SM/MENU Benefits and Features
Session Manager/Menu Benefits and Features
- Presents a single, consistent point of entry for application users
- Easy menu selection of your applications (up to 999 menu items per menu)
- Select application using point-n-shoot, cursor position, number or 4-char select ID
- Up to 999 levels of nesting is allowed
- Returns to the menu from which the application is selected without programming changes
- Provides Help screens to assist in end-user navigation
- Optionally allows passing INPUTMSG data to applications
- Optionally prevents users from seeing a blank screen
- Optionally allow users to directly enter transactions on the user menu
- Optionally allow users to escape to a blank screen
- Optionally allow users to select from additional menus
- Optionally hide unauthorized applications
- Easy online administration of profiles and settings
- Easy menu building using color-coded item selection lists
- Interfaces with MacKinney Systems' CICS/SignOn or your ESM (i.e. RACF, Top Secret or ACF2 to pre-check transaction security
- Provides default profiles for unassigned users
- Most administrative tasks are duplicated in batch
- Shared profiles with SM/SWAP which allows each user up to 8 logical sessions
- Support for Mod-2, Mod-3 and Mod-4 alternate size menus