CICS ACQUIRE
This command issues a VTAM request to acquire a terminal.
Command | Parameters |
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CICS ACQUIRE | TERMINALterminal identifier |
The following table describes the parameters.
Parameter | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Terminal | the terminal to be acquired | 1- to 4-alphanumeric If you use generics for the terminal ID name, a maximum of only 200 discrete commands are executed. |
Example
The commands in this example acquire terminals following CICS startup without needing to specify CONNECT=AUTO in the Terminal Control Table (TCT). WAIT was specified to minimize the impact on CICS processing.
/* REXX */
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AB00'
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AB01'
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AC00'
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AC01'
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'IMFEXEC WAIT 5
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL BA11'
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL BA12'
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AB00'
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AB01'
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AC00'
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AC01'
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'IMFEXEC WAIT 5
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL BA11'
'IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL BA12'
CLIST example:
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AB00
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AB01
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AC00
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AC01
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IMFEXEC WAIT 5
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL BA11
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL BA12
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AB01
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AC00
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL AC01
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IMFEXEC WAIT 5
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL BA11
IMFEXEC CICS ACQUIRE TERMINAL BA12
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