Specifies a IBM Session Manager command action key.
This common end-user parameter is applicable to these control statements: SYSTEM (see SYSTEM statement), PROFILE (see PROFILE statement), USER (see USER statement), and TERMINAL (see TERMINAL statement).
The specified action key will operate only when a command prefix value (COMMANDPRFXVAL) has been specified (see COMMANDPRFXVAL) or its value has been set through the t_actprf variable.
The aidkey may be any valid aid key PF1-24 or the special value NONE. There is no default aidkey. If NONE is specified then this is equivalent to not specifying the CMDACTIONKEY. This is useful when you have a user or set of users who do not want to use a command action key but one is specified at SYSTEM level.
When the CMDACTIONKEY parameter is specified, SAUTOSEQs that have COMMANDPRFX=Y will be invoked only if the SAUTOSEQ sequence is entered, prefixed with the COMMANDPRFXVAL character, and the specified key is pressed.
On SAUTOSEQs that are intended to be controlled by CMDACTIONKEY, specify a sequence (not a PF key) and do not specify an ACTIONKEY.
If CMDACTIONKEY (and therefore COMMANDPRFXVAL) is specified then it must be used in the following circumstances:
In an application session, for:
In all IBM Session Manager panels except the menu, for:
If CMDACTIONKEY (and therefore COMMANDPRFXVAL) is specified then it may be used in the following circumstances:
See member ISZC1ESC for details on how to define single character synonyms for IBM Session Manager commands with CMDACTIONKEY and COMMANDPRFXVAL.
Two updateable user variables, t_actcmd and t_actprf, allow an installation to add input fields to the user's menu, allowing the user to view and change their CMDACTionkey (command action key) and COMMANDPRFXVAL (command prefix value) respectively. A value of NONE can be specified for t_actcmd, to remove a previously specified value.
Note: If these variables are modified then the modification only lasts for the current IBM Session Manager sign-on. If you require a change for subsequent sign-on sessions then the CMDACTIONKEY and COMMANDPRFXVAL parameters must be modified in the configuration. Also, if these parameters are modified in the configuration and the change is activated, it will not take place until the next sign-on.
See the User and Administrator manual for more details on command action key processing. See also COMMANDPRFXVAL.