Log On and Navigate the Screens​

Introduction

In order to logon to STARS and FAS, you must have Customer Information Control Center (CICS) security authorization and you must have STARS security authorization. 

You must also have terminal emulation software, such as HostExplorer or Hummingbird, to connect to the mainframe system. This software is provided by your agency IT support personnel.

FAS is an application on the mainframe, so you first log on to CICS, then log on to STARS, then open the FAS Main Menu.

If your agency uses a logon script and the logon to STARS fails, you should contact your local IT or computer support person for assistance.

  • If you forget any of your passwords or are ‘locked out’ of the system, send an email to: servicedesk@sco.idaho.gov. (The DSA Helpline cannot reset passwords.)

STARS Security

Each Operator (employee) will submit a unique operator identification number (operator ID) of their choice to their agency STARS security administrator.  The State Controller’s Office (Statewide Accounting) will assign a maximum three-character (alpha/numeric) password for each Operator ID. 

 

The operator ID and the password will be required each time you access STARS.  They control both access and authorization within STARS.

CICS Security

Once SCO Statewide Accounting personnel assigns your STARS security, they will request the SCO (Computer Service Center) to assign a CICS (Top Secret) security USERID and a PASSWORD to grant access to the mainframe system. Do not share your passwords with anyone.

Log On To CICS

1. At the Idaho State Controller's Computer Network screen (see Figure 1 below), locate the cursor (an underline character (_) at the bottom left of the screen, below the ENTER SELECTION BELOW prompt).

2. Type cicsprod, and then press ENTER.

Figure 1: CICS Idaho screen

AU0000                                                               LGW2XR16 

 I D A H O  S T A T E  C O N T R O L L E R ' S  C O M P U T E R  N E T W O R K

   ========    =====      ==       ==    ==    ====         ....              

      ==      ==    =   == ==     ==    ==   =     =        .....             

     ==      ==     =  =    =    ==    ==   =     =          .....            

    ==      ==     =  =======   ========   =     =          .........         

   ==      ==     =  ==    ==  ==    ==   =     =           .........         

========  =======   ==    ==  ==    ==    =====             .........         

                                                                              

       CICSDVLP ==> CICS V 4.1.0 DEVELOPMENT                                   

       CICSPROD ==> CICS V 4.1.0 PRODUCTION                                   

       CICSQUAL ==> CICS V 4.1.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE                            

       CICSSIMU ==> CICS V 4.1.0 SIMULATION                                   

       TSO      ==> TIME SHARING OPTION                                       

       HELP DESK: (208)334-4808              M-F  8A-5P MOUNTAIN              

                  (208)334-3155 OR 334-2450  NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS              

                                                                               

ENTER SELECTION BELOW:                                                        

cicsprod                                                                     

 

3. The system confirms you have connected to CICS by presenting the CICS banner screen.

Figure 2: CICS banner screen

AU0100 TO  -        CONTROLLER'S CICSPROD CICS TS VERSION 4.2 07:34:29

                    ******\  ******\  ******\   ******\(R)

                   ********\ ******\ ********\ ********\

                   **\\\\**\   **\\\ **\\\\**\ **\\\\**\

                   **\    \\   **\   **\    \\ **\    \\

                   **\         **\   **\       *******\

                   **\         **\   **\        *******\

                   **\         **\   **\         \\\\**\

                   **\   **\   **\   **\   **\ **\   **\

                   ********\ ******\ ********\ ********\

                    ******\\ ******\  ******\\  ******\\

                     \\\\\\   \\\\\\   \\\\\\    \\\\\\

4. Press PAUSE to clear the screen.

5. At the blank screen, type cesn, and then press ENTER. The CICS Security Screen should appear:

Figure 4: CICS Security Screen

                           Signon to CICS                       APPLID CICSPROD

 

AU0100 TO  -        CONTROLLER'S CICSPROD CICS TS VERSION 4.2

 

Type your userid and password, then press ENTER:

 

         Userid . . . .             Groupid . . .

