Getting started

The JAL Test Facility is an ISPF application, consisting of the DTMJALTn command (where n represents the current ThruPut Manager version number) and the associated ISPF panels, messages, and tables. It is part of the ThruPut Manager ISPF interface, TMISPF. To invoke TMISPF, you simply enter the command TMISPF at an ISPF command prompt. This displays the TMISPF "Main Lobby" figure, as illustrated here:

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The JAL Test Facility is a systems programmer function, so you next select option 2 from the Main Lobby menu. This opens the Systems Programmer menu, as shown here.

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From this menu, you select Option 2, the JAL Test Facility. JTF starts by displaying its opening menu, as illustrated below:  

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At this point, it would be wise for you to take advantage of the tutorial that accompanies the JTF by selecting option T. It takes you step-by-step through the process of selecting and testing JAL and JCL, including initial setup procedures. The following discussion provides a brief outline of how the JTF works, but it is intended to be a supplement to the online tutorial and help panels, not as a replacement.


 

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