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1. Once you enter a User ID and if that user is defined to the iSeries amp the user name will be retrieved from the user profile The name can then be changed or left as is 48 Threshold 21 V3R2 Change an Existing Entry To change an entry place a 2 in the Opt field next to the User ID The maintenance screen will be displayed and all the current values will be retrieved and available to change except for the User ID once added it cannot be changed The F8 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the changes F4 is available for prompting other fields can be changed as per the validation rules User Maint ssn User ID cannot be changed Note that Change Mode protected fields are not underlined User User Group Allow Command Entry Sign Off at Exit Allow Quick View Show Unauthorized Options Allow Security Changes Outq Lib Name Hold Jobq Lib Name Hold Default Company Default Environment Initial Menu Email Add Department 49 Threshold 21 V3R2 Delete an Existing Entry To enter Delete Mode place a 4 in the Opt field next to the User ID you wish to delete The maintenance screen will be displayed and all the current values will be retrieved but cannot be changed The F11 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the delete Note that F4 is not available on a delete RANNETT User Maintenance Maintain
2. Enter a 2 in the option field and press Enter to Add or Remove the user s option security This option acts as a toggle so that if the user has security it will be removed or if the user does not have authority it will be granted Menu Maintenance User Options Change Mode Company Env Option Securi Company Environment Menu Option In this case we are granting security for A P GROUP while removing it from RROGERSON Bottom The results after Enter is pressed Threshold 21 V3R2 RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 050068 Change Mode Companu Env PRD RANNETT Option Secur 10 03 03 050136 17 26 53 Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc ronment PRD 0E Option 2 Invoice Print ition to User Generic for subset F nove Authori t Qurd User A P GROUP Accounts Payable Group Profile ABRIDEAU Anne Brideau RANNETT Rob Annett RROGERSON Rob Rogerson Bottom 81 Threshold 21 V3R2 Display Group Place a 5 beside the entry to display the list of users that belong to the User Group RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 19 03 09 p Change Mode RA PRD 1 RRNNETT Option Security 059138 Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD Menu Option 2 Invoice Print Position to User Generic for sub s Enter Authority Opt Auth Ovrd User Yes A P GROUP Accounts Payable Group Profile Yes ABRIDEAU Anne Brideau ALL RANNETT Rob Annett RROGERSON
3. in the entry field and press Enter Menu Maintenance User Options Change Mode Company Env Menu Libl All options are blank when new menu is created Enter a 2 to change option Sequence control field Change value to move the option 74 Threshold 21 V3R2 Creating a Text Option In this example we will create a Text option RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 10 15 07 050068 Change RA PRD 17 53 43 Maintain Menu Option Company Environment RA PRD Menu SA An option number isn t Option Number required for a Text type option Option Text Option Type _ R Regular T Text Only Highlight 9 0 No 1 Yes Option Directives Interactive Pgn Batch Pgm Job Name JBA Program Pre processing Pgm Return Code Init JBA Application _ JBA T 05480 Command Option Over Outq Lib Name Jobq Lib Name RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 1 03 04 DS006R Change Mode Company Env RA TST 13 01 23 Menu SA Sales Analysis Menu Menu Libl Change 4 Delete 5 Display Processing Options rompt Threshold 21 V3R2 Creating a Regular Option In this case we will create an option that will be executed when 1 is entered This is a batch job so we gave it a job name and job queue both optional RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 19 15 07 DSOOBR Add Mode RA PRD 17 55 23 Maintain Menu Option
4. Auth Option 1 Order Entry 2 Invoice Print 18 25 59 Inc Currently selected Company Environment Menu and User Yes 10 Orders by Order Number Yes 11 Orders by Customer 21 Late Order Report 22 Open Order Report Back rder Report Held Orders Refresh All menu options will be listed along with the user s authority to each RANNETT User Maintenance 12 1 DS004R 10 57 49 RANNETT Option Security 12 12 03 050128 User RANNETT RR Dunasoft Solutions Environment PRD Menu DSI c Enter dd Remove Ruthorit Ruth Option Bes Company Profiles User Profiles Menu Profiles 10 59 57 Inc This user has ALL authority to this menu therefore the option entry is unavailable Threshold 21 V3R2 To change authorization to an option place a 2 beside it and press Enter This option acts as a toggle so that if the user has security it will be removed or if the user does not have authority it will be granted RRNNETT User Maintenance 12 10 08 050048 15 41 07 RANNETT Option Security 12 10 03 050128 16 25 59 User RANNETT Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD Menu OE Remove Author Opt Auth Option 1 Order Entry In this case we are adding TWworce P security to options 1 and 2 Orders by Order Number while removing security Orders by Customer Late Order Report Open Order Report Back Order Report Held Orders DT from options 10 and 1
5. Company Environment RA PRD Menu SA Option Number f Option Tex Sales Information Option Type R Text Only Highlight 9 0 No Option Directives Interactive Pgm Batch Job Name RTV SALES JBA Program 1 Pre processing Return Code Init JBA Rpplication _ JBA Task Code 0 05400 Command Option Overrid Lib Name _ 0 No 1 Yes Jobq Lib Name MIU Library List Ful Menu Maintenance User Options 1 03 04 050068 Change RA TST 13 02 28 Sales Analysis Menu Menu Libl in _10 Processing Options 1 Restrieve Sales Information Confirm Chi 76 Threshold 21 V3R2 Deleting An Option To remove an option place a in the entry field and press Enter RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 1 03 04 050068 Change Mode RA TST 13 02 28 Menu SA Sales Analysis Menu Menu Libl 2 Change 4 Delete 5 Display 6 Opti Processing Options 1 Restrieve Sales Information The option details will be displayed and F11 will need to be pressed to confirm the delete RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 1 03 04 050068 Change Mode RA TST 12 02 05 Menu SA Sales Analysis Menu 1161 2 1 Maintain Menu Option Company Environment RA TST Menu SA Option Number 1 Option Text 1 Retrieve Sales Information Option Type R R Regular T Text Only Highlight O 0 No 1 Yes Option Di
6. Requirements and Validation Rules Option Directive Option Override Adding Changing an Option Deleting An Option Security Options Changing Option Securi Display Group User Overrides Change User Overrides FUNCTION KEY MAINTENANCI Requirements and Validation Rules Changing Adding a Function Key Deleting a Function Key iy Threshold 21 V3R2 Introduction Threshold 21 is an all purpose iSeries menu system that delivers a solid secure platform to your users allowing them to navigate and execute applications all from a standardized and professional interface It allows for the execution of both application programs and OS 400 commands from either a menu option or function key It is very effective in organizing and securing your applications and at the same time is very simple to use and maintain It was designed with stability and uniformity in mind The administrative screens are similar in look and feel using the same function keys and option numbers to perform similar operations The application menu provides a standard application interface to the users Below is an example of a typical menu with the standard features THR21 Threshold 21 Menu Administration User ID and Environment Maintenance Options Date format is defined within the Company profile format Company and Menu name displayed at the top of each menu Option an
7. Rogerson Option 5 is only valid when Yes is specified under the Group column Results after Enter is pressed All users belonging to group RANNETT are listed RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 10 03 09 089088 Change Mode PRD 27 20 21 RANNETT Option Security 10 03 08 050138 17 27 55 Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD Menu 0E Option 2 Invoice Print Position to User Type options Group Users dd Remove Ru User Group RANNETT Auth Ovrd Yes RROGERSON Rob Rogerson ABRIDEAU Anne Brideau ALL Threshold 21 V3R2 User Overrides User Overrides allow for output and job queue overrides to be performed specifically for user when they request the option Place a 7 beside the entry to maintain User Overrides All users with authority to the option will be displayed RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 1 03 04 DE Change Mode Companu Env RA PRD 14 57 30 Order Entry Menu Menu Libl LIB2 2 Chal 5 1 6 Option er Overrid _ 18 20 Processing Options Reporting Options 1 Order Entry 21 Late Order Report 2 Invoice Print 22 Open Order Report 23 Back Order Report 24 Held Orders Inquiry Options 10 Orders by Order Number 11 Orders by Customer rompt F8 Confirm RRNNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 1 03 04 05008 Change Mode RA PRD 14 58 28 RANNETT User Option Overrides 1 03 04 050148 14 5
