Communicating with an AS/400

If your host application resides on an AS/400, use Table 1 to determine the key equivalents on the Screen Capture (3270 Emulation) window and on the Power System keyboard for the listed functions and keys on the AS/400 terminal keyboard.

Note: If an error condition or message is displayed on the AS/400 host screen in the 3270 Emulation window, you may not be able to continue until you clear the condition. To clear and reset the screen, click PF —> PF10 (the Error reset function).
Table 1. AS/400 keys and their equivalents

AS/400 Function/Key

Blueworx Voice Response Screen Capture Window Equivalent

Power System Keyboard Equivalent

5250 help text

Click PF —> PF1

F1

3270 help text

Click PF —> PF2

F2

Clear display

Click PF —> PF3

F3

Print display

Click PF —> PF4

F4

Display attributes

Click PF —> PF5

F5

Test request

Click PF —> PF6

F6

Page up

Click PF —> PF7

F7

Page down

Click PF —> PF8

F8

Key not assigned

Click PF —> PF9

F9

Error reset

Click PF —> PF10

F10

System request

Click PF —> PF11

F11

Record backspace

Click PF —> PF12

F12

F1 ... F12

Click PA —> PA1, then PF —> PF1 ... PF12

Ctrl 1 F1 ... Ctrl 1 F12

F13 ... F24

Click PA —> PA2, then PF —> PF1 ... PF12

Ctrl 2 F1 ... Ctrl 2 F12

Erase all input fields

Not supported

 

Field plus (Field+)

Not supported

 

Field minus (Field-)

Not supported

 

Erase EOF & exit field

Not supported