PIE®/CICS-DynamicMenus
Dynamic Transaction Logical Menu System
PIE/CICS, Productivity Integrated Environment for z/OS / CICS Transaction Server is an integrated family of common and optional components. With PIE/CICS administrators can create user profiles extending the user sessions to 99 simultaneous applications running in separate sessions.
With PIE/CICS you can build secure menus that contain multiple applications and transactions without changing existing CICS applications. When used as a CICS based application, these menus greatly simplify site navigation and shorten learning curves.
Eliminate the need for the user to Sign On to each application and/or transaction. PIE/CICS seamlessly authenticates users to external security systems (RACF, CA-ACF2, CA-Top Secret) and to internal application security. PIE/CICS Single Sign On saves valuable time and reduces user frustration.
OVERVIEW
PIE/CICS-DynamicMenus is an optional PIE/CICS component that provides a more friendly approach to creating secure menus by eliminating blank CICS screen tranID usage and arguments. In a native CICS environment, users get the CICS blank screen and they must enter full transactions. When one transaction is finished, users have to enter another transaction. There is nothing on the screen to assist them. Because users have to enter transaction IDs and arguments, they need to be trained in the precise syntax of their transactions. If the transaction syntax is complex or cryptic, there is plenty of room for error and frustration. Changes in transaction syntax require user re-training. The consequence of these problems is low productivity and high operating cost.
AT-A-GLANCE
- Simplifies access to applications
- Allows you to organize and lend structure to your transactions
- Increases control over transaction processing
- Controlled workflow and logic with CICS applications
- Dynamic Menus determines what options a user is authorized to execute
- Secure portions of transactions
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FEATURES
- Dual levels of secure menus
You have two levels of security for each menu line: protect menu lines based on your external security rules and on Dynamic Menus internal security. Menu line security can be re-checked for each user at regular intervals.
- Support for all applicaitons
All applications are supported, and no customization is required.
- VTAM application ready
You can access other VTAM applications in other sessions. There are three commands to switch sessions: TSWITCH, PASS, and ACCESS. Logging on and transferring control to another region can be automatic and completely transparent tot he user.
- Create user scripts
You can execute scripts from a menu to automate end-user processes.
- Transaction stacking
You can stack transactions to execute multiple transactions in sequence. If these transactions do not require terminal input to end, they are executed immediately similar to a CLIST in TSO.
- AutoEnd
You can use AutoEnd to eliminate the CICS blank screen. AutoEnd returns control to the menu when a transaction ends.
- Complete menu customization
You can customize menus with user-defined titles, comments, and variables such as terminal ID, user ID, time, date, etc.
- Help and tutorial system
You can create tutorial menus, bulletin boards, help, and news files—making your system more user-friendly.
- Fast pathing support
You can fast-path through menus: 3.1 will select item #3 on the current menu and item #1 from the next.
- Auto select one line menus
If only have one menu line remains after menu line security, that menu line can be selected for the user automatically.
- Dynamic Menu API
You can use our API to incorporate Dynamic Menus into home-grown applications.
- Dynamic Menu Transaction routing bridge
With Dynamic Transaction Routing, you can execute the same transaction on multiple CICS AORs and transactions that aren’t defined in the TOR. You specify which AOR you want to execute the transaction on the menu line or in an exit.