8. the application program does NOT initialize the screen fields Interactive Pre Submit Maintenance Maintain Entry Change Node If you need to change the associated OS400 Job Schedule Entry then that will need to be performed using the OS400 WRKJOBSCDE command 26 Threshold 21 V3R2 Delete an Existing Entry To enter Delete Mode place a 4 in the Opt field next to the entry you wish to delete The maintenance screen will be displayed and all the current values will be retrieved but cannot be changed The F11 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the delete The associated OS400 Job Schedule Entry if it will also be deleted Interactive Pre Submit Maintenance Delete T Uniq Update Update Update Last Last Opt Ident User Date Time Run Date Run Time Maintain Entry Delete Mode 27 Threshold 21 V3R2 Threshold 21 Configuration This option allows you to view the current Threshold 21 configuration The current release level and software expiry date are displayed for reference In addition there are 4 user defined fields available for maintenance within the User Profile Maintenance option This allows for additional site specific information to be recorded for each user A 1 indicates that the field will be displayed and available for input within the User Profile maintenance The Field Text will be the field heading description hreshold 21 Configuration Release Level So
9. value LIBL for the library This is NOT a required entry and can be left blank Hold is a yes no entry that specifies if the output should be put on hold or not See the Output and Job Queue Overrides section for more details Jobq Lib Name and Hold This defines the job queue which will be used as the default for this user when submitting jobs within Threshold 21 Both components library and job queue must already be defined to the system You can use the special value LIBL for the library This is NOT a required entry and can be left blank Hold is a yes no entry that specifies if the job should be put on hold or not See the Output and Job Queue Overrides section for more details Default Company This is a 2 character alphanumeric field that is used as the default Company when first starting the Threshold 21 menu system if not specifically defined with the STRTHR21 command This is a required entry and there must be an entry defined within the Company Profile Maintenance Field can be prompted for valid values Default Environment This is a 3 character alphanumeric field that is used as the default Environment when first starting the Threshold 21 menu system if not specifically defined with the STRTHR21 command This is a required entry and there must be an entry defined within the Company Profile Maintenance Field can be prompted for valid values Initial Menu This is a 10 character alphanumeric field that is used as the default menu
10. 1 RANNETT User Maintenance 12 10 03 DS004R 15 41 07 RANNETT Option Security 12 10 03 050128 17 35 33 User RANNETT Company RA Dunasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD Menu OE Results after Enter pressed Yes Order Entry Yes Invoice Print Orders by Order Number Orders by Customer Late Order Report Open Order Report Back Order Report Held Orders 3 Threshold 21 V3R2 Security Overrides If the user is part of a User Group you have the ability to override their access to a particular menu option User Maintenance Option Security Menu Selection Group In the above example the user is part of a user group Threshold 21 V3R2 The user currently has ALL access to menus AR IN OE and THRADM along with Partial access to THR21 If we wanted to remove access to one of the options on menu OE for this user only we would place a 1 on the appropriate line and press Enter RANNETT User Maintenance DS004R RANNETT Option Security 050128 User ABRIDEAU Group RANNETT Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD Menu OE Ada User Over Auth ride Option Yes 1 Order Entry Yes 2 Invoice Print Y 3 order ammend Yes 10 Orders by Order Number Yes 11 Orders by Customer Yes 21 Late Order Report Yes Open Order Report Yes 23 Back Order Report lect Another User The screen will display listing all options Option 2 will act as a toggle to override the group authori
11. 1 28 Order Entry Menu Menu Libl I Maintain Function Key Company Environment RA TST Menu Function Key F18 Function Text F18 WRKSBMJOB Function Key Directives Interactive Batch Pgm Job Name JBA Program Pre processing Pgm Return Code Init EL 05400 Command WRKSBNJOB Option Overrides Outq Lib Name Jobq Lib Name Library List F12 C F Prompt Fii D 89
12. 8 32 Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD Menu 0E Option 21 Late Order Report Opt User Override Hid Jobg Override RBRIDERU RANNETT RROGERSON pres All authorized users are displayed Threshold 21 V3R2 Change User Overrides Place a 2 beside the user to change their option overrides RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 1 03 04 050069 Change Mode Companu Env RA PRD 14 58 28 Men RANNETT User Option Overrides 1 03 04 050148 14 58 32 Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD Henu OF Option 21 Late Order Report T opt Li 5 Enter 2 Change Opt User Override Hig Override __ ABRIDEAU 2 RANNETT RROGERSON 3 The following screen will be displayed where an output and or job queue can be entered that will be used whenever this user executed the option RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 050068 m User Option Overrides Change Node User RANNETT Outq Lib Name Jobq Lib Name 12 Confirm Change RROGERSON i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 84 Threshold 21 V3R2 After entering the override information press F8 and you are returned to the User Option Overrides screen Menu Maintenance User Options Change Mode Company Env User Option Overrides Company Environment Option Jobg Override Threshold 21 V3R2 Function Key Maintenance Pressing F10 from the Menu Maintenance will togg
13. R2 Delete an Existing Entry To enter Delete Mode place a 4 in the Opt field next to the menu code you wish to delete The maintenance screen will be displayed and all the current values will be retrieved but cannot be changed The F11 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the delete Note that F4 is not available on a delete Menu Maintenance User Options Delete Mode Company Env When you delete a menu all associated options function keys option security entries and user overrides are deleted along with it 67 Threshold 21 V3R2 Copy Another Entry Option 3 allows a copy of a menu The Menu Copy Function screen will be displayed so that you can specify where you want your copied menu to reside You can copy it to another company or to another menu within the same company You can also specify if you want to duplicate the option security and user overrides Requirements and Validation Rules The following pieces of information must be provided when copying a menu Copy to Company A 2 character alphanumeric code that identifies the company to where you want the menu copied This is a required entry This field can be prompted for a list of valid values Copy to Environment A 3 character alphanumeric code that identifies the environment to where you want the menu copied This is a required entry This field can be prompted for a list of valid values Copy to Menu A 10 character alphanum
14. THRESHOLD 21 MENU USER MANUAL Threshold 21 V3R2 THRESHOLD 21 INTRODUCTION SECURITY OVERVIEW Fast Path Menu Navigation UNDERSTANDING JBA OPTION CONFIGURATION AND EXECUTION QUICK VIEW OPTION SEARCH OPTION AUDITING THRESHOLD 21 COMMANDS STRTHR21 START THRESHOLD 21 RUNTHROPT RUN THRESHOLD 21 MENU OPTION RUNTHRPGM RUN THRESHOLD 21 PROGRAM RUNPRESBM RUN PRE SUBMIT PROGRAM Requirements and Validation Rules Operations THRESHOLD 21 CONFIGURATION COMPANY PROFILE MAINTENANCE Requirements and Validation Rules OPERATIONS Adding a new entry Change an Existing Entry Delete an Existing Ent Copy Another Entr LIBRARY LIST MAINTENANCE Requirements and Validation Rules OPERATIONS Adding a Nei Changing an Existing Entr Delete an Existing Ent Copy an Entry Selecting a Library as a Default JBA APPLICATION MAINTENANCE Requirements dnd Validadam RUES ginoes aa iA USER PROFILE MAINTENANCE Requirements and Validation Rules OPERATIONS Adding a new User Entry Change an Existing Entry Delete an Existing Entry Option Security MENU PROFILE MAINTENANCE MAINTAINING MENUS Requirements and iieri qe Fe top edi pui eim A Threshold 21 V3R2 Adding a new Menu Change an Existing Entry Delete an Existing Entry Copy Another Entry MENU OPTION MAINTENANCE
15. This defines the the output queue which will be used for the spooled files created from this option Both components library and output queue must already be defined to the system You can use the special value LIBL for the library This is NOT a required entry and can be left blank Hold is a yes no entry that specifies if the output should be put on hold or not These values will override the values from the user profile See the Output and Job Queue Overrides section for more details Jobq Lib Name and Hold This defines the job queue which will be used to submit the batch program Both components library and job queue must already be defined to the system You can use the special value LIBL for the library This is NOT a required entry and can be left blank Hold is a yes no entry that specifies if the job should be put on hold or not These values will override the values from the user profile See the Output and Job Queue Overrides section for more details Library List A 10 character alphanumeric field used to store the library list to be used by the option This value will override the value if any specified as the menu library list and the company default library list This is not a required entry This field can be prompted for a list of valid values 73 Threshold 21 V3R2 Adding Changing an Option When a new menu is created all options are added as blank records and available for change To change an option place a 2
