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2-6Template files

Action template syntax

An action template is an ASCII file created with a text editor. The action template files you create must reside in the /u/ivr/3270 directory or in a subdirectory below /u/ivr/3270. They must also have the file name extension

.act. For example, if you created an action template called getbalance.act, it would have this path:

u/ivr/3270/getbalance.act

The syntax of an action template is shown in Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3

Action template syntax

#comment

action-name app-name reset-action logout-action <manual mode> screen-template

screen-template

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The lines depicted as • represent additional screen templates used in the transaction. Each screen template corresponds to a specific host application screen which appears on the terminal during a session. Screen templates are listed in the action template in the same order as they appear during the actual terminal session. (Screen templates are discussed later in this chapter). The example in Figure 2-4 illustrates an action template file which describes a transaction for retrieving account information. This sample application is used as a development example throughout this guide.

555-9001-316 Standard 1.0 February 1996