Setting information display parameters (option 2)

The information display parameters set the default screen configuration and the default automatic screen update (ASU) interval.

Figure 40 shows the information display parameters panel displayed when you select option 2 from the profile options panel.

Figure 40. The profile options panel: information display parameters
 ------------------------ INFORMATION DISPLAY PARAMETERS --------------------
 COMMAND  ===>
 
 Initial screen  ===>           (Name of initial screen to be displayed)
 ASU interval    ===> 30        (Auto screen update interval. 15-999 seconds)
 
 
 Enter END command when all updates are complete.
 
Initial screen
When an information display panel is first displayed during any CICSPlex® SM session, its display area contains a single, open window by default. If you would like to be presented with a different screen configuration at the start of a session (for example, if you have discovered that you could usefully start each CICSPlex SM session with several windows, each having a different context and scope), you can specify the name of that screen configuration in the Initial screen field of the information display parameters panel.

For more information about screen configurations, see Saving and reusing screen configurations.

ASU interval
The ASU command, described in Refreshing all views automatically, activates the automatic screen update facility. When this facility is active, the data in all unlocked windows is updated automatically at specified intervals.

You can define the length of the ASU interval on the ASU command. Alternatively, you can use the default value, which is specified in the ASU interval field of the information display parameters panel.

By default, the ASU interval is 15. You can overtype the default ASU interval with a value in the range 15 through 999.

Notes:
  1. A small interval adds to the CPU overhead when there is a large amount of data to be updated.
  2. You should consider increasing the ASU interval value when the status code for all or most windows frequently changes from W (waiting) to P (pending). (This is because, in these circumstances, the window contents are unlikely to be changing between screen updates.)
  3. You can use the ASU display command to override temporarily the default ASU interval. This new interval remains in effect until the ASU facility is next deactivated. The minimum ASU value you can specify on the ASU command is 3.
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