16. User Entry Delete Mode User RANNETT Rob Annett User Group Allow Command Entry 1 es Sign Off at Exit Allow Quick View 1 Yes Show Unauthorized Options m Allow Security Changes Outq Lib Nare Hold 6 Jobq Lib Name Hold 0 Default Company RA Default Environment PRD Initial Menu THR2 Email fidd rannett amp dynasoftsolutionsinc com Department IT F11 to confirm delete pum E request If you hit F11 to Confirm Delete and the user is defined as a user group on another profile you will be warned and asked again to confirm by pressing F8 In this case the user group entry will be removed for all the users who belong to that user group RRNNETT User Maintenance 10 15 07 Maintain User Entry This user is defined as a User Group for other users If you continue lVarhihg message since those User Group entries will be Warning message since this user is defined as a group for another profile Dutq Lib Name LIBL DEBUG Hold O Jobq Lib Name Hold 6 Default Company RA Default Environment PRD Initial Menu THR21 Email fidd rannett9dunasoftsolutionsinc com Department firm Delet Threshold 21 V3R2 Copy Another Entry The copy is actually a version of the add and change operations combined If you place a 3 in the Opt field next to the user you wish to copy the maintenance screen will be displayed and it will identify the mode as adding All the current values of the
17. ablished before executing a program Simply enter the Company Environment Menu and Option Number to execute If the option is a batch program then the job will be submitted under the user specified as the Batch Process User The user running the command and if specified the Batch Proc User must have access to the menu option The Pre Submit Unique Identifier parameter is used to identify the pre submit entry that should be used as a basis for the application selections See the RUNPRESBM command for details Run Threshold 21 Menu Option RUNTHROPT Bottom 20 Threshold 21 V3R2 RUNTHRPGM Run Threshold 21 Program This command will execute a program from outside of the menu environment while establishing the LDA and other run parameters of another menu option This is handy for running programs from the iSeries job scheduler where the library lists user overrides etc need to be blished before executing a program The program will always be executed interactively The user running the command and if specified the user under User name must have access to the menu option The main difference between this command and RUNTHROPT is that a menu option does not need to be established to run the program The run environment of the program will be determined by the Company Code Environment Code Menu Option Number and User Run Threshold 21 Program RUNTHRP Bottom 21 Threshold 21 V3R2 RUNPRESBM R
18. aken back to the menu from where the option was requested Threshold 21 V3R2 Understanding JBA Option Configuration and Execution Threshold 21 has the ability to execute custom applications but also applications based on JBA standards If you are unfamiliar with JBA it will be helpful to understand the unique functionality that is incorporated into the system to handle JBA type programs so that you could possibly make use of it for your custom applications When configuring an option you can enter an interactive pre processing and batch program to be executed as well as a Return Code Initialization value Return Code Initialization This is the return code initialization field that allows for communications between the menu system and the called programs The value is stored in positions 118 through 119 of the LDA This value is set whenever an interactive batch or pre processing program is called This is useful when you have one process that can perform similar but different functions it uses this value to determine what function should be performed An example would be an invoice print where the same programs are called but in one process files are updated and another they are not Pre processing Program If a value is entered in this field and you are executing an interactive program with or without a batch program then the pre processing program will be executed first When the program ends the interactive program will be execut
19. beside the menu and pressing Enter will assign the user ALL authority to the menu See Security Overview for more information concerning ALL authority RANNETT User Maintenance 050048 RANNETT Option Security Menu Selection 050128 User RANNETT Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD ition to Menu Accounts Payable Menu Accounts Receivable Menu IN Inventory Menu oE Order Entry Menu 0 2 Order Entry Menu 2 Enter a 6 and press Enter sh Sales to give ALL authority THRADM Threshold Administration Menu um Threshold 21 Menu Rdministration RANNETT r Maintenance 050048 RANNETT Option Security Menu Selection 050128 User RANNETT Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD eneric for subset Add RLL Menu Accounts Payable AR Accounts Receivable Menu 1 Inventory Manu oe Drdar Entry Menu p Order Eniry Menu 2 User now has ALL Sales Analysis THRADM Threshold Administration Menu authority to menu 2 THR21 Threshold 21 Menu Administration Option 6 can be used against an option that has Partial authority or no authority at all If the user already has Partial authority then it will be converted to ALL g Threshold 21 V3R2 Remove ALL Authority to Menu Placing an 8 beside the menu and pressing Enter will remove ALL authority to the menu See Security Overview for more information concerning ALL authority RANNETT User Mainte
20. ct any list as the default list used by the menu system when it executes a program for the company environment Library 1 be also be defined at the menu and option levels This default value will be used if no other library list has been defined at those other levels when an option is executed Library List Maintenance Company Environment Opt Library List Default Bottom Placing a 6 beside the list and pressing Enter will define that list as the default Threshold 21 V3R2 Library List Maintenance Company Environment Opt Library List Default 43 Threshold 21 V3R2 JBA Application Maintenance When running JBA type programs it will be necessary to create a list of applications These applications define an initialization program which is executed prior to the option directives This is used within the JBA type environment to establish application specific LDA settings Requirements and Validation Rules The following list s of information must be provided when establishing a new library Application Code A 2 character alphanumeric code that identifies the application This value must be unique for this company environment combination Initialization Program A program that is to be executed prior to the option directives Option 9 from the Company Maintenance will display the Application Maintenance window Simply enter the application code and the associated ini
21. d command entry line If the user does not have command entry authority then the command line is 13 chars in length The 2 bottom display lines are reserved for function keys Option Please review the different sections of the manual to familiarize yourself with the functionality and configuration requirements of Threshold 21 It is suggested that initially a Company Profile be established followed by Library Lists Menus Options and finally User Profiles However it is only necessary that you create a Company Profile first the others can be created in any sequence beyond that Also it is recommended that you change your system library list to include THR21 Threshold 21 V3R2 Security Overview Threshold 21 security provides you with menu and or option level security so that you can rest assured your applications are strictly controlled Overview Each user needs to be defined to the Threshold 21 system but these users do not necessarily need to be defined as iSeries users the reason for this is explained later under Group Authority Once a user is established they can be given access to menu options Option text is NOT displayed to users who do not have authority When a user is given access to a menu option that option will be available for use immediately and the option text will be displayed the next time the user accesses that menu Use the Quick View feature to identify and change who
