Using the Copy Session dialog
To specify the identifier for the new session
In the New session ID input field, type a valid identifier for the new session.
To copy the session
- Left-click the OK button. The Copy Session dialog will close and back in the Member Sessions view the new session name will be prefixed by an '*' (asterisk) symbol to indicate that a change is pending.
- In the relevant main view (that is, Users, Profiles, or Terminals), the name of the parent member will also be prefixed by a '*' symbol to indicate that a change is pending. Take the appropriate action (Save or Save and Activate) on this member to commit your changes to the IBM Session Manager configuration. See Working with member definitions.
To cancel the operation
Left-click the Cancel button. The Copy Session dialog will close.
Usage notes
If a session with a SESTYPE (see SESTYPE) explicitly set or inherited is copied then it will be copied with a duplicate SESTYPE and a warning message displayed. As SESTYPEs must be unique, the new session will not appear on the IBM Session Manager main menu until it has been allocated a unique SESTYPE. This can be done manually, or by using the supplied sample job ISZSTJOB (see 'Setting priority sessions' in the Online and Batch Administration manual).
Also, the following actions apply to the SELCMDS (selection commands) and TRANSID (see TRANSID) values:
- If the session numbers are the same
then these values are copied to the new session.
- If the session numbers are not the same
then these values are not copied to the new session as these values need to be unique to the session and therefore new values need to be allocated for the newly copied session.
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