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Open a terminal session (TN3270, TN5250, or SSH/VT).
Add it to a process
In the process designer, open the Add step tab. Find Open terminal under Terminal › Connection, or type its name in the search box, and drag it onto the canvas.
Fields
| Field | Required | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Yes | Hostname or IP address |
| Session name | Yes | Session alias used to reference this session in all other terminal actions |
| Protocol | Yes | Terminal protocol (TN3270, TN5250, VT100, VT220, SSH) Choices: TN3270, TN5250, VT100, VT220, SSH. Default: tn3270. |
| Port | No | Port number (default: 23 for TN3270/TN5250, 22 for VT/SSH) |
| Username | No | Login username (VT/SSH only) |
| Where is the SSH password stored? | No | Where the SSH password comes from (SSH/VT only). Choices: Vault credential, Bot local keychain. |
| Credential | No | The saved credential to sign in with (SSH/VT only). |
| Password | No | Login password |
| Private key file | No | PEM key file path for key-based auth (VT/SSH only) |
| Code page | No | EBCDIC code page (TN3270/TN5250). Common: 037 (US/Canada), 500 (International), 1047 (Open Systems Latin-1) Default: 037. |
| Screen size | No | Screen size (TN3270/TN5250) Choices: 24×80, 27×132. Default: 24x80. |
| LU name | No | Logical unit name (TN3270 only) |
| Device name | No | Device name (TN5250 only) |
| Terminal type | No | Terminal type (VT/SSH only) Choices: VT100, VT220. Default: vt100. |
| Use TLS | No | Use TLS encryption (TN3270/TN5250) Default: false. |
See all Terminal steps.