| Release 1.0 | Presents a single, consistent point of entry for application users |
| Prevents users from seeing a blank screen | |
| Easy menu building using color-coded item selection lists | |
| Allows unlimited nesting of menus | |
| Returns to the menu from which the application is selected | |
| Help screens are available for every screen | |
| Allows INPUTMSG data to be passed to applications | |
| Allows authorized users to enter transids from any menu screen | |
| Allows authorized users to escape to a blank screen | |
| Allows authorized users to logoff from CICS | |
| Allows authorized users to dynamically select and use any menu from a list | |
| Allows selective exclusion of users from automatic menu display | |
| Interfaces with MacKinney Systems' CICS/SignOn to pre-check transaction security | |
| Provides a user exit point before a menu is displayed to allow in-house security or additional tailoring of items | |
| Optionally omits displaying unauthorized items (must use CICS/SignOn interface or pre-display user exit) | |
| If using CICS/SignOn, no administration of users is required. Without CICS/SignOn user administration is kept to a minimum by using Group profiles to define characteristics to be shared by users | |
| Allows detailed administration to be offloaded to department administrators for tailoring department menus and user lists | |
| Provides default profiles for unassigned users | |
| Supports conversational and pseudo-conversational applications on CICS releases from 2.3 and above on VSE and 3.3 and above on MVS |