When you log on to the MPE/iX system, you begin a session.
This means communicating with the computer. A session begins when
you log on (HELLO) and ends when you log off (BYE).
The menus at the top the Session Management screen contain
all of the tasks necessary for managing your sessions, including
the following:
Sending messages to other users
Limiting the number of sessions on the system
Displaying a set of sessions
Sorting a list of sessions
Session Management |
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Move the cursor to Session Management on the Main menu.
Press either F3, Return key, or Spacebar.
The Session Management screen provides information about all
the sessions that are logged on to the computer, including:
User name and account of the session
Name of the program that the session is running
(if there is one).
Date and time when session was started
Which session is your session
Refer to Figure 3-1 “Session Management” which shows a Session
Management screen.
Figure 3-1 Session Management
Delete (Abort) a Session |
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Before performing a routine maintenance on the system, for
example, a backup, you may want to delete any active sessions (log
other users off the system). This ensures that any files currently
locked by an application are available for backup.
Select one or more sessions from the
Session Management screen.
Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.
Press D for Delete.
A dialog box prompts you to confirm deletion.
Press F5 YES to delete sessions.
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aborts the program and data may be lost. For that reason, be sure
to send a warning message prompting users to log off before you
delete sessions. Refer to “Sending Messages to Users”. |
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Sending Messages to Users |
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You can send messages to one or more users on the system.
For example, you can send a message asking users to log off before
you shut down the system.
Select one or more sessions from the
Session Management screen.
Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.
Press S for Send Message.
Enter the message to be sent to other users.
The message can be up to 80 characters in length. The
field shifts to the left as it is typed providing more space.
If you want a user to reply to the message, be sure to include
the session name so that the user knows which session to answer.
The session name and user are not automatically displayed with the message.
Press F5 OK to send the message.
Limiting the Number of Sessions |
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If you are the system administrator, you can limit the number
of users allowed to log on to the system at one time.
Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.
Press L for Limit No. of Sessions.
A dialog box prompts you to enter the session limit.
Enter the number of sessions allowed to run concurrently.
Press F5 OK to set the session limit.
Displaying Sessions |
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When you log on to HP Easytime/XL and go to Session Management, you
see all the sessions currently logged on to the system. You can
use the View menu to restrict your view to
a particular set of sessions, for example, those in a specific account.
Press F2 V to open the View menu.
Press V for Set View.
A dialog box prompts you to enter a set of sessions.
Enter the set of sessions you would like to view.
Wildcard characters can be used to define a set.
Press F5 OK to display the new view.
Only those sessions specified are now displayed on
the screen. This new view will last until you exit HP Easytime/XL,
or change the view again.
If view has been set to show only selected sessions, it can
be reset to display all sessions on the system.
Press
F2 V to open the View menu.
Press R for Reset View.
Sorting Sessions |
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Define how sessions are sorted (order
in which they are displayed) on the Session Management screen. Sessions
are sorted alphabetically by session name, this can be changed to
sort by user or account:
Press F2 V to open the View menu.
Choose one of the following settings:
The sessions on the screen will be sorted according to the
selected setting. An asterisk (*) appears in front of the selected
setting and the setting remains valid until exiting HP Easytime/XL,
or until the sort setting is changed.