22. d is the list name The F8 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the changes Library List Maintenance Company Currently selected company Environment environment and list Company Environment 9 List Name Library L Seq Librar Librar Enter a 2 for Change 39 Threshold 21 V3R2 Delete an Existing Entry To enter Delete Mode place a 4 in the Opt field next to the list you wish to delete The maintenance screen will be displayed and all the current libraries will be retrieved but cannot be changed The F11 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the delete Note that if the default library list is deleted then the 1 list will be defined as the default Library List Maintenance Company Library List Maintenance Environment Company Environment List Name Seq Librari Seq Librari Seq Librar 40 Threshold 21 V3R2 Copy an Entry The copy is actually a version of the add and change operations combined If you place a 3 in the Opt field next to the library list you wish to copy the maintenance screen will be displayed All the current values of the list being copied will be retrieved and available for change Library List Maintenance Company Library List Maintenance Environment Company Environment List Name Library L Seq Library Seq 41 Threshold 21 V3R2 Selecting a Library as a Default You can sele
23. duling information for this job The job name from the option and the required command to execute the request will be automatically populated Add Job Schedule Entry RDDJOBSCDE Tupe cho p En Job nane gt Ep Name JOBD Command to run gt RUNTHROPT CONO RA PRD MENU OE ONBR 24 USER CURRENT UNIQUE 0 Frequency ONCE HEEKLY MONTHLY Schedule date Date CURRENT MONTHSTR edule day ALL hedule time Time CURRENT After entering the schedule information and pressing Enter you will be returned to the main screen The associated Job Schedule name and entry information can be viewed with option 5 from the main screen RANNETT Dynasoft Solutions Inc 11 11 10 pso24R Interactive Pre Submit Maintenance 10 19 51 Position to Menu Option Ty 4 Delete Uniq Update Update Update Last Last Opt Ident User Date Time Run Date Run Time 01 RANNETT 11 11 10 9 41 36 11 11 10 9 41 55 O1 RRMNETT 11 11 10 9 28 Maintain Entry Display Hode Menu Option 24 Open Orders by Item Type Unique Identifier 01 cheduler Job Name OPNORD Entry 898937 Bottom Threshold 21 V3R2 Changing an entry You can also change an existing entry by placing a 2 in the appropriate option field None of the fields will allow for input but you can press F8 to continue to the interactive application program data entry The previously entered data will only be displayed if
24. e menu system 2 PREV PAGE This instructs the menu driver to go back to the previous menu 3 PROMPT This allows for prompting if authorized of an OS 400 command from the menu and for performing a Quick View on a menu option Quick View is not available unless PROMPT is specified as a Function Key See Quick View for more details 4 PREV CMD This will retrieve the previous command entered on the menu command line This is only available to users who have command entry capabilities 5 MORE KEYS This allows for viewing of more than 8 function key text entries When the function key defined as KEYS is pressed the next 8 function key text entries are displayed along the bottom 2 lines of the menu This is similar in functionality to standard iSeries More keys logic Also the function key text for this key is only displayed if there are 9 or more other keys defined for the menu 86 Threshold 21 V3R2 6 CHG CONO A window is presented that will allow the user to change the current company environment If the current menu does not exit within the new company environment the 1 menu found will be used 7 SEARCH The option search function will be invoked See Option Search for details Below is an example of the Function Key maintenance screen All available function Menu Maintenance Function Keys Change Mode Company Env Function Keys 1 through E 24 are available tion Text displayed 87 Th
25. e user portion of the list when the application is executed Operations The initial screen of the Library List Maintenance will list all the currently established lists for the company environment From this screen you can perform all the different maintenance operations Add Change Delete Copy Display and Select Default Library List Maintenance Company Peu Currently selected company Environment and environment Opt Library List Default Default library Bottom 37 Threshold 21 V3R2 Adding a New Entry Pressing F6 from the main screen allows for an add operation The list name and library fields will all be initialized to blanks and input capable The F8 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the add operation The functionality of the display is similar to the OS 400 EDTLIBL command where you can change the sequence of the libraries by simply keying in a new sequence number and pressing Enter Library List Maintenance Company Library List Maintenance Environment Environment List Name Opt Library Seq Library Seq Library Seq Library sequence within the list 38 Threshold 21 V3R2 Changing an Existing Entry To change an entry place a 2 in the Opt field next to the library list The maintenance reen will be displayed and all the current libraries will be retrieved and available to change The only field that cannot be change
26. ed NOTE An interactive program must be specified to run the Pre Processing Program JBA Application When an application code is defined for an option the associated initialization program is executed prior to the option program s These are generally base JBA programs designed to establish application specific LDA values See the JBA Application maintenance for details on how to maintain A Batch Program without an Interactive Program When the user requests an option that has a Batch Program entry without an Interactive Program entry a warning message window is displayed and the user must press F8 to continue this eliminates batch programs from being executed accidentally due to keying errors An Interactive Program without a Batch Program To run an interactive program from the menu simply enter the program name into the Interactive Program field The program will be run when the option number is entered by the user Threshold 21 V3R2 An Interactive Program with a Batch Program If you want to run both an interactive and batch program then positions 118 and 119 the LDA must be set to Y within the interactive program this will signal to the menu system that you want to proceed with the execution of the batch program If the LDA is not set accordingly the batch program will not be executed An example of this would be a report where a date is required as input from the user You would have 2 programs one that request
27. eed to be unique as you can have multiple environments per company but the company environment combination must be unique Date Format A 1 character alphanumeric field that identifies the date format to be used for JBA applications Although this is specific for JBA programs your custom applications could use this value by specifying that the option is a JBA application see Menu Maintenance and retrieving this value from positions 205 thru 210 of the LDA for the current date in this format Must be one of the displayed values D DD MM YY MM DD YY and Y YY MM DD Library Lists Although not required you will most likely need to set up at least one library list which all the applications for this company environment unless overridden elsewhere will use See Library List Maintenance for more details Applications Like library lists applications are not required to be set up However if you are running JBA applications this is where you would define the application pre processing program See Application Maintenance for more details 29 Threshold 21 V3R2 Audit Level This options turns on the auditing feature of Threshold 21 See Option Auditing for more details 30 Threshold 21 V3R2 Operations The initial screen of the Company Maintenance will list all the currently established companies and environments From this screen you can perform all the different company maintenance operations Add Change Delete Cop
28. eric code that identifies the new menu code This menu code cannot already exist in the target company environment This is a required entry This field can be prompted for a list of valid values Duplicate Menu Option Security This is a yes no entry that defines if the menu and option security should be copied 0 No 1 Yes Duplicate User Overrides This is a yes no entry that defines if the user option overrides should be copied 0 No 1 Yes 68 Threshold 21 V3R2 RANNETT Menu Maintenance Company Env Selection 12 12 03 15 41 16 Menu Copy Function 12 12 03 Copy to Company RA Environment PRO 15 45 36 Copy to Menu Duplicate Menu Option Security 9 Duplicate User Overrides 0 Inventory Menu Order Entry Menu Bottom Once F8 is pressed the menu maintenance screen will be displayed with all the copied values fields can be changed other than the menu code NOTE The menu copy is not complete until F8 is pressed from this screen RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 1 03 04 DE Copy Mode Company Env RA TST 12 59 19 Menu 0E Order Ent M Menu Libl LIB2 4 6 0ptio uri ov Processing Options Reporting Options 1 Order Entry 21 Late Order Report 2 Invoice Print 22 Open Order Report 23 Back Order Report 24 Held Orders Inquiry Options 10 Orders by Order Number 11 Orders by Customer Confirm Chan In this case the menu was copied to another environment In this case the
