Terminal Interface Process, TIP, is a technology that allows processes to be pooled under a Monitor for fast startup and
subsystem switching. In the eRP suite, eMFG (MM,PM,PO,PCM) and eAM (MNT) use Monitor and TIP. Within TIP, you
navigate through menus to get to data entry screens, switch subsystems, and possibly switch accounts and/or applications,
depending on your TIP database setup.
Here is a list of commands that execute specific functions within TIP.
• SHOWME
Display your logon ID, device number, current time, current, previous, and original
(home) subsystem.
• TERMINATE
Completely exit from TIP.
• HOME
Return to your original subsystem.
• TIPRETURN
Return to your previous subsystem.
• EXIT
Return to previous menu, or if at the top menu, do a TERMINATE.
• NOTIFYON
Display transfer message
"Application Switch in Progress from current-screen to requested-screen".
• NOTIFYOFF
Do not display transfer message (default setting).
• APPLONLY
Restrict transfer to the current application only.
• SUBSYSONLY
Restrict transfer to the current subsystem only.
• ACCOUNTONLY
Restrict transfer to the current account only.
• NOFENCE
Remove all transfer restrictions.
Here is an example of a full navigation command in tip: ADDPART.ENGINEERING-DATA.MMS01
This has the form of: Screen or Transaction . Subsystem . Account
Usually you only need to enter the screen name. Your TIP database contains navigation definitions allowing TIP
to know when to make a subsystem switch or even an account switch. In the event that a definition has not been given,
you can navigate yourself by providing more than the screen name.
The restrict transfer commands can be used in logon UDC's or command scripts. When used with the INFO parameter, TIP
will reject the command NOFENCE. Currently only one restrict command is allowed in the INFO parameter.
EQUATEP TIP.SYSPGM
RUN *TIP;LIB=G;INFO="MNTLABOR;SUBSYSONLY"
Comment INFO = "subsystem ; restrict command"