         Password . . .

         Language . . .

 

     New Password . . .

DFHCE3520 Please type your userid.

F3=Exit                                          

 

6. Type your Userid.

7. Type your CICS Password and then press ENTER. (The screen will not display the password.) (If your agency uses group identification, enter the Groupid first.)

8. After entering the Userid and Password, the Bill Code Screen should appear. This screen controls the distribution of CICS costs. 

Figure 5: Bill Code Screen

XA01 BILLCODE= XXXXXXXX

 

      BILLCODE:  THIS IS AN OPTIONAL PARAMETER TO HELP YOU

THE USER DISTRIBUTE CICS COSTS WITHIN

YOUR OWN AGENCY.

 

THIS IS EIGHT (8) DIGITS IN LENGTH, THE FIRST

THREE (3) MUST BE A VALID BILLING CODE IN

THE CONTROLLER'S CURRENT BILLING SYSTEM.

 

IF YOU ENTER AN INVALID BILLING CODE YOU WILL

RECEIVE AN ERROR MESSAGE AND WILL HAVE THE OPTION

OF CORRECTING IT OR USING YOUR DEFAULT CODE

 

IF YOU DO NOT ENTER ANYTHING IN THE BILLCODE

FIELD, IT WILL DEFAULT TO THE CODE YOU ARE

CURRENTLY BEING ASSIGNED

 

9. If your agency has a Bill Code, type the specific Bill Code (up to eight characters) at the XA01 BILL CODE field and then press ENTER. You could leave the XA01 BILL CODE field blank and press the ENTER key. The bill code will default to one of your agency’s bill codes. Various agencies may have more than one bill code, but you can only enter one bill code per session.

10. A confirmation of the bill code will appear on the second display screen as shown below, indicating a successful sign on to CICS.  If you left the bill code field blank, the default code for your agency is displayed.


Figure 6: Bill code confirmation

                                                                               

                    *** YOUR BILL CODE IS  XXXXXXXX                            

                                                                              

                  *** YOUR NETWORK NAME IS  LGW2XR56  ***                     

                                                                                                                                                             

 

11. Press PAUSE to clear the screen.  A blank screen should appear (see the STARS section below). You are now ready to log on to STARS

If your logon fails three consecutive times, your operator ID will be suspended and you will not be able to sign on.  In order to reactivate an operator ID, your agency STARS security administrator must contact the SCO Helpdesk.

Forgot CICS Password

If you forget any of your passwords or are ‘locked out’ of the system, send an email to:  scohelpdesk@sco.idaho.gov.  (The DSA Helpline cannot reset passwords.) The e-mail must come from your or your agency security liaison’s valid state e-mail address.

Log on to STARS

After logging on to CICS, you are ready for the second part of logging on to STARS.

1. Type dsys, then press ENTER.

Figure 7: DSYS log on

dsys                                                                         

                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                             


The STARS banner screen will display your OPERATOR ID and PASSWORD fields.

 

Figure 8: STARS banner screen

* |  |  |  |    STATE OF IDAHO - STATE CONTROLLER WELCOMES YOU     |  |  |  |*

* |  |  |  |STATE ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL REPORTING INFORMATION SYSTEM|  |  |  |*

* |  |  |  |              COPYRIGHT 1987  PMM AND CO.              |  |  |  |*

* |  |  |  |                                                       |  |  |  |*

*===========================================================================*

                                                                              

         @@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@         @@@       @@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@@ 

        @@                @@            @@ @@      @@       @@   @@           

       @@@@@@@@@@        @@           @@   @@     @@@@@@@@@@    @@@@@@@@@@@   

              @@        @@          @@@@@@@@@    @@     @@              @@    

     @@@@@@@@@@        @@         @@       @@   @@       @@   @@@@@@@@@@@     

                                                                                                                                                              

*===========================================================================*

          OPERATOR ID ==> _____    PASSWORD ==> _____                         

                                                                              

         NEW PASSWORD ==>          VERIFY ==>                                          

     

2. Type your three-character OPERATOR ID.  (If your Operator ID is less than three characters, the cursor does not advance to the password field, press TAB.

