Operator information area

Operator information area (OIA) allows you to easily determine the state of the host application. You can customize the following settings for the OIA:

Show OIA

Selecting this box will make the OIA visible. Selecting any of the following check boxes allows you to specify what to display:

Secure host connection

Select this box if you want to display whether the ZIETrans connection is SSL secured

Input inhibited indicator

Select this box if you want to display whether the keyboard is locked, preventing input from the keyboard.

System locked indicator

Select this box if you want to display whether the system is locked while waiting for data to be returned. Refreshing the screen can clear the lock.

Message waiting indicator

Select this box if you want to display the message waiting indicator. This is a 5250-only feature where the OIA displays an indicator when a new message is waiting for the user. Once the user visits the Display Messages panel on the 5250 host, the indicator is cleared (until another new message is received).

Note:

The user must have their message queue delivery type set to *NOTIFY to receive a message waiting indicator.
Selecting this box has no effect for 3270 or 3270E connections.

Asynchronous update

Select this box if you want to display whether asynchronous update is enabled.

Input mode

Select this box if you want to display whether overwrite mode is enabled (if supported by the browser).

Absolute cursor position

Select this box to display the host cursor position.

Cursor row and column

Select this box if you want to display the host cursor row and column position.

Automatic field advance

Select this box if you want to display whether automatic field advance is enabled (if supported by the browser).

Field data

Select this box if you want to display external field data, such as numeric only or field exit required.

Display area layout (Web-only)

Horizontal: Select this button if you want to display the OIA horizontally (across the bottom of the page).
Vertical: Select this button of you want to display the OIA vertically (as a side frame on the page).

Style class (Web-only): Enter a cascading stylesheet (CSS) class name that controls the appearance of the OIA.