Signing Onto the AS/400

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Signing Onto the AS/400

The address for YSU’s AS/400 used in this class is cis400.cis.ysu.edu.

You may either telnet or use the TNBridge client in the PC labs to access this address. When you have connected to the AS/400, you will see the following screen.

Sign On
System . . . . . : S1010045
Subsystem . . . . : QINTER
Display . . . . . : QPADEV0004
User ......
Password ......
Program/procedure ......
Menu ......
Current library ......

The cursor is initially positioned to an input field to the right of User. Type your account number in this input field and press the tab key to advance the cursor to the Password field. Type your password in the password field. You will not see your password. After typing your password, press enter to sign onto the system. The AS/400 will verify that you have entered a valid account number and password. If you enter an incorrect password, you will need to retype it and press enter again. If you enter an incorrect password too many times (currently three) in succession, your account will be locked and you will need to contact the systems administrator to reset your account.

After successfully signing onto the system, you will see the Main Menu screen.

Main Menu

The Main Menu screen is displayed when you first sign onto the AS/400. It allows you to access other menus.

MAIN AS/400 Main Menu
System: S1010045
Select one of the following:
1. User tasks
2. Office tasks
3. General system tasks
4. Files, libraries, and folders
5. Programming
6. Communications
7. Define or change the system
8. Problem handling
9. Display a menu
10. Information Assistant options
11. Client Access tasks
90. Sign off
Selection or command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant
F23=Set initial menu

Menu screen sections

·  header

·  option list

·  command line

·  function keys

·  F1 - help

Invoking commands

·  menus

·  command line

·  CL program

Example: Menus vs. command line for creating a source physical file.

I. Creating a source physical file with menus.

I.   1
(menu) / MAIN AS/400 Main Menu
System: S1010045
Select one of the following:
1. User tasks
2. Office tasks
3. General system tasks
4. Files, libraries, and folders
5. Programming
90. Sign off
Selection or command
===> 4
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant
F23=Set initial menu
I.   2
(menu) / DATA Files, Libraries, and Folders
System: S1010045
Select one of the following:
1. Files
2. Libraries
3. Folders
4. Client Access tasks
5. Integrated File System
Selection or command
===> 1
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant
F16=AS/400 Main menu
I.   3
(menu) / FILE Files
System: S1010045
Select one of the following:
1. Work with files
2. Save a file
3. Restore a file
4. Edit a source file
Selection or command
===> 1
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant
F16=AS/400 Main menu

I.   4
(entry) / Work with Files (WRKF)
Type choices, press Enter.
File ...... *ALL Name, generic*, *ALL
Library ...... TOM Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB...
File attributes ...... *ALL *ALL, BSCF38, CMNF38, DDMF...
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
I.   5
(list) / Work with Files
Type options, press Enter.
1=Create 3=Copy 4=Delete 5=Display physical file member
8=Display file description 9=Save 10=Restore 13=Change description
Opt File Library Attribute Text
1 SOMEFILE TOM
Parameters for options 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 13 or command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F9=Retrieve F11=Display names only
F12=Cancel F16=Repeat position to F17=Position to

I.   6
(list) / Select File Type
Type option, press Enter.
1=Select
File
Opt Type
DDM File
Printer File
RJE BSC File
Retail File
Save File
1 Source Physical File
Tape File
Bottom
F5=Refresh F12=Cancel

I.   7
(entry) / Create Source Physical File (CRTSRCPF)
Type choices, press Enter.
File ...... > SOMEFILE Name
Library ...... > TOM Name, *CURLIB
Record length ...... 92 Number
Member, if desired ...... *NONE Name, *NONE, *FILE
Text 'description' ...... *BLANK
Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel
F13=How to use this display F24=More keys

II. Creating a source physical file with the CRTSRCPF command.

II.   1
(menu) / MAIN AS/400 Main Menu
System: S1010045
Select one of the following:
1. User tasks
2. Office tasks
3. General system tasks
4. Files, libraries, and folders
5. Programming
90. Sign off
Selection or command
===> CRTSRCPF
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant
F23=Set initial menu
II.   2
(entry) / Create Source Physical File (CRTSRCPF)
Type choices, press Enter.
File ...... > SOMEFILE Name
Library ...... > TOM Name, *CURLIB
Record length ...... 92 Number
Member, if desired ...... *NONE Name, *NONE, *FILE
Text 'description' ...... *BLANK
Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel
F13=How to use this display F24=More keys

Screen types

·  menu

·  entry

·  list

·  information

Example: Context sensitive help

( input
screen ) / Create Source Physical File (CRTSRCPF)
Type choices, press Enter.
File ...... > Name
Library ...... > Name, *CURLIB
Record length ...... 92 Number
Member, if desired ...... *NONE Name, *NONE, *FILE
Text 'description' ...... *BLANK
Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel
F13=How to use this display F24=More keys
<Press F1 For Help>
(information
screen ) / Create Source Physical File (CRTSRCPF)
Type choices, press Enter.
File ...... Name
Library ......
Record length : File (FILE) - Help :
Member, if de : :
Text 'descrip : Specifies the name and library of the source physical file :
: being created. If no library qualifier is specified, the :
: source physical file is stored in the current library for :
: the job. :
: If the file is used in a high-level language program, the :
: file name must be consistent with the naming rules of that :
: language. Otherwise, the file must be renamed in the :
: program. :
: More... :
: F2=Extended help F10=Move to top F11=InfoSeeker :
F3=Exit F4= : F12=Cancel F20=Enlarge F24=More keys :
F13=How to us : :
<Press F2 For Extended Help>
(information
screen ) / Create Source Physical File (CRTSRCPF)
......
: Create Source Physical File - Help :
: The Create Source Physical File (CRTSRCPF) command creates a source :
: physical file. :
: A source physical file contains source data needed to create objects :
: such as control language (CL) source statements, which are used to :
: create a CL program, or data description specifications (DDS) which :
: (in turn) are used to create a database or device file. :
: A source physical file can have one or more members. The maximum :
: number of members that can be added to the file is specified on the :
: Maximum members prompt (MAXMBRS parameter). :
: Note: Do not precede an entry with an asterisk unless that :
: entry is a "special value" that is shown (on the display itself :
: or in the help information) with an asterisk. :
: More... :
: F3=Exit help F10=Move to top F11=InfoSeeker F12=Cancel :
: F13=Information Assistant F14=Print help :