RE: How would you handle this??

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <Art@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

We wrote an RPG Program that uses ICF and a SNUF Device description to connect 
to the mainframe in
batch mode, signon, select the menu option(s), then do the data entry.  The 
application on the
mainframe is simple as it only accepts PO# and date repeated 12 times, but I'm 
sure that you could
do more sophisticated data entry.

We were using one SNUF device already for EDI, we just asked the mainframe 
people to create another
SNUF Device.  Other than that, the mainframe people were not needed.

We did a comm trace of an interactive session, then duplicated the data that 
was being sent in our
RPG program.

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Chris Bipes
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 2:29 PM
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: How would you handle this??
>
>
> I Would have the AS400 take the data entered into its data base, and after
> all validation etc. take the results and build a macro.  This macro would
> then be run from your 3270 terminal emulation typing the data into the main
> frame.  A bit of programming on the as400 side, but eliminates manual data
> entry into the main frame.  Just a quick suggestion.
>
> Christopher K. Bipes          mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
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>
>
> We're connected to a mainframe system using the AS/400 which is
> emulating a 3471 controller.  We do a passthrough session to log onto
> the mainframe using 3270 sessions.  We do data entry into the remote
> system, and redundant entry of the same info into our AS/400.  The
> mainframe system is maintained by the state, and we have no access to
> ad-hoc reporting with the data (nor directly to the files themselves).
> That's why we also maintain the same (and a bit more supplemental)
> information locally.
>
> What we want to do is eliminate the redundant entry by somehow
> monitoring the passthrough session and populate our database from the
> data gleaned.
>
> How should I approach this task?  What facilities on the 400 would I use
> to accomplish it?  Is there a 3rd party product that could help me get
> this done?
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