3. Type your PASSWORD (up to three characters).  Press ENTER.

If you accidentally exit STARS by pressing pause or other sign-off keys, clear your screen (press PAUSE) and type DSYS, then press ENTER.  This will display the STARS banner screen and you can continue to sign on.

Figure 9: STARS News Display example

VERSION 3.1                 STARS--NEWS DISPLAY                          S002

                                                                              

                        ***** WELCOME TO STARS *****                          

      IGNORE X BATCHES - THEY WILL BE CLEARED BY SCO PERSONNEL                

               FAS WILL RUN AGAIN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 20                        

    AUGUST CLOSES FRIDAY, SEPT 3, WITH REPORTS AVAILABLE MONDAY, SEPT 6       

                                                                              

ARE YOU GETTING YOUR AGENCY REPORTS ONLINE?  IF NOT, HAVE YOUR FISCAL OFFICER 

   CONTACT THE DSA HELPLINE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO GET SIGNED UP.   

                                                                              

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TRAINING: STARS NEW USER II AUGUST 25, 2004 8:00 - NOON                       

STARS INTERMEDIATE PREP FOR NOMAD SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 10:00 - 3:00              

   

                           PRESS (ENTER) TO CONTINUE                          

 

4. After reviewing the News, press ENTER to go to the STARS Main Menu.

Figure 10: STARS main menu

VERSION 3.1                     STARS--MAIN MENU                         S010 

                                                                              

  FUNCTION: F                                                                 

                        D     DATA ENTRY                                       

                        F     FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTING                          

                        I     ONLINE FILE INQUIRY                             

                        R     REPORTING                                       

                        S     SYSTEM MANAGEMENT                               

                        T     TABLE MAINTENANCE                               

                        W     WARRANTS                                        

                        Z     SIGN OFF 

 

Forgot STARS Password

If you forget any of your passwords or are ‘locked out’ of the system, send an email to:  scohelpdesk@sco.idaho.gov.  (The DSA Helpline cannot reset passwords.) The e-mail must come from your or your agency security liaison’s valid state e-mail address.

Open the FAS Main Menu

1. At the STARS Main Menu, type F in the FUNCTION field, then press ENTER.

2. You are ready to use the FAS menu. Type the number of the screen that you need in the FUNCTION field and press ENTER.

Figure 11:  FAS Main Menu

VERSION 3.1                    FAS--MAIN MENU                            S015

                                                                               

  FUNCTION:                                                                    

                                                                                

      DATA ENTRY                             INQUIRY                          

                                                                               

   32 HOLD FILE                         39 NON FINANCIAL HISTORY                

   33 STARS TO FAS DATA ENTRY           4C PROP BY CLASS CODE                  

   35 FAS DIRECT DATA ENTRY             4L PROP BY LOCATION1                   

                                        4P PROP BY PROPERTY NUMBER             

                                        4S PROP BY AGY SFX AND PROP NUM        

                                        4T PROP BY LICENSE NUMBER              

                                        4U PROP BY SERIAL NUMBER               

                                                                                

       MAINTENANCE/INQUIRY                    TABLE MAINTENANCE                

                                                                               

   40 PROPERTY MAINT/INQUIRY            30 FAS DESCRIPTOR TABLE                

   41 MASS CHANGE                       31 FAS TRANSACTION CODE DECISION TABLE 

   37 REPLACEMENT VALUE ADJUSTMENTS     38 FAS LOCATION1 TABLE                 

                                                                                

                                  99 SIGN OFF                                   

 Using Keystrokes in FAS Screens

There are some general tips that are useful when navigating and using the FAS screens:

  • Use the TAB key to move around the fields in a FAS screen. If you try to make an entry in an undesignated field on the screen, the cursor will lock in that position. If the screen locks up, and you are not able to move to another field, press the ESC key.
  • Use the F1 key to save your data rather than ENTER. F1 will return the screen with the data that you have just filled in.
  • Many keyboards have a Function key which must be pressed in order to use some function keys.

