About this task
The Set Host Connection panel appears when you select the Set Host
Connection tool in the CICS® BAC main window, or when you
select File > Set Host Connection. This panel
lets you set up a list of available host connections at certain network
TCP/IP addresses and ports. You can then select from this list whenever
you need to connect to a host computer on the network.
For example, your test and a production hosts may have different
IP addresses. If so, you can identify them both in this panel and
then select the one you need for any given purpose.
- To build the host list, enter each Host Name or IP Address, Host Port number, Host Code Page (specifying the region or language
to be used for translating uploaded data), and any desired Comment
or description, then click Add to List.
- To delete a host from the list, select it then click the Delete Selected Host button.
- Once you define a host and specify the user ID and password, you
are automatically connected to it when you select an action requiring
connectivity, such as uploading or downloading object properties or
an application group. When the request is complete, the connection
is terminated.