Create and Start an Enterprise Server Region

Create the ESACCT enterprise server region, and start the region preparatory to running the ACCT transaction.
Create the ESACCT enterprise server region
  1. In Visual Studio, open the Server Explorer window.

    If it is hidden, click View > Server Explorer.

  2. Expand Micro Focus Servers.
  3. Right-click localhost, and click New > Enterprise Server

    This opens the Create New Enterprise Server dialog box.

  4. Type ESACCT in the Name field.
  5. Click the browse button next to the Template field.

    This opens the location of the Enterprise Developer server templates which is VSInstallDir\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer\1.0\Etc\ServerTemplates by default, where VSInstallDir is your Visual Studio installation directory.

  6. Double-click the CICSTemplate XML file to select it.
  7. On the Create New Enterprise Server dialog box, check ACCT in the Associate with projects box; then click OK.
  8. In Server Explorer, expand Micro Focus Servers > localhost to check that the ESACCT enterprise server region has been added to the list under localhost.
Start the ESACCT enterprise server region
  1. On the Server Explorer, right-click the ESACCT enterprise server region; then select Start from the context menu.
    Note: If you see the Enterprise Server Sign On dialog box, click OK without filling in any details. Also, allow access for the Micro Focus Communications Process, if you receive a Windows Security Alert.

    This opens the Output window and shows that the region has started.

  2. On the Server Explorer, right-click ESACCT; then select Show Console Log from the context menu.

    The Output window shows the details from the Enterprise Server console log.