Version 4.5.2
 —  Overview of Object Properties  —

Users

The User Properties dialog box provides the following property pages:


Parameters 1

User - Parameters 1

User ID

A user ID can be up to 16 alphanumeric characters long and may contain blanks. It must not already exist. This can only be specified when adding a new user. Later, this text box cannot be modified.

Language

From this drop-down list box, select the language in which the user interface is to be displayed. The user interface of an Entire Connection application (e.g. Configuration Manager or Terminal) is not shown in the selected language until you quit this application and start it once more. The default is set in the system preferences.

Keyboard table

From this drop-down list box, select the national keyboard to be used. The default is set in the system preferences.

Logon password required

If this check box is marked, the password must be supplied at logon. The default is set in the system preferences.

Password

The password ensures the security of the user's Entire Connection environment. It consists of 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters. It is used in the logon procedure to Entire Connection. In a procedure file, the variable *PASSWORD refers to the current password.

Confirm password

Repeat the password in this text box to confirm it.

Enable emulation autolock

Mark this check box to enable the autolock feature.

Lock emulation after

Specify the length of time, in minutes, that the terminal application can be inactive before the session is locked. Valid input is any integer from 1 through 60.

When the session is locked, "locked" appears in the title bar of the terminal application. If you choose Lock/Unlock Session from the Utilities menu, the Entire Connection Logon dialog box appears. To unlock your session, enter your password, if required, and choose the OK button.

Cursor size

Select the cursor size from this drop-down list box. This parameter applies only to Entire Connection and does not affect other Windows applications. The default is set in the system preferences.

This specification has no effect on the cursor size if the INS key is pressed.

Insert cursor size

Select the size of the insert cursor from this drop-down list box. This parameter applies only to Entire Connection and does not affect other Windows applications. The default is set in the system preferences.

This specification only has effect on the cursor size when the INS key is pressed. If the INS key is not pressed, the value specified for the Cursor size option is used to display the cursor.

PC speaker beep on errors and warnings 

When this check box is marked, the PC speaker beeps when an error occurs or when a warning is issued.

Disable print key

When this check box is marked, the PRINT-SCREEN key on the keyboard is disabled.

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Parameters 2

User - Parameters 2

Session name

From this drop-down list box, select the default host session. This session name is then automatically highlighted in the Open Session dialog box.

In a procedure file, the default session is opened whenever a statement accessing a session is encountered but there is no open session. This allows existing procedures to be used without code change.

Use startup task

Mark this check box, if you want to use a startup task.

Startup task

From this drop-down list box, select the task to be executed immediately after you log on to the terminal application. This drop-down list box contains a list of all defined tasks (except Software AG tasks).

Use shutdown task

Mark this check box, if you want to use a shutdown task.

Shutdown task

From this drop-down list box, select the task to be executed when the last terminal application is closed. This drop-down list box contains a list of all defined tasks (except Software AG tasks).

Date style

From this drop-down list box, select the date format to be used throughout Entire Connection. The default is set in the system preferences.

Time style

From this drop-down list box, select the date format to be used throughout Entire Connection. The default is set in the system preferences. The delimiter character A in HMSA means that the time is shown in the AM/PM format (e.g. 01:30 PM).

Create format file

When this check box is marked, Entire Connection creates a format file (extension ncf) whenever you download data from the host.

A format file contains a format description of the transferred data. In addition, it contains information such as the number of records sent, name of the Natural program, name of the Natural library, host user ID and data format. This information is useful if you plan to convert data using the Format Converter.

Enhanced encryption

When this check box is marked, the user is prompted for an encryption key when downloading and uploading files. The key is not stored anywhere, so the user must remember it.

Maximum number of concurrent terminal windows

When the check box Limit to is marked, you can limit the number of terminal windows that may be open at the same time for this user. Valid input ranges from 1 to 255.

Save terminal window position

When this check box is marked, the position and size of the terminal window is saved under the session name when the terminal is closed. The next time a session with this name is opened, the window will be opened with the saved position and size.

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Procedure

User - Procedure

Notes:

  1. The default for the user directories are set in the system preferences.
  2. When no fixed paths are defined (that is, when the Windows Application Data folder is used), you can easily transport the share file to another machine.

Use Windows Application Data folder for Procedure

When this check box is selected, Entire Connection locates the procedure files in the Application Data folder of Windows if they cannot be found in the current directory.

Procedure

Only available when Use Windows Application Data folder for Procedure is not selected. You can specify the directory where Entire Connection can locate the procedure files if they cannot be found in the current directory. Any drive and path are valid.

Use Windows Application Data folder for Log & Trace

When this check box is selected, Entire Connection writes log and trace files to the Application Data folder of Windows.

Log & Trace

Only available when Use Windows Application Data folder for Log & Trace is not selected. You can specify the directory to which Entire Connection writes log and trace files.

Limit loops in procedure files

Mark this check box, if you want to limit the number of loops in a procedure file.

Loop count

This parameter specifies the number of times a jump statement can be executed in a procedure file. It is used to avoid endless processing loops. Valid input is from 1 to 32767.

Audit procedure files

If this check box is marked, Entire Connection writes information about all executed procedure file statements to a log file in the log/trace directory. The log file contains each statement and the time at which it was executed. This is useful for debugging procedure files.

The name of the log file is <username>.log. If the log file does not yet exist, it is created. Otherwise, statement execution information is appended to an existing log file.

Audit data transfer

If this check box is marked, Entire Connection writes data transfer information to a log file in the log/trace directory. The log file contains information such as the number of records sent, host user ID, data format, start time, status, etc.

The name of the log file is <username>.log. If the log file does not yet exist, it is created. Otherwise, data transfer information is appended to an existing log file.

Printer mapping

When you choose this command button, the Printer Mapping dialog box appears. You can now choose one of the Select buttons to select a defined Windows printer from a list. This mapping corresponds to the following command:

SET PCFILE x DOWN DATA LPTn

where x is a valid work file number between 1 and 32, and n is a number between 1 and 3. The download is then performed on the corresponding printer.

Printer Mapping

Define other user IDs

When you choose this command button, the Define other User IDs dialog box appears.

Define other user IDs

These user IDs are especially useful in logon sequences that require logging on to several different host systems. You can either leave these text boxes empty or fill them with user IDs and passwords. Each user ID or password consists of 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters. User IDs and passwords are not case-sensitive. They can contain embedded blanks.

You use these parameters in procedure files where you can reference them as *USERID1, *USERID2, etc. and *PASSWORD1, *PASSWORD2, etc. See also Dynamic Variables.

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Menu

User - Menu

You can make up to 5 user menus available to a user. The menus will be displayed in the menu bar of the terminal application the next time the user logs on.

See the section Menus for information on how to create a user menu.

Start of instruction set To activate a menu for the user

Start of instruction set To deactivate a menu for the user

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Printer Fonts

User - Printer Fonts

You can define the font, font style and font size to be used for all printouts (for example, when downloading to a printer).

You can set the left, right, top and bottom margins for the printout. The margin determines the distance in centimeters from the paper edge.

Start of instruction set To modify the font and margins for printouts

  1. Select the desired font in the Font list box.

    The styles and sizes available for the font you have chosen are shown in the Font style and Size list boxes.

  2. Select the desired style.

  3. Select the desired size.

  4. In the text boxes, specify the desired centimeter values for the margins.

  5. Choose the OK button.

See also the description of the system variable PRINTOPTION.

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