5250 Connect User’s Guide
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Creating a 5250 Connection Resource
Once you have the XML templates in place, your next step will be to create a
Connection Resource to access the AS/400 transaction. If you try to create a 5250
Component in the absence of any available Connection Resources, a dialog will
appear, asking if you wish to create a Connection Resource. By answering Yes to
this dialog, you will be taken to the appropriate wizard.
About Connection Resources
When you create a Connection Resource for the 5250 Component, you will have
two choices: a basic “TN5250 Connection” and a “5250 Logon Connection”. The
Logon Connection is used for connection pooling, which will be explained in
greater detail in Chapter 5 of this Guide. For normal connections, you will use the
TN5250 Connection when you want to connect to any IBM AS/400 environment.
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¾ To create a 5250 Connection Resource:
1 From the Composer File menu, select New > xObject, then open the
Resource tab and select Connection.
NOTE: Alternatively, under Resource in the Composer window category
pane you can highlight Connection, click the right mouse button, then select
New.
The Create a New Connection Resource Wizard appears.
2 Type a Name for the connection object.
3 Optionally, type Description text.
