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FAMIS Training-Creating a FAMIS Training Connection Profile from a FAMIS Production Profile

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In November 2022, FAMIS moved to a new technology platform. New connection profiles for both FAMIS Production and FAMIS Training must be used. Once the FAMIS Production connection profile is created, it can be used to create a FAMIS Training profile. Users may need to work with their IT departments to open the outbound connection and set up a new profile.

See FAMIS Production-Creating a New FAMIS Connection Profile or FAMIS Production-Creating a FAMIS Connection Profile from an Existing Profile for instructions to create a FAMIS Production connection profile.

The current version of OpenText HostExplorer (version 15.0.5 or higher) must be installed before preparing a replatformed FAMIS connection profile. To check the installed version and, if necessary, install the latest version of OpenText HostExplorer, see Installing OpenText HostExplorer to Connect to FAMIS.

To create a FAMIS Training profile from a copy of the FAMIS Production profile:

  1. Open Connection Central.
  2. In the Connection Central window, right-click on the existing replatformed (Production) FAMIS connection profile icon and select Copy.

    Screen capture of Connection Central window with Copy command highlighted
  3. Right-click in the Connection Central window again and select Paste. A copy of the profile has now been made.

    Screen capture of Connection Central window with copied connection profile icon highlighted
  4. Right-click on the new profile icon and select Properties to open the Session Profile window.

    Screen capture of Connection Central window with profile Properties selection highlighted
  5. In the Session Profile window, double-click Connection to expand the category. Under Connection, click on TN3270.

    Screen capture of FAMIS session profile window with TN3270 category and Edit Host Info icon highlighted
    Click the pencil icon under Hosts to edit the Host Name.
  6. Enter the new Host Name information (famis-train.tamus.edu). The TCP port should already be set to 992.

    Screen capture of connection profile host information editing with host name and TCP port highlighted


    Click OK to close the Edit Host Info window.
  7. To allow the software to utilize the one-hour time out, click on the Advanced tab. Under Send Keep Alive Packets, select Send NOP Packets from the drop-down list.

    Screen capture of Session Profile window with Advanced category and Send Keep Alive Packets selection highlighted
    Click OK to close the Session Profile window.
  8. In the Connection Central window, right-click on the new profile icon and select Rename.

    Screen capture of Connection Central window with profile rename option highlighted
  9. In the Rename window, enter the desired profile name, and then click OK.

    Screen capture of connection profile Rename window with new profile name highlighted
  10. The FAMIS Training connection profile is now configured and ready to use.

    Screen capture of Connection Central window with new FAMIS Training profile icon