SIGNON

Description

Specifies the way in which the user accesses the IBM Session Manager system and the applications which are therefore available.

This parameter is applicable to these control statements: SYSTEM (see SYSTEM statement), PROFILE (see PROFILE statement), and TERMINAL (see TERMINAL statement).

Format

SIGNon [Yes|No|ON|OFF]

Default: SYSTEM statement value, or product default: Yes

Usage

A specification of SIGNON=N prevents the sign-on panel being displayed. The Menu Panel is then, by implication, associated with the terminal (through the associated profile, specified using the PROF parameter) rather than the user.

If SIGNON=N is specified, the Menu Panel implied by the associated profile is displayed as soon as a user logs on to IBM Session Manager from this terminal. If, however, the associated profile has AUTOSELECT specified, the terminal will immediately be logged onto the application associated with the defined session id, bypassing the Menu screen completely.

A specification of SIGNON=Y causes the appropriate sign-on panel to be displayed at the terminal. The implication in this case is that the Menu panel is to be associated with the user signing on. Therefore, IBM Session Manager would expect to find a matching USER statement for that user; PROFILE and TERMINAL options are lost.

The IBM Session Manager user-associated variable t_signed_on may be used to refer to the SIGNON value; for details, see the Panels, Scripts and Variables manual.

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