CICS SPURGE

This command dynamically changes the SPURGE value for a CICS transaction.

Command

Parameters

CICS SPURGE

Tranid

[YES | NO]

Note

The SPURGE value indicates a transaction's level of purge protection. If the transaction definition specifies SPURGE=NO, the transaction is protected from deadlock time-out purge and purge requests but it is not protected from force purge requests issued by applications or the master terminal.

The following table describes the parameters:

Parameter

Function

Notes

Tranid

transaction to affect

not applicable

Status

YES/NO

Specifying YES turns the SPURGE flag on.

Specifying NO turns the SPURGE flag off.

Example

This example command sets the SPURGE flag for transaction RT17 to on.

/* REXX */
'IMFEXEC CICS SPURGE RT17 YES'

CLIST example:

IMFEXEC CICS SPURGE RT17 YES

 

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