Run the ACCTCLNT Application in TN3270 Mode

Provides instructions for running the ACCTCLNT application on the ESACCTCL enterprise server region from the Host Access for the Cloud TN3270 terminal display, and add two data records.

Prepare to run the ACCT transaction

Here you start up the enterprise server region, start the HACloud TN3270 emulator, and initialize the database.

Start the ESACCTCL region
  • In the Visual Studio Server Explorer, right-click ESACCTCL, and then select Start.

    When the region is up and running, both the Server Explorer and the entry in Enterprise Server Administration show that it is in started mode.

Start the HACloud Session Server

To start the HACloud session server on Windows:

  1. Ensure you have a 64-bit Java installed and added to the PATH environment variable.
  2. Open the Windows Services Manager.
  3. Click Micro Focus HA Cloud, and click Start the service.
  4. Alternatively, you can execute the following command from a command prompt to start the service: 
    net start mfhacloud
Open Host Access for the Cloud
With the enterprise server region started, you can now run the ACCT transaction and interact with it via the HACloud TN3270 display. To start the Mainframe display:
  • On the Server Explorer, right-click the ESACCTCL enterprise server region, and then select Mainframe TN3270 Display from the context menu.

    This starts HACloud in your default browser and connects it to the ACCTCLNT application running on the ESACCTCL enterprise server region.

Initialize the ACCTFIL VSAM File
Before you can run the ACCT transaction, you need to initialize its VSAM file.
  1. In Host Access for the Cloud, press Ctrl+F2 to clear the CESN login screen.
  2. Enter CFCR ACCTFIL.

    If this is the first time you have run a CICS tutorial, you should see a message indicating that the ACCTFIL VSAM file was created successfully. Otherwise, the message explains that the ACCTFIL file already exists.

Interact with the ACCTCLNT application

Now you are ready to access the application and add some data before exiting.

Start the transaction
Now you are ready to access the application.
  1. In Host Access for the Cloud, press Ctrl+F2 to clear the VSAM message.
  2. Enter ACCTCLNT.

    This invokes the initial screen for the ACCT transaction.

Add two records
  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 you do this:
    • Of the three ADDRESS fields, complete only the first two.
    • Skip over fields that are not represented in this table.
    • Keep in mind that data presented here is provided for test purposes only. You can substitute any valid data you choose.
    • If you inadvertently lock the application screen, stop and restart the enterprise server region; then start the ACCT transaction again.
    SURNAME Washington
    FIRST George
    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 and 2, substituting 11112 in the ACCOUNT field.
  7. Repeat steps 3 and 4, substituting the following data:
    SURNAME Washington
    FIRST Martha
    ADDRESS Mt. Vernon

    VA

    NO. CARDS ISSUED 1
    DATE ISSUED 07 04 76
    REASON N
    CARD CODE 1
    APPROVED BY ME
  8. Press Enter to return to the menu.
Exit the transaction and the TN3270 session
  1. On the Host Access for the Cloud toolbar, click Disconnect, and then close the browser window.
Parent topic: Tutorial: Web-enabled CICS Acting as a Web Client
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