29. es 63 Threshold 21 V3R2 Adding a new Menu Pressing F6 from the Menu Selection screen allows for an add The menu fields will all be initialized to blanks and input capable The F8 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the add operation F4 is available for prompting All fields can be entered as per the validation rules All options will be created as blank records Menu Maintenance User Options Add Mode Company Env Menu Libl Once a menu code description and library list optional are entered you can press F8 to complete the add operation NOTE The options and function keys could be entered at this point before pressing F8 but for sake of simplicity we will look at those functions separately 64 Threshold 21 V3R2 Menu Maintenance Company Env Selection Menu Selection Company Environment P Newly added mem Threshold 21 V3R2 Change an Existing Entry To change an entry place a 2 in the Opt field next to the menu code The maintenance screen will be displayed and all the current values will be retrieved and available to change except for the menu code once added it cannot be changed The F8 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the changes F4 is available for prompting Description and library list can be changed as per the validation rules Menu Maintenance User Options Change Mode Company Env Menu Libl 66 Threshold 21 V3
30. eshold 21 has the ability to record which options are used and when There are 2 levels of auditing Detail and Summary which is configured at the Company profile Detail auditing will record menu option usage information at the user menu option level while Summary auditing will record menu option usage at the menu option level only Usage results can be viewed using the Quick View option as per below This screen will display the summary level information RANNETT asoft Solutions Inc 10 03 08 Menu Option Quick View Company Environment RA PRD Menu THR21 Option Number 3 Option Text 3 Menu Profiles Option Type R R Regular T Text Only Highlight 8 Option Directives Interactive Pgm DSO95R Batch Job Nane JBA Condig 0 Pre processing Pgn Return Code Init JBA Application JBA Task Code 1234 05400 Command Option Overrides Lib Name Jobq Lib Name Library List Usage Summary MTD 1 YTD 29 Prev Year Last Used Date 19 03 09 Last User RANNETT FT Ruthoriz 16 Threshold 21 V3R2 To view detail information you would press F7 and then use option 5 to drill down to view the user based usage information Menu Option Quick View Authorized Option Usage 17 Threshold 21 V3R2 Output and Job Queue Overrides There are 3 levels of job and output queue defaults User Option and User Option User These overrides are defined at the user
31. ey tend to be fairly static once established When you press F8 you will be presented with the Library List Maintenance screen Refer to the Library List Maintenance section for details Company Duplicate Library Lists i Duplicate Menu Profiles Duplicate User Security pany Entry Duplicate User Overrides Note that you cannot duplicate User Security or User Overrides without duplicating Menu Profiles Again this will ensure data integrity 36 Threshold 21 V3R2 Library List Maintenance Once a company and environment are established you will most likely need to set up one or more application environment library lists You can create as many library lists as you require but one of them must be defined as your company default The default list by the menu system when executing an application if there is not another list specifically defined for that option If only one list is defined then that will be your default Requirements and Validation Rules The following pieces of information must be provided when establishing a new library list List Name A 10 character alphanumeric code that identifies the list This value must be unique for this company environment combination Library Name A valid library name including QTEMP You can enter up to 250 libraries but if you are running V4 of the OS 400 only the first 25 will be used This can be a system library but it will not be included in th
32. ftware Expiry Define Additional User ID Fields Alpha Field 1 50 long Field Tex Alpha Field 2 30 long Field Text Alpha Field 3 10 long Field Text Numeric Field 1 15 5 Field Text Using the example above 2 additional fields will be made available within the User Profile Maintenance option with headings of Email Add and Department 28 Threshold 21 V3R2 Company Profile Maintenance A company and environment must be established before a menu can be created Companies can have multiple environments and multiple library lists per environment This allows for maximum flexibility when establishing your application run time environments Requirements and Validation Rules The following pieces of information must be provided when establishing a new company Company Code A 2 character alphanumeric code that identifies the company This value does not need to be unique as you can have multiple environments per company but the company environment combination must be unique Company Name A 36 character alphanumeric field that is used to store the company name The name will be displayed on each menu page and can be retrieved by the application programs This is a required entry Environment Code A 3 character alphanumeric code that identifies the environment Environment codes are normally used to identify different run time environments for your applications such as test and production This value does not n
33. gs such as Allow Command Entry Sign Off at Exit and Allow Quick View This is not a required field and can be left blank but if entered this user must be already defined to Threshold 21 As well only users without a user group entry can be defined as a group See the Menu Option Security section for more information on user groups Allow Command Entry This is yes no entry that defines whether or not the user can enter OS 400 commands within the Threshold 21 menus 0 No 1 Yes Sign Off at Exit This is a yes no entry that defines if the user session should be signed off when Threshold 21 is exited 0 No 1 Yes Allow Quick View This is a yes no entry that defines if the user has Quick View access See the Quick View Overview for more information 0 No 1 Yes Show Unauthorized Options This is a yes no entry that defines if the user will see the option text of options for which they do not have authority 0 No 1 Yes 45 Threshold 21 V3R2 Allow Security Changes This is a yes no entry that defines if the user has the authority to maintain menu authority 0 No 1 Yes This field can only be changed by someone who already has this flag set to Yes Outq Lib Name and Hold This defines the output queue which will be used as the default for this user for spooled files created from an application launched within Threshold 21 Both components library and output queue must already be defined to the system You can use the special
34. has authority to a menu option see Quick View for more details ALL authority vs Individual option authority Users can be assigned ALL authorization to a menu or explicit authority to each individual option on a menu Giving a user access to all the options individually on a menu is not the same as giving a user ALL authorization to the menu When a user is given ALL authority to a menu they will automatically be given authority to each new option as it is added to that menu whereas the user who has individual option authority will not be given access to the new options unless explicitly done so For example suppose user A has ALL authority and user B has authority to each option In this scenario they would both have access to execute every option but only user A with ALL authority would have access to options added since that authority was originally assigned Group Authority Another feature is the ability to assign group authority Basically what this means is that you can assign the authority of one user to another Suppose you have several users all performing similar functions and all requiring similar menu authority all you would need to do is establish authority for one user and then assign that profile as a Group to other users This is a very powerful feature and should be used with care The User Profile Maintenance will list the assigned group of the user Group Authority Overrides Group authority can also have overr
35. ication JBA Task Code 1234 OR 05460 Command Option Overrides Outq Lib Nane Hold lo 1 Yes Jobq Lib Name Hold G No 1 Yes Library List Usage Summary MID Prev Year Last Used Date 9 Last User RANNETT 10 Threshold 21 V3R2 If viewing a menu option then F7 is available to view all authorized users All users with authorization will be listed even those authorized by use of a group profile Only users with the ability to change authority have access to this functionality RANNETT Dynasoft Solutions Inc 11 22 10 Menu Option Quick View Authorized Us options User Group ABRIDEAU Anne Brideau RANNETT RANNETT Rob Annett RROGERSON Rob Rogerson RANNETT If the user is authorized via User Group then the group name will be listed If the Audit Level within the Company Profile is set to D for detail then option 5 will be available to view individual usage of this option for each user Dynasoft Solutions Inc 10 03 08 Menu Option Quick View Ruthorized Users I Option Usage User ABRIDEAU RBRIDERU Anne Brideau MTD 9 YT RANNETT Rob Annett RROGERSON Rob Rogerson Date Time 6 01 09 16 03 56 6 01 09 15 59 17 11 Menu option s curity can also be changed from this Threshold 21 V3R2 reen by pressing F10 The standard Option Security maintenance screen will be displayed where the security can be changed as required See Changing Option Securi Compa
