Creating a host list and setting the host connection
The Set Host Connection panel appears when you select the Set Host Connection
tool in the CICS® BAC main window, or when you select File > Set
Host Connection. This panel lets you set up a list of available host
connections at certain network TCP/IP addresses and ports. You can then select
from this list whenever you need to connect to a host computer on the network.
For example, your test and a production hosts may have different IP addresses.
If so, you can identify them both in this panel and then select the one you
need for any given purpose.
- To build the host list, enter each Host Name or IP Address, Host Port number, Host Code Page (specifying the region or language to be
used for translating uploaded data), and any desired Comment or description,
then click Add to List.
- To delete a host from the list, select it then click the Delete Selected Host button.
- Once you define a host and specify the user ID and password, you are automatically
connected to it when you select an action requiring connectivity, such as
uploading or downloading object properties or an application group. When the
request is complete, the connection is terminated.