Terminal operator

A terminal operator who can use a terminal to perform routine transactions that cause application programs to be processed. You can use a small selection of CICS® transactions. For example, you can inquire about, or change, the status of your own terminal.

To operate the system, you normally first sign on to the system and, as a minimum, enter your user ID and your password.

During signon, the information you enter is used by CICS to establish priorities and your RACF® profile for the transactions that you might want to use later. When you have signed on, you have access to those transactions defined in your ESM profile.

After you have signed on, you can enter only specific transaction identifiers. Be aware of error messages that might be generated by the transactions you start, and the corrective action that you must take. In addition to error messages, be aware of other messages that CICS might transmit to your terminal.

You need to know the terminal identifiers of other terminals with which you want to communicate.