2-6 Template files555-9001-316 Standard 1.0 February 1996Action template syntaxAn action template is an ASCII file created with a text editor. The actiontemplate files you create must reside in the /u/ivr/3270 directory or in asubdirectory below /u/ivr/3270. They must also have the file name extension.act. For example, if you created an action template called getbalance.act, itwould have this path:u/ivr/3270/getbalance.actThe syntax of an action template is shown in Figure 2-3.Figure 2-3Action template syntaxThe lines depicted as • represent additional screen templates used in thetransaction. Each screen template corresponds to a specific host applicationscreen which appears on the terminal during a session. Screen templates arelisted in the action template in the same order as they appear during the actualterminal session. (Screen templates are discussed later in this chapter). Theexample in Figure 2-4 illustrates an action template file which describes atransaction for retrieving account information. This sample application isused as a development example throughout this guide.#commentaction-name app-name reset-action logout-action screen-templatescreen-template•••