36. ides at the user level so that one or more users who are part of a group can have special authority to any number of other menu options This applies to the granting or revoking of security Threshold 21 V3R2 Menu Navigation Navigating between menus and options is easy with Threshold 21 Simple key a backslash before the destination menu ID and press Enter The menu will be displayed with all the user s available options RANNETT Dynasoft Solutions Inc 19 15 07 Env PRD THR21 Threshold 21 Menu Administration 17 31 28 Maintenance Options Company Profile 21 Threshold 21 Configuration 2 User Profiles 3 Menu Profiles F4 Prompt F14 WHRKSBHJI Once Enter is pressed the OE menu will be displayed RANNETT Dynasoft Solutions Inc 10 15 07 Env PRD Order Entry Menu 17 35 01 Processing Options Reporting Options 1 Order Entry 21 Late Order Report 2 Invoice Print Inquiry Options 10 Orders by Order Number 11 Orders by Customer Company 6 Threshold 21 V3R2 Fast Path Menu Navigation You do not need to navigate to a menu to run an option You can just key in the option number before the menu name separated with a backslash Order Entry Menu Processing Options Reporting Options Inquiry Options In this case option from the THR21 menu will be executed upon pressing Enter The user must have access to the option in order to perform this function When the program ends the user is t
37. is allows for multiple entries for the same menu option each having a unique identifier to distinguish between them This field cannot be blanks and must be unique within Menu ID Option 23 Threshold 21 V3R2 Operations Adding a new entry Pressing F6 from the main screen allows for an add operation The maintenance screen fields will all be initialized to blanks zeros and input capable The F8 key will be available and will need to be pressed to continue All fields can be entered as per the validation rules Interactive Pre Submit Maintenance Uniq Update Update Update Last Opt Menu Opt Ident User Date Time Run Maintain Entry Add Mode Bottom Once you enter the required information and press F8 you will be presented with the interactive portion of the Menu ID Option that was entered You will enter the request information and press the appropriate function key for that application to submit or proceed The entered data will be saved and the batch portion of the option will not be submitted NOTE The interactive program will function exactly as it does normally except that the menu processor will not submit the batch portion of the option configuration If the interactive program submits a batch program directly then it will continue to do so and is probably not suitable as is for this function 24 Threshold 21 V3R2 The OS400 ADDJOBSCDE entry will then be displayed where you can enter the sche
38. le between Function keys Maintenance and Menu Option Maintenance Most of the functionality is identical when maintaining a Function Key and a Menu Option The main differences being are that Option Security and User Overrides do not apply to Function Keys Please note that your changes will NOT be recorded unless F8 is pressed at the Menu Maintenance screen As an added precaution a warning message will be displayed if you attempt to exit from the Menu Option or Function Key Maintenance without first saving your changes Requirements and Validation Rules The following pieces of information must be provided when establishing a new Function Key Many ofthe fields required to create a Function Key are identical to the Menu Option fields therefore we will discuss the fields unique to Function Keys only Please refer to Menu Option Maintenance for details on the fields not listed Function Text A 19 character alphanumeric field that is used to store the Function Key text This text if not blank is displayed on the bottom 2 lines of the menu with a maximum of 8 text entries being displayed at one time OS 400 Command Although this field is also available within a Menu option there are some important differences when used for a Function Key There are 7 reserved words that can be entered each with special functionality These words must be entered as upper case and exactly as shown 1 EXIT This instructs the menu driver to exit th
39. level using the User Maintenance These will be the default queues for all the programs executed from Threshold 21 for this user If User Overrides are not entered then the OS 400 defaults will be used See User Profile Maintenance on setting these values Option These overrides are defined at the option or function key level and will override the entries for the user If Option Overrides are not entered then the User Overrides if entered will be used See Menu Option Maintenance on setting these values User Option These overrides are defined for the user and option combination and will override both the user and option function key entries If User Option Overrides are not entered then the Option or User Overrides if entered will be used See Menu Option Maintenance option 7 on setting these values Threshold 21 V3R2 Threshold 21 Commands STRTHR21 Start Threshold 21 This command starts the menu driver program You can specify the initial Company Environment and Menu or you can leave blank and the user defaults will be used See User Profile Maintenance for details on establishing a user s menu defaults Start Threshold 21 STRTHR21 Bottom Threshold 21 V3R2 RUNTHROPT Run Threshold 21 Menu Option This command will execute a Threshold 21 menu option from outside of the menu environment This is handy for running jobs from the iSeries job scheduler where the library lists user overrides etc need to be est
40. menu selection screen will switch to this new environment after F8 is pressed 69 Threshold 21 V3R2 Menu Maintenance Company Env Selection Nenu Selection Company Environment Menu Selection will now load the menus of the target company environment Bottom 70 Threshold 21 V3R2 Menu Option Maintenance From the Menu Maintenance screen all the different option operations can be performed Change Delete Display Option Security and User Overrides There are several pieces of information that can be entered for each option depending on the option type See Requirements and Validation Rules for details Please note that your changes will NOT be recorded unless F8 is pressed at the Menu Maintenance screen As an added precaution a warning message will be displayed if you attempt to exit from the Menu Option or Function Key Maintenance without first saving your changes Requirements and Validation Rules The following pieces of information must be provided when establishing a new option Option Number A 2 digit code that identifies the option number This value needs to be unique to this menu This is a required entry only if the type is an R see below for type definition Option Text A 39 character alphanumeric field that is used to store the option text This is the text that is displayed on the menu This field can be left blank but if so then no text will be attributed to this option on the men
41. nance 19 15 050048 RANNETT Option Security Menu Selection 050128 User RANNETT Company RA Dunasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRO Position to Menu Generic for subset 1 e Opt Auth Type 8 Accounts Payable Menu Ln AR Accounts Receivable M ALL IN Inventory Menu Partial OE Order Entry Menu 0 2 Order Entru Menu 2 Enter an 8 and press SA Sales Analysis Enter to remove ALL THRADM Threshold Administration Menu THR21 Threshold 21 Menu Rdministration authority This option can only be used to remove ALL authority It cannot be used to remove Partial RANNETT ser Maintenance 050048 RANNETT Option Security Menu Selection 050 User RANNETT Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD Position to Menu Generics for subset pti RLL FALL Accounts Payable Menu Accounts Receivable Menu Inventory Menu Partial Order Entry Menu Order Entry Menu 2 Sales Analysis Threshold Administration Menu Threshold 21 Menu Administration a Threshold 21 V3R2 Maintain Option Authority Enter a 1 to as ign authority to individual options on a menu This will display all the executable options and whether the user currently has authorization RANNETT User Maintenance 12 10 03 DS004R 15 41 07 RANNETT Option Security 12 10 83 050128 User RANNETT Company RA Dunasoft Solutions Environment PRD Menu OE c Enter 7Rud Remove Authority Opt
