Using the CICS message display

When a message is sent using the BROADCAST application, it is displayed on the CICS terminal as shown in the following figure.

The CICS terminal screen is cleared before the message is displayed. The message is displayed immediately if no transaction is currently attached to the terminal. If a transaction is attached to the terminal, the message is displayed at the completion of the current transaction.

WARNING: CICS WILL SHUT DOWN AT 18:00 PLANNED RESTART AT 20:00
WARNING: CICS WILL SHUT DOWN AT 18:00 PLANNED RESTART AT 20:00
WARNING: CICS WILL SHUT DOWN AT 18:00 PLANNED RESTART AT 20:00
MSG FROM OPERATOR: CMREDUS ON 02-FEB-91 AT 13:35 - PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE

You can enter the primary comman ds listed in the following list on the COMMAND line of the CICS BROADCAST panel.

Primary command	Description
CANCEL	deselects (clears) any terminals previously selected so that the message is not sent Exits the application.
DESELECT [ termid, termid]	deselects the selected terminals Does not exit the application.
LOCATE	positions the scrollable terminal list display at the first TERM ID that matches the string entered for LOCID For example, L T positions the display at the first terminal that begins with T. If no TERM ID is found that matches the string, the display is positioned at the next higher value.
RESET	refreshes the terminal list display
SELECT [TERM ID,TERM ID2,...TERM ID6] [TERM1, TERM2,...TERM*6]	selects one or more terminals (up to six terminals) to receive the message You can use a single TERM ID, a list of TERM IDs, or a generic specification using an asterisk (*) or a plus sign (+).
SEND	routes the message to the selected terminals

Note

These terminal identifiers correspond to CICS terminals if the sort criteria contains TERMID. The identifiers correspond to VTAM nodenames if the sort criteria contains NODENAME.

You can enter the followin g line commands in the column labeled LC.

Line command	Description
S	Select this terminal for message broadcast.
D	Deselect this terminal for message broadcast.

Using the CICS message display

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