    The keystrokes and their functions are described below:

    Figure 12:  FAS Keyboard Keys

Key

Function

TAB

Moves the cursor to the next field on the screen

SHIFT+TAB

Moves the cursor to the previous field

HOME

Used to move to the FUNCTION field

HOME, SHIFT+TAB

Interrupt function. Press HOME. Make sure the cursor in the FUNCTION field. Then press SHIFT+TAB to go to the INTERRUPT field.

DELETE

Used to delete individual characters in the cursor's location

END

Used to delete all characters in a field

ENTER
(See F1 Key below)

Saves data and returns a screen with empty fields.
Often it is easier to use F1 to save the data since it returns the screen with all of the fields filled in.

ESC (Escape)

Recovers from an unresponsive or locked up screen

Space Bar

Removes data within a field.

INSERT

Used to insert characters between spaces

 

The Interrupt Function

The Interrupt function allows you to interrupt whatever data entry you are doing on a particular screen in order to view a different screen, and then return to the data entry screen. From FAS, you can interrupt to STARS and other FAS informational screens. From STARS you can interrupt to the FAS Menu using interrupt MF.

 

To use the Interrupt function, do the following on the FAS screen in which you are working:

 

1. Press HOME. Make sure the cursor in the FUNCTION field.

2. Press SHIFT+TAB to go to the INTERRUPT field.

3. Enter the number of the screen that you need. (The number should be entered as it appears on the FAS Main Menu.) NOTE:  You cannot interrupt to S033 or S035, which are data entry screens.

4. Press ENTER. On the screen you interrupt to, the word 'ACTIVE' will display in the INTERRUPT field.

5. Press F4 to return to the previous screen. 

You can also interrupt to additional screens by repeating these steps or by pressing the. For example: While entering a disposition in the FAS Direct Data Entry screen S035, you can check if you have the correct property and component number on an asset that is being disposed:

  • Press HOME. Make sure the cursor is in the FUNCTION field.
  • Press SHIFT+TAB to go to the INTERRUPT field.
  • Type 40 in the INTERRUPT field and press ENTER.
  • The Property Maintenance/Inquiry screen (S040) will open and the word 'ACTIVE' will display in the INTERRUPT field on this screen. Locate the asset to be disposed.
  • Press F4 to return to the FAS Direct Data Entry S035 screen.

Using Function Keys

The function keys are used to process data and to open various FAS screens. The function keys may also be referred to as PFx, seen at the bottom of a data entry screen, as in the example below.

 

Figure 13: Example of the Function key references at the bottom of the FAS Direct Data Entry S035 screen

                                                                             

ENTER = RETURN FRESH SCREEN  PF1 = RETURN FILLED SCREEN                       

 PF3   = GO TO HOLDING FILE   PF7 = GO TO FUNDING SOURCE  PF8 = OPTIONAL FUNDING

 

Function keys and their application

 

Function
Key

Does this in a Data Entry Screen

Does this in a Funding Source Screen

Does this in an Inquiry/Maintenance screen

F1

Saves data, return a filled screen

Saves data, return a filled screen

Saves data, return a filled screen

F2

Returns to previous menu

Returns to previous menu

Returns to previous menu

F3

Goes to hold file screen

N/A

Returns to inquiry screen

F4

N/A

N/A

Returns to the screen where the first Interrupt was performed

F6

N/A

Goes to data entry screen

N/A

F7

Goes to required funding sources screen

N/A

N/A

F8

Goes to optional funding sources screen

N/A

N/A