It could be designed to do almost anything. For example it can provide a very flexible and generic interface to IBM i command like this:

WRITE and READ the 5250 screen containing PGMNAME, REQUEST_TYPE and COMMAND
   
DOWHILE (REQUEST_TYPE not equal "SIGNOFF")
  
     CASE of REQUEST_TYPE
         WHEN = "CMD"    CALL QCMDEXEC (COMMAND 256)
         WHEN = "CALLP3" CALL PGM_NAME using calling protocol 3 for parameters  
         <etc>

Would allow your RAMP scripts to execute a CL command like this:

NAVIGATE_TO_JUNCTION("SJP");
SETVALUE("REQUEST_TYPE","CMD");
SETVALUE("COMMAND","WRKSBMJOB *JOB")
SENDKEY(KeyEnter);

Or  

NAVIGATE_TO_JUNCTION("SJP");
SETVALUE("REQUEST_TYPE","CMD");
SETVALUE("COMMAND","SBMJOB(BATCH) CMD("CALL PRINTORDER")")
SENDKEY(KeyEnter);

The 5250 screen used to communicate between a RAMP script and a SJP is really more of program data structure that a real 5250 screen that a user would ever see.