Rumba+ Desktop 10.2 SP1 System Administrator Guide

Rumba+ Desktop 10.2 SP1 System Administrator Guide

About This Guide

Additional information

Conventions used in this guide

Introducing Rumba+

Rumba+ products

Host-specific features

Mainframe features

AS/400 features

UNIX and HP features

Core features

Multiple HLLAPI sessions

Enhanced security through SSL/SSH

Certificate Express Logon

File transfer

Mainframe file transfer

AS/400 file transfer

Screen displays

International keyboards

Supported VT features

Supported HP features

Automating your work

Rumba+ tools

Productivity tools

Configuration and maintenance

Developer tools

Planning Installation and Deployment

Windows terminology

Windows Installer service

Software requirements

Supported operating systems

Prerequisite software

Hardware requirements

Things to consider before installation

Deployment strategies

Migration issues and directory locations

Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) 2000 Server and Client

Changes to Rumba+ components

Installing Rumba+

The installation process

Default path of user profile

Using the Setup wizard

Standalone installation

Administrative installation

Using the command line

Installing Rumba+ prerequisites silently

Rolling back an installation

Changing Rumba+

Repairing Rumba+

Removing Rumba+

Customizing setup

Using transforms

Performing an administrative installation

Creating a transform using InstallShield

Creating a transform using Orca

Creating a transform using WIX

Windows Installer command line arguments

Distributing Rumba+ with SCCM

Uninstalling previous versions of Rumba+

Preparing client computers for Windows Installer

Creating a Rumba+ deployment package

Identifying a package source directory

Advanced deployment issues

Rumba+ file locations

Using Rumba+

Starting a session from the command line

Starting a session from a URI

Using Rumba+ menus, toolbars, and the status bar

Enabling and disabling global commands

Customizing menus and toolbars

Mainframe status bar

AS/400 status bar

UNIX status bar

Rumba+ session profiles

About session profiles

Supplemental and interface configuration files

Migrating session profiles from Rumba+ 6.x or 7.x

Configuring session profiles

Configuration objects

Sample test case

Rumba+ desktop profiles

About desktop profiles

Session profile locations

Creating and deploying sessions and settings with the MSS Administrative Console

Creating or modifying a centrally managed session

Making centrally managed sessions available to users

Using centralized management to deploy MSI Packages

HP keyboard key codes

Keys mapped to active default settings

Keys used to send 7-bit control characters

Codes sent by editing keys

Codes sent by arrow keys

Codes sent by numeric keypad keys

VT keyboard key codes

VT codes sent by top-row function keys

VT keys used to send 7-bit control characters

VT codes sent by editing keys

VT codes sent by arrow keys

VT codes sent by numeric keypad keys

Using Plus

Using the Screen Designer

Customization projects

Deploying a customization project

Using the Screen Designer command line

Generating Plus archives

Importing project files

Migrating customization projects from earlier versions of Plus

Mainframe File Transfer

Mainframe file transfer features

Sending and receiving files

Configuring your PC

Sending a file to the host

Receiving a file from the host:

Batch file transfers

File transfer registry settings

Using macros to transfer files

Creating a file transfer macro

IND$FILE TRANSxx codes

AS/400 Getting Connected

Connecting to the host

Starting the connection process

Selecting an interface

Configuring the interface

Successful connection indicator

Other helpful features

The administrator override file

Using the Rumba+ Router to configure an APPC link

Overview of Rumba+ Router

Connection Configuration dialog box

Setting up the connection

Rumba+ Router page

Rumba+ Router link types

AS/400 Link page

Native TCP support

Rumba+ TCP architecture

Supported Rumba+ components

Configuring a TCP connection

Trace support for TCP applications

Configuring an MPTN connection

AS/400 considerations

MPTN parameters

Configuring a Microsoft SNA Server connection

Configuring the AS/400 Communications tool

Connecting to the host

Diagnostics page

AS/400 File Transfer

AS/400 File Transfer features

Changing the library list on the AS/400 host

Copying the QDFTJOBD file

Changing the library list in the QDFTJOBD file

Updating the user profile

Creating a PC description file

Structure of the PC description file

Sample PC description file

Using SQL: Examples

Example 1: Using SELECT, WHERE, and ORDER BY

Example 2: Querying multiple files with JOIN BY

Example 3: Summarizing records with GROUP BY

AS/400 Client Application

AS/400 Client installation and availability

Before starting

Interfaces supported

Rumba+ Submit Remote Command

HP and UNIX File Transfer

How to transfer files using Rumba+ HP and UNIX

Understanding the file transfer process

MPE file transfers

Using compatible file transfer protocol versions

8-bit binary transparent communications

Using Rumba+ macros to transfer files

AS/400 and Mainframe Printers

AS/400 and mainframe printer features

Printing host documents on a PC printer

Viewing documents before printing

Monitoring and controlling printers and print jobs

AS/400 Printer Queues

Direct printing

Printer sharing and End print job

PC Printer Queues

Viewing print job history

Formatting printed documents

Host Print Transform

Character translation

Printer Session Manager

Using the command line

Using the Printer Session Manager

Administrative installation

Using Macros

Creating macros

Connect and disconnect macros

Specifying connect and disconnect macros

Rumba+ Macro Editor

Copying data between applications

Using variables

Running macros

Running standard or custom macros

Macros as Hotspots

What are Hotspots

Macros on your toolbars

Keyboard macros

Distributing keyboard files

Macro commands

Mainframe macro commands

AS/400 macro commands

HP and UNIX macro commands

Express Macro Language

Recording a macro

Running a macro

Connection Tools

Rumba+ APPC Configuration

International character set translation

Remote and local logical units

CPI-C side information file

Transaction programs

Conversation security

Administrator override file

Local connection configuration

File precedence

Creating a file

Editing existing files

Setting user access

Assessing workstation setup

File limitations

Configuration-free workstations

Rumba+ AS/400 Communications

Configuring links

Rumba+ Communication Monitor

MSS Automated Sign-On

Creating a connection macro

Creating a session profile

Configuring the session on the MSS

Authorizing access to the session

Diagnostic and Development Tools

Diagnostic tools

Rumba+ Trace

Difficult troubleshooting tasks

Displaying software code version

Playing back display and printer data stream trace

Development tools

Rumba+ Development Edition for .NET FrameWork (RDE .NET)

Rumba+ Development Extension for Visual Studio

Before installing the extension

Installing RDE

Silent uninstall

Rumba+ Desktop 64-bit applications support

Contacting Micro Focus

Further information and product support

Information we need

Contact information

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