Operator Information Area (OIA)

The Operator Information Area (OIA) status line provides information about the current state of the session connection. You cannot select, place the cursor, or enter text in the OIA status line. The area is located at the bottom of the screen, just below the bottom row.

Connection Mode
The left most columns of the OIA status line provide information about the type of connection made for the current session. One of the following symbols will appear:

Symbol	Connection Mode
Tn	Basic Tn3270 mode or Tn520 mode
Te	Enhanced Tn3270 mode
NVT	Network Virtual Terminal (telnet mode)
VT	VT52, VT100 or VT220 session connected
SCO	SCO ANSI session connected
Wy	WYSE-60 session connected

Session State
If you have connected with either a TN3270 or TN3270E connection, another symbol will appear (in column 3, next to Tn or Te), indicating the session state:

Symbol	Session State
$image\block.gif$	LU-LU state (full session)
$image\mann.gif$	SSCP-LU state (half session)
$image\question.gif$	Neither LU-LU or SSCP-LU (unowned session)

SSL or SSH Security
If your session is connected with either SSL or SSH security enabled, one of the following will appear in columns 5-7:

Symbol	Security Mode
SSL	SSL encryption is enabled
SSH	SSH encryption is enabled (VT, SCO ANSI and WYSE-60 only)

System State
The current state of the system is indicated by several symbols that appear to the right of the session state (column 8), providing information about host status. User input is prohibited in each of the following states:

Symbol	System State
X	Host processing request
X SYSTEM	The host system has locked your keyboard
X $image\clock.gif$	AID key sending information to the host. Time is required for the host system to perform a function
X $image\man.gif$	Input attempted in protected field (use Reset to release)
X -f	Function not allowed (text cannot be sent in this mode)
X ?+	Inhibited condition (use Reset and retry operation)
+Cr	Graphics input cursor active

Caps Lock and Insert Indicators
The OIA status line displays a Caps Lock symbol ( Ý ) in column 32 when the Shift key is pressed or when Caps Lock mode is on and an Insert symbol ( Ù ) in column 47 when the Insert mode is on. A Caps Lock indicator also appears on the PASSPORT Status Bar. This only applies to PASSPORT PC to Host.

Note: You can also set the cursor to indicate the Insert mode using the Options > Cursor command.

Cursor Position
If the Show Cursor Position on OIA line option is enabled on the Options > Cursor dialog box, the current cursor position will be displayed between columns 58 and 66. The number following the R indicates the row position and the number following the C indicates the column position.

Entry Assist
When entry assist mode is active, "DOC" appears on the OIA line. For more information on entry assist refer to the Using Word Wrap section of the documentation.

Word Wrap
When word wrap mode is active, "WW" appears on the OIA line. For more information on word wrap refer to the Using Word Wrap section of the documentation.

Response Time on OIA
Host response time is displayed for all AID keys.

OIA Host Screen Divide Line
Line which separates the OIA from the host screen. The color of the divide line may be customized from Options > Colors by changing the OIA Foreground color.