Create and Start an Enterprise Server Region

Create the ESACCT enterprise server region, and start the region preparatory to running the ACCT transaction.
Create the ESACCT enterprise server region
  1. In Eclipse, open the Server Explorer view.

    If it is hidden, click Window > Show View > Other. Expand Micro Focus, click Server Explorer and then OK.

    You should be see the default directory server connection Local [localhost:86] in the view. If it is not visible, to display it:

    1. Right-click in the Server Explorer view, and click New > Directory Server Connection.
    2. Type localhost in both the Name and the Server address (IP/Hostname) fields.
    3. Leave the port as the default value of 86 and click Finish.
  2. In the Server Explorer view, right-click Local [localhost:86]; then select New > Enterprise Server from the context menu.

    This starts the New Enterprise Server dialog box.

  3. Type ESACCT into the Name field.
  4. Click the Browse button next to the Template field.

    This opens the location of the Enterprise Developer server templates.

  5. Double-click the CICSTemplate XML file to select it.
  6. On the New Enterprise Server dialog box, check ACCT in the Associate with projects field; then click Finish.

    This creates the ESACCT server and adds it under the Local [localhost:86] directory server connection in Server Explorer.

  7. In the Server Explorer view, expand Local [localhost:86] to check that the ESACCT enterprise server region has been added to the list.
Start the ESACCT enterprise server region
  1. On the Server Explorer view, right-click the ESACCT enterprise server region; then select Start from the context menu.
    Note: If you see the Enterprise Server Sign On dialog box, click OK without filling in any details; then click No when prompted to create a master password. Also, allow access for the Micro Focus Communications Process, if you receive a Windows Security Alert.

    The Console view shows that the region has started.

  2. On the Server Explorer view, right-click ESACCT; then select Show Console Log from the context menu.

    The Console view shows the details from the Enterprise Server console log.

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