# Login to Mainframe

This is a pre-built action located under the **Mainframe List Element**. The functionality of this action in Avo Assure is used to log in to the Mainframe Region using a provided Region, UserID, and Password.

### Syntax

**Input Value:** `<Region>;<UserID>;<Password>`&#x20;

| Argument                            | Description                                                                                      |
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| <p>\<Region></p><p>(Required)</p>   | Specify the logical partition or environment like a CICS region that manages specific workloads. |
| <p>\<UserID></p><p>(Required)</p>   | Specify the user ID assigned for mainframe login                                                 |
| <p>\<Password></p><p>(Required)</p> | Specify the password corresponding to the user ID.                                               |

**Output Value:**&#x20;

| Argument                                                     | Description                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| \<Dynamic Variable>(Optional);\<Dynamic Variable> (Optional) | This dynamic variable holds the result as **True** or **False** |

**Example**

**Performs login operation on the mainframe emulator using provided credentials**

The **Login to Mainframe** action takes the value from the Input Value column (e.g., **CICS1;MATESG;SKL435**) and logs in to the specified region of the mainframe using the provided User ID and Password. Here, **CICS1** is the region name, **MATESG**  is the user ID, and **SLK435** is the password.

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