ViewPoint Manual

Installation, Configuration, and Startup
ViewPoint Manual—426801-001
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Running ViewPoint With TACL
Running ViewPoint With TACL
The following is a description of how to run ViewPoint with TACL.
Once the ViewPoint application is installed and configured, individual terminals gain
access to ViewPoint by executing the TACL routine, VIEWPT:
VIEWPT [pathmon-name]
The default pathmon-name is $ZVPT.
When ViewPoint is successfully started, any existing function-key definitions are saved
and the ViewPoint TACL screen definitions are made available. The ViewPoint product
banner is displayed, and the ViewPoint conversational function-key definitions are
displayed. (If ViewPoint is set up to run with DSM/PM, the ViewPoint product banner
displays the DSM/PM title.) The TACL process access ID is not changed.
A customizing TACL macro file, VPTCSTM on the installed ViewPoint data
subvolume, is used if it exists. It is not provided as a part of the ViewPoint product; you
must add it if you want to customize the TACL function keys.
The ViewPoint routines detect and issue error messages for the following situations:
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ViewPoint is already initialized on the terminal. The ViewPoint function-key
definitions are displayed again.
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The ViewPoint application is not running.
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ViewPoint is requested at a terminal that is not a Compaq 6530-compatible.
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The user does not have access authority (see “Security Considerations” later in this
section).
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The initialization steps fail due to NonStop™ TS/MP or communication errors; a
specific error message is displayed.
The Color Monitor
ViewPoint can use colors to highlight action or critical events when ViewPoint is
running on a Compaq 6AX (or compatible terminal) that is equipped to display colors.
The PC6530 emulator (PCT), version C00 or later, must be used. The color-enhanced
ViewPoint can be requested by including COLOR as a parameter when you run
ViewPoint:
To start ViewPoint with color on a color monitor, at the TACL prompt, type:
Note. If your ViewPoint is to run without access to TACL, skip this discussion and read
“Running ViewPoint Without TACL” later in this section.
Note. The TACL process for the terminal must be a named process.
viewpt /COLOR/ [pathmon-name]