KOA Recording

The KOA Recorder facility, which is available under IOA TSO and IOA cross memory, makes it easy to create KOA scripts. The KOA Recorder generates a script by automatically recording your keystrokes and saving the keystrokes in a file. This eliminates the need to write scripts manually and reduces the chance of error. You can edit the file as necessary.

Scripts generated by the KOA Recorder can be submitted in the same way as manually created scripts, that is, by using batch procedure IOARKOA.

Note: The KOA Recorder facility simulates a hardware terminal (SNA LUTYPE2) and supports terminal models 2, 3, 4 and 5, with or without extended data stream capabilities. Therefore, corresponding VTAM LOGMODEs should be used with the KOA Recorder. Ensure that the LU for a VTAM logmode attribute used in the recording session corresponds to the logmode of the recorded session. For more information about defining VTAM LUs and logmodes, refer to the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide.

To start the KOA Recorder, select Option OK, KOA RECORDER, on the IOA Primary Option menu. The IOA KOA Recorder screen, which is illustrated in Figure 9, is displayed.