5.3 AxesTerminalService
The AxesTerminalService allows a JSM client application to connect to and interact with an aXes Terminal Server to navigate, populate and interrogate IBM i 5250 screens.
Using the AxesTerminalService, an application can interact directly with existing IBM i 5250 applications running on the same or a different server system. The application can issue commands to perform such operations as:
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connect (and logon) and disconnect the 5250 session
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interrogate the values of current screen identifiers and field values
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set the values of 5250 screen entry fields
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send function keys such as ENTER and F3
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perform multiple operations with a single command by using aXes terminal operation scripts.
The AxesTerminalService supports the following commands: