IBM i connections

Access  ARCAD-API Server →  5250 Configurations

In order to record the metadata and create the scenarios for a web service, ARCAD-API must be connected to your target IBM i server.

You can create multiple connections in the 5250 Configurations view and select the one required at the different stages of a web service creation.

5250 session configuration  

5250 session configurations are accessed and managed in the  5250 Configurations search view. To open this view, click on the  5250 Configurations node in the navigator.

Follow the subsequent steps to create a 5250 session configuration.

Step 1   Either click the create icon in the toolbar or right-click and select Create.

Step 2   In the wizard, enter a name for the connection that you will recognize in the Configuration ID field. Then define the Host Name (the IP address) and partition's CCSID and Session Name.

Step 3    Click Finish.

Result   The configuration is created and ready to be used when connecting to the server to create metadata and record scenarios.

To edit 5250 session details, either right-click on it in the  5250 Configurations search view then select Edit, select the item then click the edit icon in the toolbar or double-click it.

Editing 5250 Session Configurations

Configuration ID
A unique string that identifies the connection. This label is used throughout the ARCAD-API Studio to select the entity.
Host Name
Enter the IP address for the target IBM i.
CCSID
Enter the CCSID used by the connection.
Session Name
Enter a generic name for the connection. This information is not reproduced in the ARCAD-API Studio and is for information purposes only.

Save the changes (, Ctrl+S or File > Save).

Warning!

Deleted 5250 configurations cannot be acceded or recovered.

To delete a 5250 configuration, either right-click on it in the  5250 Configurations search view then select Delete, or select the item then click the delete icon in the toolbar. Click OK to confirm or click Cancel to keep the 5250 configuration.