Configuring Sessions

Personal Communications saves emulator configuration information to a workstation profile (.WS) and SNA information to a configuration file (.ACG). Depending on your Personal Communications configuration, you might have a workstation profile only or both a workstation profile and a configuration file. The workstation profile can be used later by other Personal Communications sessions, or to restart this session. The SNA configuration file (.ACG) is used to initialize the SNA node of Personal Communications.

You can have an icon created for each workstation profile. Then you can select the session icon to establish communication with the host system using the saved workstation profile.

Note:
If you configure more than one workstation profile for connection to an SNA host, we strongly recommend that you use the same SNA configuration file for all of them. If you do not use a common SNA configuration file, make sure that there are no conflicts of link names or PU names (for 3270 sessions) between the two configuration files. In addition, the local system information should be the same on the Configure Local System windows. Failure to do this might result in unpredictable or inconsistent behavior.
Configuring for iSeries™, eServer™ i5, or System i5™
To connect to an iSeries™, eServer™ i5, or System i5™, specific configuration information in the workstation profile must correspond to the information specified at the iSeries™, eServer™ i5, or System i5™ system. Refer to the iSeries™, eServer™ i5, or System i5™ configuration examples in Emulator User's Reference for more information about creating display, line, and controller descriptions on the iSeries™, eServer™ i5, or System i5™ system.

If you want to configure multiple links, refer to Administrator's Guide and Reference.

Margin Space in Restored Window

This enhancement provides adjustable left and right margins in the PCOMM screen when a session is connected in restored window mode. The margins create a buffer between the application window borders and the first and last characters of each row.

By providing adequate spacing around the outer text columns, this enhancement reduces character crowding, improves screen readability, and makes it easier to select text for copy and paste operations.