Limitations of the Logon Macro

  • Automatic insertion of the user ID and password placeholders into the recorded macro requires that the password be typed into the first non-display input field. The user ID is assumed to have been entered just prior to the password. The Modified Data Tag attribute of each formatted input field is assumed to be ON only when the field has been modified by the operator.
  • There is a short delay while the Telnet 3270 server acquires the passticket from the host access control facility. The amount of time is probably less than the usual delay incurred when the user enters a user ID and password. However, the user can see the macro proceed through the screens during the logon process.
  • Logon Express recording requires that the host program uses 3270 field attributes to define the password field on the screen.