CICS command parameters


Services marked as dependent require that BBI-SS PAS to CICS communication is active.

Refer to the MainView AutoOPERATOR Customization Guide for details. Some common options are dependent and marked as Mixed in the table. Refer to the description of each command for more information.

CICS command parameters

Command

Function

Dependent

Refer to

ACQUIRE

Acquire a VTAM-supported terminal.

Yes

ALLOC

Allocate a data set.

Yes

ALTER

Alter a CICS task-related value.

Yes

ALTERVS

Alter virtual storage.

No

CEMT

Issue a CICS extended master terminal command.

Yes

CHAP

Change a task's priority.

Yes

CICSKEY

Change CICSKEY settings for CIS transactions.

No

CLOSE

Close a file.

Yes

CLOSETD

Close an extrapartition data queue

Yes

CONN

Alters the status of IRC/ISC connections.

Yes

DISABLE

Disable a resource.

Yes

DROP

Decrease the use count of a program.

Yes

DUMPDB

Prepare a database for dumping.

Yes

ENABLE

Enable a resource.

Yes

FREE

Deallocate a file.

Yes

INSERVE

Place a resource in service.

Yes

ISOLATE

Change ISOLATE settings for CIS transactions.

No

KILL TASK

Terminate a CICS task by task number.

Mixed

KILL TERM

Terminate a CICS task by terminal.

Yes

LOAD

Load a program.

Yes

NEWCOPY

Load a new version of program.

Yes

OPEN

Open a file

Yes

OPENTD

Close an extrapartition data queue

Yes

OUTSERVE

Take a resource out of service.

Yes

PERFORM

Take action against a pipeline.

Yes

PURGE

Purge a resource.

Yes

QUERY

Invoke a MainView for CICS service.

No

RECOVERDB

Prepare a database for recovery.

Yes

RELEASE TERMINAL

Release a VTAM terminal.

Yes

SPURGE

Change the SPURGE value for a CICS transaction.

No

STARTDB

Start a database.

Yes

STOPDB

Stop a database.

Yes

TKILL

Stops a task by task number

Yes

 

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