You can configure the options for running Mainframe Subsystem Applications using a TN3270 emulator in
Tools > Options > Micro Focus, and on the
TN3270 Display page.
TN3270 Display
- Enable Display
- Check this to run your Mainframe Subsystem applications in a TN3270 emulator. If you uncheck this, the IDE does not launch or search for an emulator.
- Rumba (Embedded)
- Enabled by default, if you have installed a version of
Micro Focus Rumba 8.3 or later. Starts the application in a Rumba Mainframe display embedded in Visual Studio.
- Connect automatically
- Check this to enable the Rumba Mainframe display to connect automatically to the enterprise server at debug time.
- Show warning dialog for PF keys context
- Check this to view a warning dialog when you press a function key in the IDE when the integrated Rumba Mainframe display in focus.
- Notify of changing the enterprise server when debugging starts
- Check this to view a warning dialog when starting debugging while the TN3270 display is still connected to a different enterprise server.
- Rumba (Desktop)
- Check this to run the applications in a mainframe session of the Rumba desktop outside of the IDE. This is the default setting if you have installed a version of
Micro Focus Rumba earlier than 8.3.
- External
- Check to specify the path to an emulator that supports TN3270, other than Rumba.
