Starting with version 3.3, BlueZone has two modes of operation: registry mode and profile mode. Previously, BlueZone only
operated in registry mode. These modes refer to the way BlueZone saves and recalls configuration settings. The selection
of profile mode or registry mode is performed by your BlueZone administrator.
Profile mode
Profile mode is now the default and recommended operation for BlueZone 3.3. BlueZone saves all of its settings in files,
called session profiles. All parameters for each session are saved in a single file. BlueZone registers the file extensions
with Windows during setup so simply clicking on a session profile file, launches BlueZone and loads the saved settings. Clicking
the session profile multiple times results in multiple, identical BlueZone sessions.
Registry mode
Registry mode was in previous versions, the default mode of operation, and is now an optional mode. In registry mode, BlueZone
saves all of its global and user settings in the Windows Registry. Each BlueZone session (S1, S2, etc.) has a unique set
of parameters that are loaded by clicking the BlueZone icon. The sessions launch in order, starting with the first unused
session number. This was the default operation for BlueZone prior to version 3.3.
Session Manager has been completely redesigned for BlueZone 3.3, in order to support profile mode. When using Session Manager,
the end user can view all of their saved profiles and launch one or more sessions by clicking on the profile entry. Session
Manager uses the \Configs folder in the user's working directory. Session Manager still works with registry mode and displays the session information
in the same format it did in previous versions.
Converting from registry mode to profile mode is a function that is built into the Session Manager. The first time the Session
Manager runs in profile mode, it checks the Registry for BlueZone configurations and converts them to session profile files.
Once converted, the session profiles appear in the Session Manager. BlueZone uses the Registry Key name as the session profile
file name. For example, Mainframe Display S1.ZMD.
Session Manager provides an interface to access, launch, and monitor BlueZone sessions. It is a Windows tray application and
is accessed by clicking the Session Manager tray icon. When the Session Manager is closed, it can be easily recalled with
a single click on the tray icon.
To launch a BlueZone session using a session profile, select the profile and double-click or click the Launch Session icon.
To launch another identical session, perform the same action.
To launch a different session, select a different profile and double-click or click the Launch Session icon.