Record 3270 Session Objects The Java-based 3270 Terminal that comes with the Stingray 3270 SDK allows developers to record 3270 “sessions”. These sessions are recorded as serialized objects and include keyboard input as well as any actions the developer performed to move data between the 3270 screen and Java variables. These session objects are viewable within the Project Workspace tree view and can be played back, edited, and converted into Java code. The terminal also provides a mode by which the developer can peer into the 3270 metsdata and see how the 3270 fields are defined in each screen. Create Keyboard Accelerators Let’s face it. Traversing 3270 screens and identifying data you want to extract can be tedious, especially for a large application with lots of screens. To help speed up this task, the Stingray Terminal provides the ability for recorded sessions to be added to the keyboard as new buttons for quick access. The keyboard can then be saved, imported and exported into projects. This allows the developer to create keyboards with accelerators for specific sections of a mainframe application, helping him get the job done faster. Watch Your Application Execute Developers need to be able to debug their applications. Our TN3270 implementation provides an easy way for an application to open a 3270 terminal window so developers can actually watch the 3270 session(s) as the Java application executes. |