Mainframe Keywords
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to close the mainframe and any open mainframe API session.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
CloseMainframe | <Emulator-window (Optional)> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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Note: for IBM Host On-Demand input must have complete emulator-window title.
In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {Output} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to connect to any open host session.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
ConnectSession | <ShortSessionID> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {ConnSession} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to disconnect the session from a connected host.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
DisconnectSession | <N/A> | (Optional) | N/A |
Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {DisConnSession} variable.
Description: This keyword or action specifies the tool to fetch the text at specified location.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
GetText | <Row Number>; <Column Number>; <length> | {Variable}; {Status} |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, {msg} variable will contain the text value fetched by the keyword. The execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the second output variable (if specified).
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to launch mainframe through specified emulator “{emulator type}” present in specified {path}.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
LaunchMainframe | <Emulator Path>; <Emulator Type> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {Output} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to perform key actions based on the specified key presses.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
SendFuntionKeys | <Function keys>; <Number> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {Output} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to enter a secured value (AES encrypted) to the mainframe.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
SendSecureValue | <Encrypted value> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {Output} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to send value to the mainframe.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
SendValue | <Input value> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {Output} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to set cursor to a specified location in the mainframe.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
SetCursor | <Row Number>; <Column Number> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {Output} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to set secure text (AES Encrypted) to a specified location in the mainframe.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
SetSecureText | <Row Number>; <Column Number>; <Encrypted Text> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {Output} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to set text to a specified location in the mainframe.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
SetText | <Row Number>; <Column Number>; <Input Text> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {Output} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to verify if the text value specified is available in the mainframe emulator.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
VerifyTextExists | <Input value> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the {verifyexist} variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to fetch the status of the specified job.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
JobStatus | <Output variable of Submit Job> | {Variable}; {Status} |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba and PCOMM.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the output variable will contain the status of the specified job and the second output variable (if specified) will contain the execution status of the keyword, that is, either “True/ False”.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to log off from the Mainframe by performing one of the following actions:
- 1.Prints the data set and Logoff. (Not recommended)
- 2.Delete the dataset and Logoff.
- 3.Keep the existing dataset and Logoff.
- 4.Keep the new dataset and Logoff.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
LogOff | <Number (based on the number function)> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the selected number function action will be performed and the execution result that is either “True/False” will be stored in the output variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to login to the Mainframe Region using userID and password.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
Login | <Region>; <UserID>; <Password> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the output variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to login to the Mainframe Region using userID and encrypted password.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
SecureLogin | <Region>; <UserID>; <Encrypted_Password> | (Optional) |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the execution result that is either “True/ False” will be stored in the output variable.
Description: This keyword or action instructs ICE to submit the specified job to the mainframe and stores the Job ID in the output variable.
Keyword | Input Syntax | Output Syntax | Supported Input Formats |
SubmitJob | <Job Path>; <Member Name> | {Variable}; {Status} |
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Note: Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM and HOD.
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In the above example after the test case debug, the specified job will be submitted and the output variable will contain the Job ID. The second output variable (if specified) will contain the execution status of the keyword, that is, either “True/ False”.
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