42. ny Environmer Menu Opt Auth Ovrd User for detail Option Security Threshold 21 V3R2 Option Search There is an ability to perform an option search based on the option s text This function is executed when a function key is pressed where it is defined as the SEARCH key See Function Key Maintenance for details on how to configure A window is displayed where the user can display any authorized options that meet the search criteria Menu Option Search Maintena Search Criteria Search Type 13 Threshold 21 V3R2 For example to see all the options with OPEN in their description you would enter the text OPEN as the Search Criteria and then press Enter Menu Option Search Maintena Search Criteria Search Type Option Text Bottom Option You can then execute these options be entering a 1 and pressing Enter Options for which authority is not granted will not be displayed The Search Type field is used to determine how the si h is performed if multiple words are entered You can match ANY words or ALL words for the search So using the above example we enter OPEN REPORT with a Search Type of 2 then only one option will be available RRNNETT Env P Maintena Comp User Menu Threshold 21 V3R2 Dynasoft Solutions Inc DS026R Menu Option Search Search Criteria Search Type 2 i Match Any 2 Match Al Enter Threshold 21 V3R2 Option Auditing Thr
43. rectives Interactive Batch Pgm SAGO Job Name RTV SRLES JBA Program 0 Pre processing Pgm Return Code Init np 08400 Command Option Overrides Lib Name Jobq Lib Name QBRTCH Library List F12 1 le 77 Threshold 21 V3R2 Security Options To access the Option Security place a 6 in the entry field and press Enter Menu Maintenance User Options Change Mode Company Env Processing Options Reporting Options Inquiry Options 78 Threshold 21 V3R2 All the users will be listed except for users assigned to a User Group as those users adopt security from their RANNETT Menu Maintenance User Options 050088 Change Mode Compang Env RA PRD RANNETT Option Security DS013R Company RA Dynasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRO Menu 0E Option Invoice Print Position to User neric for subset Opt Auth User A P GROUP Accounts Payable Group Profile ABRIDEAU Anne Brideau RANNETT Rob Annett RROGERSON Rob Rogerson If the user has ALL authority to the menu then you cannot use this option to modify the user s security You must use the Option Security within the User Maintenance to change these user authorities If Yes is specified under the Authority column then the user has specific authority to that option Blanks under the Authority column indicate no authority to the option 79 Threshold 21 V3R2 Changing Option Security
44. reshold 21 V3R2 Changing Adding a Function Key Place a 2 beside the function key that you wish to change RANNETT Menu Maintenance Function Keys 1 03 04 DSOOSR Change Mode RA PRD 15 36 05 Menu 0E Order Entry Menu Menu Libl 1182 F9 F10 Fil F12 Fi2 Previous rompt Confirm Chan er Options RANNETT Menu Maintenance Function Keys 1 03 04 050068 Change Mode Company Env RA PRD 15 36 05 Menu OE Order Entry Menu Menu Libl 1182 Maintain Function Key Compang Environment RA PRD Menu OE Function Key F8 Function Text Function Keu Directives Interactive Batch Pgm Job Name JBA Program 0 Pre processing Return Code Init _ 05400 Command Option Overrides Outq Lib Name Jobq Lib Name Library List 88 Threshold 21 V3R2 Deleting a Function Key To remove a function key place a 4 in the entry field and press Enter RANNETT Menu Maintenance Function Keys DE Change Mode RA TST Menu 0E Order Entru Menu Menu Libl ns Enter 5 Di F1 F13 F2 F14 F3 Exit F15 F4 F4 Prompt F18 F5 F17 F6 F18 F7 Fig F8 F20 F9 F21 F10 F22 F11 F23 F12 F12 Previous F24 F24 More Keys Confirm Char The function key details will be displayed and F11 will need to be pressed to confirm the delete RANNETT Menu Maintenance Function Keys 1 16 04 DS008R Change Mode RA TST 14 3
45. s Pre Processing Program This field is used to identify a program that is run interactively before an interactive program is executed This functionality is normally associated with JBA programs See Understanding JBA Option Configuration and Execution for more details Return Code Init This is a 2 character value that is placed into positions 118 through 119 of the LDA This functionality is normally associated with JBA programs See Understanding JBA Option Configuration and Execution for more details JBA Application This is a 2 character code identifying which application this option is associated with It can be blank but if entered an entry must exist within the Application Maintenance This code identifies which application program is executed prior to the option program s This is normally used to establish LDA for JBA programs JBA Task Code This is a 4 character code identifying the original JBA task number Several JBA programs have hard coded testing for task code values to determine program logic This code will be populated to the LDA when the option is executed OS 400 Command A 110 alphanumeric field used to store a valid OS 400 command that will be executed when the option number is entered by the user The OS 400 command cannot be entered if there have been program directives entered This field can be prompted for valid OS 400 commands 72 Threshold 21 V3R2 Option Overrides Outq Lib Name and Hold
46. s and validates the input and another that creates the report The interactive program field would contain the date entry validation program and the batch program field would contain the report creation program If within the interactive program the user requested to cancel the request then you would set the Return Code LDA positions to blanks which would signal to the menu system that the batch program should not be executed If however the user enters a date and wants to continue with the report process you would then set the Return Code LDA to Y so that the menu system would know to execute the batch program Threshold 21 V3R2 Quick View Quick View is a quick and easy method of viewing a menu option and or function key definition and in the case of a menu option who has authority to it The user must have access to Quick View see User Maintenance for details and a command key with PROMPT see Function Key Maintenance for details must be defined for the menu When the user places the cursor over the option function text and presses the PROMPT key a window is displayed showing the option configuration details RANNETT Dynasoft Solutions Inc Menu Option Quick View Company Environment RA PRD Menu THR21 Option Number Option Text 3 Menu Profiles Option Type R R Regular T Text Only Highlight 8 G No Option Directives Interactive DSOOSR Batch Pgm Job Name JBA Condig Pre processing Pgm JBA Appl
47. t Threshold 21 V3R2 Delete an Existing Entry To enter Delete Mode place a 4 in the Opt field next to the company environment you wish to delete The maintenance screen will be displayed and all the current values will be retrieved but cannot be changed The F11 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the delete Note that when a company is deleted all associated menus library lists user overrides etc are also deleted This will ensure data integrity Company Maintenance Maintain Company Entry Delete Hode Company Environment Date Format Audit Level Threshold 21 V3R2 Copy Another Entry The copy is actually a version of the add and change operations combined If you place a 3 in the Opt field next to the company environment you wish to copy the maintenance screen will be displayed and it will identify the mode as adding All the current values of the company being copied will be retrieved other than the company and environment Company Main opt Comp Eny Company Nawe Add Mode Company and Company ba cnvironment not copied a Threshold 21 V3R2 Once a valid company and environment are entered and F8 is pressed you will be presented with another window where can select which components you wish to copy a very effective method of creating other environments or companies quickly and easily Applications will automatically be copied from one company to another as th
48. tialization program This program will be executed each time an option is executed with that application code Company Maintenance Application Maintenance Env Company Name Application Initialization Code Program 44 Threshold 21 V3R2 User Profile Maintenance It is necessary to establish a user profile within the Threshold 21 menu system which allows you to control the user s environment such as whether they can enter OS 400 commands if they are signed off upon menu exit system defaults etc This profile does NOT need to exist as an iSeries user Requirements and Validation Rules The following pieces of information must be provided when establishing a new user profile User ID A 10 character alphanumeric code that identifies the user This value needs to be unique but does not need to be known to the iSeries This is a required entry User Name A 40 character alphanumeric field that is used to store the user id s name or description If the User ID is known to the iSeries and the user creating this profile has access to that OS 400 user profile then their name will be retrieved from the system and can then be changed if desired This is a required entry User Group A 10 character alphanumeric code that identifies the user s group If entered then this user will adopt all the menu option authority of the user that is defined as the group Note Only the menu option authority is adopted and NOT the user settin
