Set Up and Run the ACCT Application

Walks you through the process of configuring the Rumba+ Desktop TN3270 emulator to run the ACCT application, and then running and interacting with the ACCT application.

Now that your enterprise server region is ready to go, you can use it to run the ACCT application. You need to run the application at this time to become familiar with how it works, and also to add some VSAM records that are used later in the tutorial.

Start Rumba+ and connect to the CICSEXT enterprise server region

  1. From the Server Explorer, right-click the CICSEXT enterprise server region, and then select Mainframe TN3270 Display.

    This starts the embedded Mainframe TN3270 Display and automatically connects it to the host.

Initialize VSAM files

Before you can run the ACCT application, you need to initialize its VSAM files.

  1. In the Mainframe TN3270 Display, press Ctrl+Shift+Z to clear the Signon to CICS screen.
  2. To initialize the VSAM files for the ACCT application, enter CFCR ACCTFIL.

    You should receive a message indicating that the file was successfully created.

Note: If the ACCTFIL VSAM was previously initialized, a message appears explaining that the ACCTFIL already exists. This might be the case, especially if you have previously run this tutorial.

Start the ACCT application

  1. In the Mainframe Display, press Ctrl+Shift+Z to clear the screen.
  2. Enter ACCT.

    The ACCOUNT FILE: MENU screen appears.

Add two records

You will use the records you create here later on in the tutorial.

  1. Tab to the REQUEST TYPE field and type A.
  2. In the ACCOUNT field, type 11111.
  3. Press Enter.
  4. Complete the fields on the NEW RECORD screen as follows:
    Note: Of the three ADDRESS fields, complete only the first two. Fields not represented here are not mandatory, so please skip over them.
    SURNAME Washington
    FIRST George
    TELEPHONE 7031111
    ADDRESS Mt. Vernon
      VA
    NO. CARDS ISSUED 1
    DATE ISSUED 07 04 76
    REASON N
    CARD CODE 1
    APPROVED BY ME
  5. Press Enter.
  6. Repeat steps 1 through 5, substituting the following data:
    ACCOUNT 33333
    SURNAME Jefferson
    FIRST Thomas
    TELEPHONE 5401111
    ADDRESS Monticello
      VA
    NO. CARDS ISSUED 3
    DATE ISSUED 07 04 76
    REASON N
    CARD CODE 1
    APPROVED BY ME
  7. Press Enter to return to the ACCOUNT FILE: MENU screen.

Display a record

  1. Tab to the REQUEST TYPE field.
  2. Type D to display a record.
  3. In the ACCOUNT field, type 11111.
  4. Press Enter.

    The ACCOUNT FILE: RECORD DISPLAY screen shows you the data for account number 11111.

  5. Press Enter again to return to the menu screen.

Exit the application and stop the region

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+Z to exit the ACCT application.
  2. Close the Mainframe TN3270 Display.
  3. From the Server Explorer in Visual Studio, right-click the CICSEXT enterprise server region, and select Stop from the context menu.
  4. Click OK to stop the region.
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