the name of an existing resource group to which the definition is to be automatically added.
Security name
specifies the security name of the remote system.
Tasklimit
specifies the number of concurrent tasks allowed to run in a pipeline session or in a pool of pipeline sessions.
NO
No concurrent tasks are allowed.
number
The number of concurrent tasks allowed to run, in the range 1 through 32767.
Termpriority
specifies the terminal priority. This decimal value (0 through 255) is used in establishing the overall transaction processing priority. (Transaction processing priority is equal to the sum of the terminal priority, transaction priority, and operator priority, not exceeding 255.) If you leave this field blank, CICSPlex SM uses the default value for your CICS environment, if there is one.
Transaction
specifies a 1-to 4-character name of the transaction that is to be initiated each time input is received from the terminal when there is no active task.
specifies the name of the TYPETERM definition to be associated with this TERMINAL definition. The name can be up to eight characters in length.
Usedfltuser (APPC only)
Indicate whether the terminal should use the default user ID specified for a CICS system:
N/A
The Usedfltuser value does not apply to this definition and should not be validated by CICSPlex SM.
NO
Do not use the default user ID.
YES
Use the default user ID specified on the DFLTUSER SIT parameter for the CICS system.
User data
(Optional.) Three 8-character fields provided for any site-specific data related to the terminal. CICSPlex SM makes no use of this user data.
Userid
specifies a user identifier used for sign-on and referred to in security error messages, security violation messages, and the audit trail. It must be a valid userid defined to the security manager.
Version
(Optional.) Specify an integer in the range 1 through 15. Specify 0 or leave blank for CICSPlex SM to assign the first available version id in the range 1 through 15.

Related concepts
Terminal resource definitions
CICS Resource Definition Guide
Related tasks
Accessing BAS terminal definitions
Working with the TERMDEF view
Defining terminals using BAS
Installing BAS terminal definitions
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