iSeries Access Basics

The primary function of iSeries Access is to provide an interactive connection to the i5 server. Figure 12.1 shows a standard sign-on screen. Across the top of the screen are pull-down menus and action icons that provide access to a number of useful features.

Figure 12.1: Sign-on screen.

Simply enter your user ID and password to log into the system, or use the pulldown menus or action icons shown in Figure 12.2 to access other features of iSeries Access, which are listed below:

• Print Screen. Use this icon or find the option from within the File pull-down menu to print a snapshot of the current screen.

• Run the Same. Use this option from within the File pull-down menu to run a new copy of the iSeries Access application in a new window on your PC. It will use the same configuration file that your current session does. If your current session has an assigned device name, the new session will not be able to connect until its configuration has been updated.

• Run Other. Use this option from within the File pull-down menu to open a new copy of the iSeries Access application in a new window on your PC. It prompts you to provide a new configuration file.

• Copy. Use this icon or find the option from within the File pull-down menu to copy a snapshot of the current screen to the clipboard.

• Copy Append. Find the option from within the File pull-down menu to copy a snapshot of the current screen to the clipboard, adding it to the current contents.

• Paste. Use this icon or find the option from within the File pull-down menu to paste the contents of the clipboard onto the screen at the place where the cursor is located.

• Connect. Find the option from within the Communications pull-down menu to connect to the configured i5 Server.

• Disconnect. Find the option from within the Communications pull-down menu to disconnect from the configured i5 Server.

• AutoConnect. Find the option from within the Communications pull-down menu. It is set on by default, and causes iSeries Access to immediately connect to the configured i5 Server.

Figure 12.2: Pull-down menus and action icons.