49. tly configured menus From this screen all menu option and function key operations can be performed 61 Threshold 21 V3R2 Menu Maintenance Company Env Selection Menu Selection Company Environment All established menus will then be displayed BOTTOM Threshold 21 V3R2 Maintaining Menus Before creating any options a menu is required From the Menu Selection screen you can perform all the different menu maintenance operations Add Change Delete Copy and Display Although options can be added at the time of menu creation the process will be divided into separate steps for sake of simplicity Requirements and Validation Rules The following pieces of information must be provided when establishing a new menu Menu Code A 10 character alphanumeric code that identifies the menu This value needs to be unique to this company environment This is a required entry Menu Description A 40 character alphanumeric field that is used to store the menu s description This description will be displayed on the header of each menu This is a required entry Menu Library List A 10 character alphanumeric field used to store the menu s default library list The Menu Library List if specified is the default library list used by all the options and function keys on this menu If a list is not specified then the company default will be used This is not a required entry This field can be prompted for a list of valid valu
50. ty See below for example where option 2 Invoice Print has an override in place so that this user no longer has authority to this option RANNETT User Maintenance RANNETT Option Security 050128 User ABRIDEAU Group RANNETT Company RA Dunasoft Solutions Inc Environment PRD Menu 0 Type options press Enter Authority Over ride Option 1 Order Entry 2 Invoice Print order ammend Orders by Order Number Orders by Customer Late Order Report Open Order Report k Order Report Threshold 21 V3R2 Exiting back to the previous screen now displays the Authorization Type as ALL OVR ser Maintenance Option Security Menu Selection User Group Company Environment Opt Auth Type 60 Threshold 21 V3R2 Menu Profile Maintenance Although there can be a lot of information to enter when first creating a menu and it s options the task is simple and straightforward with Threshold 21 This section will be divided into 3 logical parts Maintaining Menus Maintaining Options and Maintaining Function Keys In all 3 cases the 1 screen displayed will require the selection of a Company and Environment Enter a 1 to select and press Enter Menu Maintenance Company Env Selection Opt Comp Env Company Name L established companies with associated environments are displayed Bottom Once a selection is made the next display will list all the curren
51. u Usually the text would be entered but this could be useful if you wanted a hidden option Option Type This is a 1 character alphanumeric field used to identify the option type The valid values are R for Regular and T for Text A regular option is one that will have functionality such as a program or OS 400 command A text option is used to place text on the screen such as a group heading you cannot attach a program or command to a text type option If an is entered then Interactive Pgm Batch Pgm or OS 400 Command must also be entered If a is entered then neither the Option Directives nor the Options Overrides can be entered Highlight This is yes no field used to specify if the option text is displayed as highlighted 71 Threshold 21 V3R2 Option Directives Interactive Pgm This is the name of an interactive program that is executed when the option number is entered by the user See Understanding JBA Option Configuration and Execution for more details Batch Pgm This is the name of a batch program that is executed when the option number is entered by the user See Understanding JBA Option Configuration and Execution for more details Job Name A 10 character alphanumeric field that will be used as the job name for batch jobs JBA Program A yes no field that identifies the option configuration as a JBA program See Understanding JBA Option Configuration and Execution for more detail
52. un Pre Submit Program This command requires no parameters and is used to call the Interactive Pre Submit Maintenance program This is an application program and needs to be executed within the Threshold 21 environment It can easily be added as a menu option or function key using the Menu Maintenance option Below is an example of the main display From this screen you can add change or delete a pre submit entry and the corresponding OS400 Job Schedule Entry Update Update Last Last Date ine Date Run Time Bottom The Update User Update Date and Update Time identify by whom and when the entry was added or changed The Last Run Date and Last Run Time indicate when the data was last used for the batch program execution using the RUNTHROPT command Threshold 21 V3R2 Requirements and Validation Rules The following pieces of information must be provided when creating a new entry Menu ID A 10 character alphanumeric code that identifies the menu of the option to be executed This field can be prompted for valid values The menu must exist within the current company environment Option Number A 2 character numeric field that identifies the option number to be executed The option must exist for the Menu ID within the current company environment Also the option must be configured with an interactive and batch program Unique Identifier A 2 character alphanumeric field that allows for the unique identity of this entry Th
53. user being copied will be retrieved other than the ID and Name Usac Mainten nca ID and Name must be entered other fields are retrieved Maintain User Ent wor User Group Allow Command Entry Sign Off at Exit Allow Quick View Show Unauthorized Options Allow Security Changes Outq Lib Name Hold Jobq Lib Name Hold Default Company Default Environment Initial Menu Email Add Department Threshold 21 V3R2 Option Security The following pages describe how to assign and remove authority to menus options for a particular user who is NOT part of a User Group See Security Overrides below for security maintenance of users defined within a User Group The Security Overview section should be reviewed to understand the Threshold 21 security concepts Option 6 allows you to maintain menu option security The 1 screen displayed requires User Maintenance Option Security Company Env Selection Companu Name established companies with associated environments are displayed Bottom Threshold 21 V3R2 Enter a 1 to select the company and all the menus for that company environment will be displayed User Maintenance Option Security Menu Selection User Company Environment existing menus for the selected company are Opt Auth Tupe Menu displayed oO Threshold 21 V3R2 Select ALL Authority to Menu Placing 6
54. when first starting the Threshold 21 menu system if not specifically defined with the STRTHR21 command This is a required entry and there must be an entry defined within the Menu Profile Maintenance Field can be prompted for valid values 46 Threshold 21 V3R2 Operations The initial screen of the User Profile Maintenance will list all the currently established users From this screen you can perform all the different user maintenance operations Add Change Delete Copy Display and Option Security User Maintenance D User Group Use Bottom 47 Threshold 21 V3R2 Adding a new User Entry Pressing F6 from the main screen allows for an add The maintenance screen fields will all be initialized and input capable The F8 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the add operation F4 is available for prompting All fields can be entered as per the validation rules Maintain User Entry Add Mode user B User Group Allow Command Entry O No 1 Yes Sign Off at Exit Allow Quick View O Yes Show Unauthorized Options 9 8 No i Yec Allow Security Changes 9 0 No 1 Yes identifies field as Outq Lib Name Hold able to prompt Jobq Lib Name Hold 0 Default Company _ Default Environment Initial Menu Email Add There are 4 optional fields that can be defined Department SSS for this display using the Threshold 21 Configuration option onfirm
55. y and Display You can also access the library lists and application definitions with this option Company Maintenance Existing companies environments 31 Threshold 21 V3R2 Adding a new entry Pressing F6 from the main screen allows for an add operation The maintenance screen fields will all be initialized to blanks zeros and input capable The F8 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the add operation All fields can be entered as per the validation rules Company Maintenance Company Nase Add Node Current Maintenance Mode Environment Date Format Audit Level Once you enter the required information and press F8 you will be presented with the Library List Maintenance screen Refer to the Library List Maintenance section for details Threshold 21 V3R2 Change an Existing Entry To change an entry place a 2 in the Opt field next to the company environment The maintenance screen will be displayed and all the current values will be retrieved and available to change except for the Company and Environment codes once these are added they cannot be changed The F8 key will be available and will need to be pressed to confirm the changes other fields can be changed as per the validation rules Company Maintain Company Entry Chanya Noda These values cannot be company changed Note that protected fields are not underlined Date Format Leve

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