MacKinney Systems, Inc.

 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