Accessing Services from the SYSPROG Services Menu panel
An alphabetical list of all available services is displayed on the SYSPROG Services Menu panel.
To view this panel from MainView for z/OS, go to the MainView for z/OS easy menu panel and type SYSPROG on the COMMAND line. The SYSPROG Services Menu panel is displayed, as shown in the following figure. You can then execute services by typing the command on the COMMAND line or by selecting the service to display its entry panel.
In this section:
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
Valid line commands are: Valid COMMANDs are: TARGET - SYSE
S - Select service panel L - Locate a service in the list
E - Execute service service - Execute a service
MENU === RXAMAIN
Service Parameters Description
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APF List current APF data sets and volumes
ASM Display auxiliary storage manager data
ASVT Display address space vector table information
AUTHTSO Display/Build TSO lists from IKJTSOxx
BBXS Display information for BBX
CDE List information about loaded modules
CLEAR Clear system dump datasets
COMMAND Issue an MVS command from the System Console
CONSOLES Display MCS console buffer usage
CPU Display CPU usage by job
CSA Display system usage of csa
CSMON Display Common Storage usage by address space
CTCB Abnormally terminates the task you select
DEVIATN Display configuration deviation
DONTSWAP Make an address space non-swappable
DSNAME Display dataset attributes and volumes
DUMP Display the contents of main storage
EDTINFO Display EDT information
ENQUEUES Displays enqueue conflicts
Scroll down to display the rest of the services. Each service is described in Services.
Performing functions
You can perform the following actions from the SYSPROG Services Menu panel list:
- Locate a service.
- Find out more about a service.
- Execute a service.
The following table summarizes the functions of the MainView SYSPROG Services commands L, S, and E; subsequent sections in this section provide more details.
To | Do this action | For more information, see |
|---|---|---|
search for a service by name | Type L serviceName. | |
find out more about a service, or change its parameters | Use the S line command. | |
execute a service | Choose one:
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Locating a service
To locate a service—for example, LNKLST—type L LNKLST on the COMMAND line. LNKLST is scrolled to the top of the display.
Finding out more about a service
To find out more information about a service, place the cursor next to the desired service, type an S (Select), and press Enter. The appropriate Service Information panel is displayed, describing the service and providing input fields in which you can specify parameters.
The following figure shows the Service Information panel for the LNKLST service.
COMMAND ===>
More: +
ACTION ===> _________ (PROCESS, ACTIVATE, UPDATE, DEACT,
UNDEFINE, STATUS, LIST, USERS or
LOCATE)
SETNAME ===> ________________ (Use with ACTIVATE, DEACT, LIST,
UNDEFINE and USERS)
SUFFIXES ===> __ ===> __
===> __ ===> __ (PROGxx suffixes. Use with PROCESS)
===> __ ===> __
JOBNAME ===> ________ (Use with UPDATE)
MODULE ===> ________ (Use with LOCATE)
Press ENTER to EXECUTE SERVICE
END to CANCEL REQUEST
PROCESS - Process the LNKLST DEFINE, LNKLST ADD, LNKLST DELETE,
and LNKLST UNDEFINE statements in the PROGxx
member(s). Used to create and modify LNKLST sets.
To execute the service from the Service Information panel, type values in the parameter input fields, if desired, and press Enter. Otherwise, press the END key to exit the panel.
Executing a service
To execute a service from the SYSPROG Services Menu, perform one of the following actions:
- On the COMMAND line, type the name of the service and its accompanying parameters.
- Type E (Execute) to the left of the service and press Enter.
- Type S (Select) to the left of the service and press Enter. Specify the parameters on the Service Information panel, and press Enter.
The output for that service appears in the SYSPROG Services Output panel.
The following figure shows the SYSPROG Services Output panel after the LNKLST service is executed.
Command ===> LNKLST,LIST
SCROLL ===> CSR
TARGET - MVCR61E
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14:04:35 CMD=LNKLST,LIST
AMTK2FI Seq APF SMS Volser Data Set Name
AMTK2GI --- --- --- ------ ----------------------------------------
AMTK2GI 1 Yes SJSEOO SYS1.LINKLIB
AMTK2GI 2 Yes SJSEOO SYS1.MIGLIB
AMTK2GI 3 Yes SJSEOO SYS1.CSSLIB
AMTK2GI 4 Yes SJSEOO SYS1.SIEALNKE
AMTK2GI 5 SJSEOO SYS1.SIEAMIGE
AMTK2GI 6 Yes SYSLS3 CSGI.PDSFAST.LOADLIB
AMTK2GI 7 Yes SYSLS3 CSGI.VSAMUTIL.PROD.LOADLIB
AMTK2GI 8 TSG325 SYS2.IOFTPRD.ZOS1D.LINKLIB
AMTK2GI 9 TSG310 SYS2.SEAPDS.V5R0MQ.LOADLIB
AMTK2GI 10 Yes TSG311 SYS2.SJSE.PPLIB
AMTK2GI 11 BAB304 SYS2.TEST.LINKLIB
AMTK2GI 12 Yes SJSEOO SYS1.CMDLIB
AMTK2GI 13 Yes SJSEPP ISP.SISPLOAD
AMTK2GI 14 Yes SJSEOO SYS1.SHASLNKE
AMTK2GI 15 SJSEOO SYS1.SHASMIG
AMTK2GI 16 Yes SJSEOO SYS1.SERBLINK
AMTK2GI 17 Yes SJSEOO SYS1.IBMRAC.SYS.OS390.LINKLIB
AMTK2GI 18 SJSEPP ISF.SISFMOD1
The SYSPROG Services Output panel displays the output for all services, with the most recently executed service positioned at the bottom of the display. You can scroll up or down within the panel and invoke other services by typing the appropriate name and parameters on the COMMAND line.
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